Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes
Talking doesn't help everybody. "Not that you'd know." Yeah. Not that I'd know.
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No man ever quite believes in any other man. One may believe in an idea absolutely, but not in a man.
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We just kind saw the images and knew the cliches, so to have the opportunity to go there and learn something about Russian music and about Russian people and to see things apart from being a tourist.
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All wars, even the noblest, bring a reckoning of means and ends.
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All of the philosophers I studied were white (with a few Eastern exceptions), and, for that matter, they were all male. Africa, the cradle of civilization, seemed to have no footing in the highest form of human thought.
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Tragedy is like strong acid - it dissolves away all but the very gold of truth.
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I redefined how I ate and exercised and have continued to keep that up because it feels great.
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Poverty is an anomaly to rich people; it is very difficult to make out why people who want dinner do not ring the bell.
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Coney Island was the centre of the world for me. I loved the rides, the hot dogs - I've never gotten over it.
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It doesn't matter if people perceive me as being a little strange. I think overall, even when I am on stage, when people see me, I am setting an example.
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In my opinion, villains are so much more interesting than heroes. So 'Suicide Squad' is just like, wow, so damn awesome.
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It is always the unreadable that occurs.
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America faces a new race that has awakened.
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Everything you are against weakens you. Everything you are for empowers you.
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The military is a place of discipline, technical proficiency, and personal sacrifice for the greater good.
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I've banged my head quite a bit. I liked Iron Maiden, Ozzy, AC/DC. And of course, Ratt and Poison.
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The best way to help the Latino community is to give back. I love giving back; I'm quiet about God and what I do, but we do a lot in the Dominican Republic.
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I have the strange ability to shut things out.
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I'm having trouble understanding why there hasn't been further progress on CalgaryNext.
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The E.U. needs renewal, and we need a strong U.K. at the table to help to drive the reform agenda that can help the union regain competitiveness and growth.
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What a childhood I had. My parents sent me to a child psychiatrist. The kid didn't help me at all.
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I hope you know that this has nothing to do with you.
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Writing is just very difficult. I'm an adequate performer. And I think I have a special talent as an editor. Editing is what I do best.
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Scientists do stand on the shoulders of giants, just as do writers. Conversely, in the arts we do make discoveries. We do refine our tools. So I am arguing with, or at least playing with, the idea that art never improves.
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Talking doesn't help everybody. "Not that you'd know." Yeah. Not that I'd know.
