Luis Alberto Urrea Quotes
I don't like being angry all the time; it's not good for me. I have to have serenity or else go to war.
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There is nothing people can throw at me to say: 'Do this, do that.'
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Certainly there are things in life that money can't buy, but it's very funny - Did you ever try buying them without money?
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I don't even own a television. I don't watch network television.
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There's nothing more interesting than the landscape of the human face.
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I hadn't learned to read by third grade, which wasn't unusual for some kids. I knew something was wrong because I couldn't see or understand the words the way the other kids did. I wasn't the least bit bothered - until I was sent back to the second-grade classroom for reading help after school.
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When you are in trouble, people who call to sympathize are really looking for the particulars.
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There have been recorded cases of people learning how to fly a plane after playing a flight simulator, but there's never been a case of someone learning to fight by playing 'Tekken.'
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I had no desire to crash a man's world.
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For me, my writing benefits from my experience.
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I'm kind of a crazy person about hand sanitizer. I carry the plain ones that smell like aloe, from Target or CVS.
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The society Shakespeare knew was heading for tremendous change, and he seems to have recognized that and written about it in a coded way. I understand those codes, I think.
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I always wanted to act. I guess I've always been a bit of a drama queen.
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I put Tabasco sauce over everything. Or I put it on pretty much anything that wouldn't taste gross - I mean, I wouldn't put it on salad, but I like it on fried chicken, nachos... a lot of stuff.
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As Mayor, I will use my experience to make San Francisco a place where small businesses can thrive.
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I have had that same experience where there are several people who have come up in my life at the right time and have made critical contributions to how I see the world and how I see myself.
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Atrial fibrillation has been the low man on the totem pole and so we're just trying to get more visibility about this particular disease and how dangerous this could be.
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In a strange way, I'm way more comfortable onstage than anywhere else.
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The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.
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I have very strong relationships with my actors when I'm shooting. When you love an actor's work, you always feel you have to go further, and you make several films together. One film just gives you time to get acquainted.
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We all worry about the population explosion, but we don't worry about it at the right time.
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When completed, the budget must provide the services we have promised to our constituents.
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From the very beginning I felt that I would do a series.
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My hope as an actress is knowing that I'm someone who is more privileged - I'm biracial and lighter-skinned - and I hope it can open up the door for more women of color, especially darker-skinned black women. I hope everyone hops on the bandwagon and decides to start putting women of color in movies that aren't just about race.
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I don't like being angry all the time; it's not good for me. I have to have serenity or else go to war.
