Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes
She was a counselor, a therapist, a beautiful woman. He was nothing. That’s what he was.
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Every year is pressure. You need to put in on yourself to go out and perform.
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It's the technique, I think, of writing a novel that is difficult for a nonfiction writer.
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In terms of Rogers, I can't comment on how other fighters in the UFC would fare with Brett Rogers because that's just speculation.
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I'm a firm believer in the Second Amendment and the Bill of Rights. I don't think you should infringe on the type of weapon somebody should buy or the number of rounds in a high-capacity magazine.
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With a warm drink, in a rocking chair and family and friends around, I am working on finding peace and joy in the moments we have been given. It doesn't have to all make sense. I don't have all the answers.
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I want to do a character in a one-woman show who's a yoga teacher from the Bronx. I could do the best accent: 'Raise yaw ahms up! Reach faw da sky!'
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The voters of Colorado deserve honest, straight-talking elected officials.
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I like the dark undertow of grime, and it gets me aggressive. You need that aggression.
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If there's a trait for not sleeping, I probably have it.
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I love making films, and as long as I love the subject, I just have a crazy amount of passion and energy for the project.
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Socialism is nothing more nor less than the social, political and ideological system which breaks the fetters upon economic growth created under capitalism and opens the way to a new period of economic and social expansion on a much larger scale.
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People like to call themselves fans of fighting and fans of the sport, but if you're a fan of fighting, how can you not like watching Demetrious Johnson? He's the best at it. He's the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world. Why wouldn't you enjoy watching that guy perform? He does a phenomenal job every time he's in there.
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Life is an end in itself, and the only question as to whether it is worth living is whether you have had enough of it.
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Culture is about the mindset of people, and we are very happy to have a strong combined mindset of people.
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I didn't know box office was a thing you could possess but I don't have it. I go up for lovely roles and people with this nebulous thing called box office get them so there isn't much I can do about that unless you know where I can get some box-office myself!
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You never know what events are going to transpire to get you home.
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I grew up doing gymnastics. It requires discipline, eating right, getting sleep, lots of sacrifice. But the pros outweigh the sacrifice.
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I have nothing to explain. As for being misunderstood, I have grown accustomed to that.
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I've always been involved with charities and things like that, but when I started communicating with the fans and hearing their stories about the lives they lead, it really made an impact on me.
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Being alone for a woman is probably much more scary than for a man. I'm all for getting over our fears by facing them head-on.
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You wouldn't want to be called a sell-out by selling a product. Selling out was frowned on, whereas now you can major in it at business school.
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She was a counselor, a therapist, a beautiful woman. He was nothing. That’s what he was.
