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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Members are more likely to seek counsel from leaders from whom they feel sincere love emanating.
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Sometimes I wonder if I shouldn't leaving being musician because I use to like it when noone came to see me playing, because I didn't feel any pressure. I can enjoy myself and probably play better. Sometimes when I play, people expect something of me, and I'm not always able to to that. Quite often. So I get totaly nervous
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I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I do know how to count.
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My strength did not come from lifting weights. My strength came from lifting myself up when i was knocked down.
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Heaven-born, the soul a heavenward course must hold; beyond the world she soars; the wise man, I affirm, can find no rest in that which perishes, nor will he lend his heart to ought that doth time depend.
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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.
