Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes
I wasn't big on family gatherings. Too many intimate strangers. I smiled a lot, but really I never knew what to say.
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Americans worship creativity the way they worship physical beauty - as a way of enjoying elitism without guilt: God did it.
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I can't imagine that I would have been cast in the role, without Jamie Lee giving me a thumbs up.
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I don't have to wait to realize the good old days.
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When George asked me to be the prequels, it was the same kind of meeting - it was very short and to the point. It was nice to see him after a long time, and we met in a hotel room.
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Race prejudice is a gift of nature, intended to preserve in purity the various divisions of mankind which the ages have evolved.
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If the lie is large enough, everyone will believe it.
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Her own thoughts and reflections were habitually her best companions.
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The trick to any profession is making it look easy.
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If you were to say to me that you needed a romantic and sentimental song in four hours, I would have that song written in four hours.
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When I spend my time out on the campaign trail, it's usually about what I can do for somebody else. I don't like talking about myself, I don't like the whole atmosphere of how people are judged in American politics too often as to what you say instead of what you do. And so for me it's always about what can I do for you? How can I help you?
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Hope & curiosity about the future seemed better than guarantees. The unknown was always so attractive to me...and still is.
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My fellow Americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. We were strangers once, too.
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It's not a bad time to be me.
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If, by chance, you were to meet me at the Casablanca airport or on a boat sailing from Tangiers, you would think me self-confident, but I am not. Even now, at my age, I am frightened when crossing borders because I am afraid of failing to understand strangers.
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Life and art had a nice parallel, in the sense of coming together as strangers who are separate in prison who need to work together, getting to know each other.
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Young adults love to play games and they're thirsty for social interaction, but a lot of bar and restaurant experiences are quite unsatisfactory on the social level. What young people need is a place that has the feel of an unhosted party where they find themselves interacting with like-minded strangers.
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I wasn't big on family gatherings. Too many intimate strangers. I smiled a lot, but really I never knew what to say.
