Ann Aguirre Quotes
I immerse myself in everything I write; I feel what my characters do. I suffer with them. I cry as I type, sometimes to the point that I can't see the screen.
Quotes to Explore
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We have to look after the health of the players. Quality suffers with too many games.
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I am willing to compete on my merits and on my character - not with the color of my skin. We talk about being a color-blind society, but I don't think the political process could actually handle that.
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Constrained circumstances can bring the best out of you.
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The body is the one thing you have to say goodbye to. You can hold on to your memories. You can hold on to the spirit. That's part of the package that you love and the part that comforts you.
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Stealing things is a glorious occupations, particularly in the art world.
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Oh, isn't it cool? It's so cool being an actor! It's so cool having my face on a bus.
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No one has a right to comment on anyone's life or the choices I do or don't make.
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If children have an interest in nature, they will understand. I want them to become people who appreciate the consequences the next generation will suffer if we destroy our natural surroundings. So without a doubt, they need to learn that nature is vital to us by experiencing it. I want them to like nature and to climb mountains and so on.
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I'm a horrible perfectionist and very highly strung. That's why I do yoga: to unwind.
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I read to my children, and now they love to read. I encourage parents to carve out just 20 minutes a day. It helps you learn more about them, and really opens the door for you to speak into their life!
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It must be horrible having people scared to talk to you. But I think it's kinda cool that I don't really know anyone in that way.
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The typical white American woman in 1800 gave birth seven times; by 1900, the average was down to 3.5.
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The name Jack was given by an American tourist.
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I was a fan of Jon Jones. I thought he was great.
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Reminds me of my safari in Africa. Somebody forgot the corkscrew and for several days we had to live on nothing but food and water.
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I write in the most classical French because this form is necessary for my novels: to translate the murky, floating, unsettling atmosphere I wanted them to have, I had to discipline it into the clearest, most traditional language possible.
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My father, in 1952, just in his 20s, my father became the chief spokesman for the Nation of Islam. From 1952 to 1959, there were four temples. My father was responsible and credited for having maximized this membership. From four temples to 50 temples, there was so much work involved.
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If one were to bring ten of the wisest men in the world together and ask them what was the most stupid thing in existence, they would not be able to discover anything so stupid as astrology.
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If you're not getting better, you're getting worse.
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There are so many ready to write (poor fools!) for the honor and glory of the thing, and there are so many ready to take advantage of this fact, and withhold from needy talent the moral right to a deserved remuneration.
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My Mom always cooked healthy. Greek food lends itself to cooking healthy.
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I'm used to traveling. I'm used to being in different areas of the world. Home is where my suitcase lands.
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I immerse myself in everything I write; I feel what my characters do. I suffer with them. I cry as I type, sometimes to the point that I can't see the screen.
