Luis Alberto Urrea Quotes
I am addicted to poetry, but the truth is I cannot pass up a good hard-boiled mystery.

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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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After the success of my first album and the success of 'Flow Joe' kind of faded, I was struggling to make some money and make ends meet.
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Well, I decided to stop. And I did. I stopped smoking, and I stopped speed at the same time.
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The hatred Muslim extremists feel against the West feeds on certain conflicts in the world.
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The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works.
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Buddhism has had a major effect on who I am and how I think about the world. What I have learned is that I like all religions, but only parts of them.
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You don't go into politics unless you want to win.
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I don't think the space station will ever do anything for exploration. Putting people up there for a year or more is the only way you will get anywhere near the exploration concept.
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Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto.
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If we go back in the history of different nations, violence and the use of force are part of their heritage. These are the traditions of mankind.
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When I was about 13, I met the coolest, chicest young woman I had ever seen. She was a neighbor of mine who became a fashion designer and had a small design studio. She taught me so many things about style and fashion. I had always loved making things, so when she told me about her career in fashion, I knew I had found my path.
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A movie is about human beings, about humanity.
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As long as government is allowed to collect all Internet data, the perceived exigency will drive honest civil servants to reach more broadly and deeply into our networked lives.
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We live in a digital world, but we're fairly analog creatures.
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My soul is now her day, my day her night, So I lie down, and so I rise.
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I'm fortunate to be famous for two rather imposing characters like Magneto and Gandalf.
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If you actually succeed in creating a utopia, you've created a world without conflict, in which everything is perfect. And if there's no conflict, there are no stories worth telling - or reading!
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I just don't watch a lot of TV.
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In visualizing, or making a mental picture you are not endeavoring to change the laws of nature. You are fulfilling them.
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When you start attacking cronyism and people's political interests, it gets nasty.
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A teddy bear is your childhood wrapped up in faded yellow fur, and as such, he commands affection long after he is out grown.
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There can be an energy in a populist campaign that isn't always in the best interest of the party.
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I am addicted to poetry, but the truth is I cannot pass up a good hard-boiled mystery.