Luis Alberto Urrea Quotes
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I think we all feel geeky at times, don't we? Isn't that all a part of the wonderful tapestry of life?
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I was certainly a better actor after my five years in Hollywood. I had learned to be natural - never to exaggerate. I found I could act on the stage in just the same way as I had acted in a studio: using my ordinary voice, eliminating gestures, keeping everything extremely simple.
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You can't win if you don't play as a unit.
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I'm very privy to the way bookstores work, and I think a lot about the ecosystem that my books have been published in. I think it's great to be aware of how publishing works.
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I'm one of those people if you ask, 'What's your favourite song?' I'm going to give you five. I don't have just one favourite.
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Your barber always knows everything that goes on in the town, doesn't he?
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After a long day, my favorite way to unwind is by going running. Not exactly the most relaxing activity, granted, but I always imagine I'm sweating out all the things weighing on my mind.
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The four walls of paper are like a prison because every idea wants to spring out in all directions - everything is connected with everything else, sometimes more than others.
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I generally have a brand of brief on every day.
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Those boos really motivate me to make something happen.
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I've had my heart broken and then gone out and done dumb things.
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The substance of what it means to be a geek is essentially someone who's brave enough to love something against judgment. The heart of being a geek is a little bit of rejection.
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I always loved Sam Cooke, because he seemed very versatile. He sang gospel, soul, blues, pop music.
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The triple is the most exciting play in baseball. Home runs win a lot of games, but I never understood why fans are so obsessed with them.
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I have learned so much from God that I can no longer call myself a Christian, a Hindu, a Muslim, a Buddhist, a Jew.
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To communicate the truths of history is an act of hope for the future.
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I don't think that's healthy for the country when anyone thinks their morals are better than anyone else's.
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You know, no one steered people's careers in those days, I don't think, like they do today.
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Despite all philosophical differences, all major world religions have the same potential to create good human beings.
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The only thing that works with writing is that you care so passionately about it yourself, that you make someone else care passionately about it.
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Writing doesn't mean necessarily putting words on a sheet of paper. You can write a chapter while walking or eating.
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Poetry is how I feed the soul, and it's how I fire the furnace of writing.
