Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes
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But in the long run we're not going to be able to keep out of state trash away from Pennsylvania.
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I was probably never going to get to do the kind of things dramatically that I really wanted to do, so I returned to theater from time to time, and to write, and produce. It's by no means sour grapes.
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When I was about four, people used to walk up to my mom and say I should be in commercials.
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How I wish we lived in a time when laws were not necessary to safeguard us from discrimination.
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I think punditry serves no purpose.
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I think the interesting thing about the word 'posh' is that it is so relative; it's quite a provocative title because people have strong feelings about that word.
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The trade magazine and all was banned in my house. The first time I read a film magazine was when I was 18.
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I'm still overwhelmed and, at the same time, kind of star struck that I am part of this New England Patriots organization.
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I always read the translator's draft all the way through - a very laborious business.
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Polo is a great thing to do with your kids and your family - it is a great day out. And to me, horses are amazing creatures that give you this cable to Earth and put you in contact with nature.
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For economist the real world is often a special case.
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I live in a constant state of hyperbole.
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I will never sell Flipkart.
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You would not believe that Paula Patton and I have the same trainer.
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If I'm in a slump, I ask myself for advice.
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I have a skepticism toward romance. I believe that decency and companionship are, in the long run, more important in life.
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I'm much too young to feel this damn old.
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My absolute dream would be to play for Manchester United and help them reach the goals they have.
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It's the typical mid-life crisis kind of thing, where you just stop and wonder, 'Should I go back to university and get a law degree?' I kind of looked around me and thought, 'What kind of idiot am I that I've just spent the last 10 years writing novels? Financially, I'm pretty much where I was when I was 28.'
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It was quite a thespian - 'thespy' - sort of household. My mum had a dance school, and my dad now works in a theatre, so I spent a lot of time going to see dance as a young child - it was just a part of who we were.
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I want my kids to graduate from high school. But that's not enough. I also want them to go to college. Why? Because rich people's kids go to college. And if that's good enough for them, it's good enough for my kids. Because you know what? College graduates don't tend to go to jail as frequently as nongraduates.
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I panicked when my son, Jett, stopped eating baby food. He's only two, but his food vocabulary is fantastic. He likes my baked tilapia and string beans with chopped garlic. But he really likes pizza. Sometimes every inanimate object to him is pizza.
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There will be a competition for the memorial. And then it can be developed with trees, with planting. It can become a very beautiful place protected from the streets, because it is below. And it can be something very moving and very private.
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What did school matter compared to a sister?
