Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes
I came to you one rainless August night. You taught me how to live without the rain. You are thirst and thirst is all I know. You are sand, wind, sun, and burning sky, The hottest blue. You blow a breeze and brand Your breath into my mouth. You reach—then bend Your force, to break, blow, burn, and make me new. You wrap your name tight around my ribs And keep me warm. I was born for you. Above, below, by you, by you surrounded. I wake to you at dawn. Never break your Knot. Reach, rise, blow, Sálvame, mi dios, Trágame, mi tierra. Salva, traga, Break me, I am bread. I will be the water for your thirst.
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I'm a Muslim. I don't try to hide it. I'm also a girl who loves music.
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As a mom, you do what you have to do without even thinking about it.
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Cats and I have an understanding, but we choose not to interact often.
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I never go anywhere. I do sketches and make phone calls, and people visit. It's more fun to come to Paris.
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Sleep is the best meditation.
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This is just strictly me wanting to make a record that is the real deal. It is all the stuff that I have learned and know that I remember. It's what I perceive as country music is about.
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I am a certified yoga teacher and I love to cycle and swim.
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The decision as to why a show makes it has to do with politics and money.
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I remember as a kid not ever wanting to have friends around to my house because it was, for want of a better description, disheveled.
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I really like clever men who challenge you.
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Originally, I thought English was more my home. But Spanish is so much more romantic. I've had to learn new phrases. I've had to learn to be more secure about singing in Spanish. But I'm working on it.
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I feel things in quite an intense way. I'm not actually the most intense person.
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A good maxim allows you to have the last word without even starting a conversation.
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Well I'm not a novelist. I've only written one book and that is a memoir.
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As an actor, you arrive most of the time at the last minute. You arrive at the end of the process, but you don't realize it.
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Everybody always thinks the grass is always greener.
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My faith isn't very churchy, it's a pretty personal, intimate thing and has been a huge source of strength in moments of life and death.
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Do stuff that scares you on a regular basis. I think it's good for the body and for the mind.
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I've never missed a gig yet. Music makes people happy, and that's why I go on doing it - I like to see everybody smile.
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These measures may not constitute an absolute guarantee of peace, but, in my opinion, they constitute the greatest preventive measures ever adopted by nations.
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I think successful movies that are based on books are their own thing. I think if you're too faithful, word by word, character trait to character trait, it can hurt the movie.
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Nobody's perfect. The only one that ever was, was crucified.
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It's not attractive to be talking down about yourself all the time. All you continue to do to yourself is pull yourself further down into a deeper place of depression and sadness and insecurity and fear and hopelessness, so it's like, having God in your life is important, accepting who you are is important, regardless of what you look like.
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I came to you one rainless August night. You taught me how to live without the rain. You are thirst and thirst is all I know. You are sand, wind, sun, and burning sky, The hottest blue. You blow a breeze and brand Your breath into my mouth. You reach—then bend Your force, to break, blow, burn, and make me new. You wrap your name tight around my ribs And keep me warm. I was born for you. Above, below, by you, by you surrounded. I wake to you at dawn. Never break your Knot. Reach, rise, blow, Sálvame, mi dios, Trágame, mi tierra. Salva, traga, Break me, I am bread. I will be the water for your thirst.
