Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes
And why was it that some guys had tears in them and some had no tears at all? Different boys lived by different rules.
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With the backdrop of its geostrategic location and historical ties with the Middle East, Turkey has an essential role to play for the stability, peace and social development of the region.
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We continue to blame the poor for their own condition. They are lazy. We do not want to know that the poorest of the poor are toddlers under three years of age.
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People know I have a good time on stage. I love my life. I love my job.
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Many of the issues we face in dealing with rapid climate change are well suited to an engineering mind.
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The shelf life of the average trade book is somewhere between milk and yogurt.
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I auditioned in Chicago for Juilliard and didn't get in. I was basically living in a back room of my parents' house, paying rent and not doing anything with my life. I'd like to say it was patriotic to join the Marines, but it was also that I was doing nothing honorable with my life and spending too much time at McDonald's.
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When I get dolled up to go out, men turn their heads and I'm used to it. But I think all women are sexy and should embrace that side of themselves.
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The problem in Afghanistan is really not so much land as water. It's a dry country with ample amounts of water running through it, but not to good enough effect.
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My dad is often horrified by what I've spent my money on.
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I think I'm unique to the game 'cause of my versatility.
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The Congress is a dysfunctional institution; it's broken. One of our three branches of government is broken.
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I don't think I can speak of the achievements of Indian cinema because it's so large next to me. It's not stopping. It's ever-growing. We are going towards the right direction. We are evolving as a filmmaking industry as actors, directors, producers, singers, musicians. Everybody just pushing the boundaries.
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In my opinion, nothing changes after you get married. If ain't broke, don't fix it.
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The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success.
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I've been a regular customer at CVS Pharmacy, the country's second-largest drugstore chain, for 20 years. I've spent a small fortune there over that span, visiting several times a week to pick up everything from milk to toothpaste to prescriptions.
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'Everyone exploits somebody.'
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This in turn suggests an answer to our question: what happened between the birth of De Sade and the birth of Krafft-Ebbing? The rise of the novel taught Europe to use its imagination. And when imagination was applied to sex, the result was the rise of pornography - and of 'sexual perversion.'
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But when she tried to say something, the words always seemed trite and inadequate. Nothing measured up. When any moment might be their last, there was nothing she could ever imagine saying that had the necessary dignity to fill that instant. Silence was better. Silence had its own dignity.
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When you walk out onstage in front of 65,000 people, it can bring you to tears.
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Nobody deserves your tears, but whoever deserves them will not make you cry.
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Tears fall in my heart like the rain on the town.
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Awards are lovely and always welcome.
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But there is no joy in Mudville - mighty Casey has "struck out."
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And why was it that some guys had tears in them and some had no tears at all? Different boys lived by different rules.
