Rafael Yglesias Quotes
Whether you want to entertain or to provoke, to break hearts or reassure them, what you bring to your writing must consist of your longings and disappointments.
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I've been writing a lot of poetry recently. It helps me think and work things out.
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When life knocks you down, keep getting up.
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Stuffed vine leaves tend to burn and/or stick when you cook them. To avoid this, use a heavy based pan lined with a few layers of second-rate leaves.
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I was a fine arts major in college, and a painter for many years. And I found that, like writing, art is very similar.
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There is always an emotional element to anything that you make.
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I don't like getting out when I could be painting. And when I'm painting, I don't want anybody else around.
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Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.
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I'm not trying to be Mr. Universe, but I want to stay in shape.
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If you represent everyone, in some ways you represent no one. You're un-owned.
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I'm the youngest of five girls, and I don't know about you, but it's really hard to be heard when you have five women. I've always been this loud and over the top as a person because I just want to be heard.
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And you also have to do movies that are about commerce because that's what is required of the industry today.
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There is only one thing keeping us from having heaven on earth: we can't believe it! Why? Because we don't want to be wrong - so we'll be right and make it hell!
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You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.
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I wouldn't dream of working on something that didn't make my gut rumble and my heart want to explode.
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If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.
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I got very addicted to performing. I just want to do that more.
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I want to describe the psychological state of the people in a certain city.
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If you don't stick up for what's yours, and defend what's yours... what are you?
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I wouldn't want a manicure. I'm a man's man!
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I wrote a great deal about the Civil Rights Movement when I was writing for 'The Nation' in the '60s, and also for Esquire magazine. Reading the biography of Coffin, it just reminded me that in those days, when you saw the term 'Christian,' it usually meant people for civil rights and for justice.
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When you're brown and Indian, you get offered a lot of doctor roles.
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What does dance give you? The freedom to be who you are and do what you want to do.
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Because we are in a war situation, this can sometimes be dangerous work. But guys like A.D. Flowers and his technicians just take it in stride and get on with the job. In four years, we've never had a serious accident or injury working with all the explosions.
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Whether you want to entertain or to provoke, to break hearts or reassure them, what you bring to your writing must consist of your longings and disappointments.
