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.Benjamin Alire Saenz
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Americans worship creativity the way they worship physical beauty - as a way of enjoying elitism without guilt: God did it.
Florence King -
I can't imagine that I would have been cast in the role, without Jamie Lee giving me a thumbs up.
Adam Arkin -
I don't have to wait to realize the good old days.
Ziggy Marley -
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.
Ian McDiarmid -
Race prejudice is a gift of nature, intended to preserve in purity the various divisions of mankind which the ages have evolved.
H. P. Lovecraft -
If the lie is large enough, everyone will believe it.
Adolf Hitler
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Her own thoughts and reflections were habitually her best companions.
Jane Austen -
The trick to any profession is making it look easy.
Morgan Freeman -
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.
Alice Cooper -
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?
Hillary Clinton -
Hope & curiosity about the future seemed better than guarantees. The unknown was always so attractive to me...and still is.
Hedy Lamarr -
Atoms consist of a positive nucleus and negative electrons flying around outside it. Electrons closest to the nucleus feel a strong negative-on-positive tug, and the bigger atoms get, the bigger the tug. In really big atoms, electrons whip around at speeds close to the speed of light.
Sam Kean
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I don't care that they stole my idea . . I care that they don't have any of their own.
Nikola Tesla -
I'm terrified of walking into a room full of people. Sitting down at a dinner table with 15 strangers brings me out in a sweat.
Bear Grylls -
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.
Fatema Mernissi -
I wasn't big on family gatherings. Too many intimate strangers. I smiled a lot, but really I never knew what to say.
Benjamin Alire Saenz