Esmeralda Santiago Quotes
I learned you pay for your happiness. That's why I don't expect to be happy all the time. I'd rather be surprised by one moment every so often to remind me that joy is possible, even if I have to pay for it later.
Quotes to Explore
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I caught the acting bug from my dad.
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Never having alone time is real tough on people.
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Men move through a much different process before commitment than women do.
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Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.
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We Belgians love when we can go to L.A. because the city is amazing and the climate is fantastic.
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Editing is the only process. The shooting is the pleasant work. The editing makes the movie, so I spend all my life in editing.
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We are beginning to see the benefits of global consolidation.
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I did model for a little while part-time, but I wasn't a bloody model, and I am definitely not that horrible thing 'model-turned-actress.'
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I trust work, directors - I don't live in fear. All good experiences have come from trusting the universe. There is no other way to live or love. Otherwise, you create your own prison.
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I don't find biology as interesting as politics and humanism. I talk more about existential stuff.
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As far as I'm concerned, attraction, in its most rudimentary form, comes from the way a person naturally smells. I'd say that within the first five seconds of 'inhaling' someone, I know if there's an attraction or not. This may sound animalistic - and it is.
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In both the world of fashion and politics, what's required to succeed is passion, dedication, and vision.
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It is a fantastic initiative by the ministry to develop Aakash Tablet, a mobile device that can be utilised by students anywhere. It was successfully tried out. The second and third versions have come out and the fourth version is on the anvil.
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Is it ignorance or apathy? Hey, I don't know and I don't care.
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People come to see the stars, and then they walk away with two or three new favorites.
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It is for men to choose whether they will govern themselves or be governed.
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Drama as an art is quite unspeakable, although some old plays are admirable as a form of vulgar amusement.
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Upon my return from the army to Baltimore in the winter of 1777, I sat next to John Adams in Congress, and upon my whispering to him and asking him if he thought we should succeed in our struggle with Great Britain, he answered me, "Yes-if we fear God and repent of our sins."
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Most modern homes are simply uninhabitable without electricity - you couldn't flush the toilet without it. It's a huge dependency situation.
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People can criticise me all day long. It just washes off me. You might as well be talking to a wall.
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I am always surprised by people who speak of faith as if it happens in the air somewhere. Our bodies are God's best way of getting to us. Revelation begins in the flesh.
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I learned you pay for your happiness. That's why I don't expect to be happy all the time. I'd rather be surprised by one moment every so often to remind me that joy is possible, even if I have to pay for it later.
