Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes
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The economics of baseball are the big problem. The big clubs make a lot of money and the little clubs don't.
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I really like my doctors. Some of them I love. I trust them.
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I started riding the whole 'fluffy' train, and it's a cute word and socially a lot more acceptable than someone saying is fat or obese. If you call a girl 'fat,' yo, she'll raise hell, but if you say, 'Aw girl, look at you, you're fluffy,' there's almost a sexy appeal to it.
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The Reagans were dear friends for many years, even when he was governor of California. Nancy appreciated a lot of Philippine-made things.
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I used to like to set different film clips to classical music, not even my own songs, but make little movies.
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Beefs against debt collectors are consistently among the top complaints received by both the FTC and state attorneys general.
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When I was 5, I wore a tie, and I wanted to change my name to Larry, which probably tipped my parents off that I was gay.
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As a lot of the venture capital world seems to be shifting away from consumer, we want to make sure that consumer entrepreneurs know there's still money available.
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Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all.
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The severe portrait that is not the greatest joy in the world to the subject may be enormously interesting to the reader.
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Loving a child doesn't mean giving in to all his whims; to love him is to bring out the best in him, to teach him to love what is difficult.
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My favorite form of transportation is walking. I live in a neighborhood where you can walk to restaurants, banks, and shops.
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As more women 'lean in' and we collectively continue to fight sexism, there's another barrier to progress that hasn't been addressed: Many men who would like to see more women leaders are afraid to speak up about it.
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I care about being creative and expressing myself.
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I am what we call a 'karma yogi' in Sanskrit. A karma yogi is somebody who believes in data. I collect a lot of data.
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In the 1960s and '70s, there wasn't much evidence at all. We knew vaguely the causes of cancer, but methods like genomics were very new.
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When the legends die, the dreams end; there is no more greatness.
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I came from a wealthy family. I made over my share of the estate to various charities.
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My waist used to be tiny. I just saw a picture of Miley Cyrus with a little crop top and low pants, and I'm like, 'That was me growing up in Brazil!' I had the typical model body, but after babies, it changed. I look more like a woman.
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The big difference between people is not between the rich and the poor, the good and the evil. The biggest of all differences between people is between those who have had pleasure in love and those who haven't.
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There's a reason prophets perform miracles; language lacks the power to describe faith.
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I act for love. I give it my all. I would probably still do it even if I wasn't paid at all. But in terms of equal pay, I need to be paid the same as the guy who has equal billing with me. Otherwise, I won't do it. Because if you accept less, you're just letting everyone else down and continuing the cycle.
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Life without enquiry is not worth living for a man.
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Everyone expected something from me. Something I just couldn't give.
