Angeles Mastretta Quotes

When I was in my 20s, I wanted to be tough. I discovered that I didn't want to be the woman I was raised to be - a good, traditional wife. When I went out in the world to find a husband, I found that husbands weren't ready to accept the kind of woman I was going to be.

Angeles Mastretta

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: mexican
  • Birth: October 9, 1949

Topics

GoodWifeWomanWorldToughHusband

Yes, 85 percent of the art you see isn't any good. But everyone has a different opinion about which 85 percent is bad. That in turn creates fantastically unstable interplay and argument.

Jerry Saltz

GoodArtOpinionYouBadArgument

I'm starting to figure it out - figure out my spots, where I should be on the court, where I'm most effective, and how I handle double teams - and it's paying off.

Joel Embiid

StartingOutDoubleHandleOffMost

But I can't and don't ever want to write bell-yanking confetti-tossing hat-throwing poems.

Andrew Motion

WantWritePoemsEver

I used to deal with high-profile criminal cases that were covered extensively in the media, and one of the things I quickly appreciated was there was a gulf between what really took place in the middle of a case, the impact on victims, the effect on the police and how they solved crimes, and the way it was reported.

Robert Rinder

PoliceImpactMediaPlaceWayUsed

It takes guts to get out of the ruts.

Robert H. Schuller

OutGetGutsTakesRuts

Be honest: if your pitch is 90 minutes and you only have 60 set aside for a business lunch or a cup of coffee, there is no way that you can give an honest representation of your company or products. You're lying to yourself and wasting your own time as well as that of your prospect or partner.

Michael Gerber

BusinessTimeCoffeeYourselfLunch

There's no future for New Order.

Stephen Morris

FutureNewOrderNo FutureNew Order

My principal motivation is supporting my family, which is not a bad reason for getting up in the morning. That's always been my motivation - to take care of the people who rely on me.

Tony Parsons

FamilyMorningPeopleMeCareBad

Alongside my 'no email' policy, I resolve to make better use of the wonderful Royal Mail, and send letters and postcards to people. There is a huge pleasure in writing a letter, putting it in an envelope and sticking the stamp on it. And huge pleasure in receiving real letters, too.

Tom Hodgkinson

PeopleWritingBetterLettersRoyal

I have planted over 6,000 trees at home in Scotland, some of them oak. I'd like my children to be able to watch them grow.

Rory Stewart

HomeChildrenTreesGrowOakOver

Happiness in the present is only shattered by comparison with the past.

Douglas Horton

HappinessPastPresentComparison

It just doesn't go with my story to be a first round pick, because I had to grind my whole life.

Draymond Green

LifeStoryGrindGoFirstWhole

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