Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes
When is the right time for anything? Who knows? Living is an art, not a science.
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Me and my dad are kind of distant since my mom and him separated.
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The taps with the bat on the spikes are one for my grandmother, one for my grandfather, one for my little sister. Then the one on the helmet is showing faith in God that I can do it.
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As many of you know I travel a good bit and do not get to see my friends and family as much as I would like.
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New York City is my favorite city in the world.
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Sometimes those big bloated superhero movies take themselves too seriously compared to the material they were based on. Am I going to listen to psychoanalysis from someone with a mask?
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The best way to cope with trouble is to stay out of it as much as possible.
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I personally don't even try to compare New York and L.A. To me, they are just way too different.
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I don't turn my nose up at anything. If it's a great part, it's a great part. I'd love to do a box-office hit.
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I do not want to be bored listening to music that is muffled and known only to the poet himself.
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In reality, those rare few cases with good forensic evidence are the ones that make it to court.
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At the after-party of the Indy 500, I'm usually wearing jeans and a tank top.
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Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.
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The victory march will continue until the Palestinian flag flies in Jerusalem and in all of Palestine.
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One of the fascinating things about researching Heaven and Hell is, of course, the fact that there are so few descriptions of Heaven, because most people can't really explain what it would be like beyond a couple of sentences, whereas Hell is quite often personal.
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In revolt against this new and very evil thing came the republicanism of the eighteenth century, inspired and directed in large measure by members of the fast perishing aristocracy of race, character and tradition.
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I did grow up in a very small town, and I only had a couple of people in my year at school. There were a lot of kids to play with - maybe not the same age, but there was always someone around.
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So long as you've got your friends about you, and a good positive attitude, you don't really have to care what everyone else thinks.
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Ironically, xenophobic nationalists are utilizing the benefits of globalization.
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Somewhere back at the beginning I was chosen to be Jester, and there is only one Jester at a time in Diaspar. Most people think that is one too many.
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Were we positive, eager, real - alive? No, we were not. We were a nothingness shot with gleams of what might be.
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The first rule of making progress in anything you do is setting goals, allowing yourself to always have a finish line in sight. This provides a boost in motivation during those moments when slogging forward seems impossible, giving you something tangible to work towards at every moment.
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When most people turn on their TVs, they don't expect a frank discussion of philosophical ideas in their practical context. Or any context.
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The agony of my feelings allowed me no respite; no incident occurred from which my rage and misery could not extract its food.
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When is the right time for anything? Who knows? Living is an art, not a science.
