Luis Alberto Urrea Quotes
The situation was kind of complicated in that my mother didn't speak Spanish. My father spoke English, you know, as best he could.
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My view is pensioners don't have the one option that people of working age have. They can't really increase their income, because they are no longer able to work.
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I don't believe in societal restrictions. It wasn't a choice - conformity simply never occurred to me.
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A couple of times, I felt like I was cracking and I couldn't go on, and God would put another person in my place to help me.
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The whole atmosphere of the book, the tone of 'The Hobbit,' is of a kid's adventure story, told in the first person by Tolkien, who is introducing young people to the notion of Middle-earth. A lot of it is very light-hearted.
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We need leaders who will stand unapologetically in defense of marriage.
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When I see a dolphin, I know it's just as smart as I am.
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The West was involved in toppling the Mossadegh government. That ultimately led to the Iranian revolution.
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I've kind of blocked it out, but a good friend affectionately reminded me that yes, I was a dork. I was not a cool kid in high school.
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Never above you. Never below you. Always beside you.
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I didn't particularly like being objectified.
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I love David's attitude in the Bible. He wasn't afraid to go against the trends. He wasn't going to be defined by the opinions of others.
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I'm very intolerant and I get fed up with people easily.
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There's something about trying to figure out why someone is doing something that on the outside is horrible - what drives them to do that? What could drive any human being to that kind of behaviour?
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Oh, how I treasure this freedom. I really do It's a glorious, wonderful experience. I am off marriage - for life!
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I think celebrities suck.
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It needs to be said and heard: it's OK to be who you are.
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Even if you have a big tune, live crowds can get sick of it. It's not just about the song but also the staying power and if people have connected with it in a certain way. I know that the tracks I put more emotion and depth into are the ones that have the staying power in clubs.
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Comic books are a big passion of mine.
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I exist as I am, that is enough.
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A rule against paid fast lanes would encourage additional capacity; a rule permitting paid fast lanes would simply encourage cable companies to create congested slow lanes on the Internet so they could make money by selling fast lanes to big companies.
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In the future, it's going to move from being just a data transport to really becoming a media experience platform. The Internet will be more about media, more about collaboration, much more virtualized and much more green.
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I was lucky enough to have a loving present father in my family.
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The situation was kind of complicated in that my mother didn't speak Spanish. My father spoke English, you know, as best he could.
