Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes
I thought it was nice that they knew how to talk and how to laugh and how to be in the world.
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I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.
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I hate a man who always says 'yes' to me. When I say 'no' I like a man who also says 'no.'
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For me, and this may not be everybody, but because I do love country music so much, there's such a feeling of home in Nashville, especially because it's such a small town. You bring up one song, everybody knows who wrote it, everybody knows their mother and what their cell number is, and all of the stories.
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There's no first impressions anymore. You go to a job interview, and they'll probably Google you. It's a shame - people should play it a little closer to the chest as far as what information they release to the world. If I'm angry about something, I'm not going to take to my Twitter.
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When I was a kid, I wanted a Chanel bob and bangs. My mom said no. I went to the salon anyway, and they said, 'No way - we are not going to do that to your hair.' So I did it myself. Big mistake. Instead of my bangs going down straight, they were sticking up like a cat. It was horrible.
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I was just making music in my bedroom. I never wanted to be onstage.
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I know what it is like to fear violence. I understand the adrenalin rush that comes before violent confrontations. I write my scripts from an emotional point of view and direct so the audience can experience this adrenalin rush.
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I have been afraid of guns, I have sworn I would never use a gun on another person and so did not need one, and I have wanted to deny the existence of evil.
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Sometimes people say that coach is a winner, but everyone wants to win. You must know how to behave in victory and in defeat, to look after what is our sport, football.
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The man who practises unselfishness, who is genuinely interested in the welfare of others, who feels it a privilege to have the power to do a fellow-creature a kindness - even though polished manners and a gracious presence may be absent - will be an elevating influence wherever he goes.
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You're always close and you never get that big romantic lead.
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I don't know if I would call myself a religious human.
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I stopped worrying about being desired a long time ago.
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Mumbai is like Manhattan. There's a certain pace, a social life and the thrill of a professional life.
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A lot of American playwrights seem to have a career as a playwright. I don't consider it a career at all.
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If it seems like you are playing around and not practicing, that's when you know you really love it.
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See any detour as an opportunity to experience new things.
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We constantly had family conversations. A lot of conversations about life. We've always been a family to where we did everything together, whether it was karate or Bible study... I just really had a chance to look and learn.
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Whether or not your person wins or loses, give him a chance.
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Discipline makes hard men. Every hard man is capable of being a killer. But every killer is not capable of being a hard man. They can't endure that much. It's all about the endurance. That's why they become killers. Because they can't endure the pain. They need to kill the pain to stop it.
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Perseverance is an active principle, and cannot continue to operate but under the influence of desire.
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Only in death will I relinquish my belts.
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There were a number of definitions of courage, but now I was seeing it in its simplest form: you do what has to be done day after day, and you never quit.
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I thought it was nice that they knew how to talk and how to laugh and how to be in the world.
