Rita Moreno Quotes

When I was a little girl, there was no Variety Latino. When I was a little girl, there was no nothing. There were very few roles for people like myself.

Rita Moreno

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GirlMyselfPeopleNothingLatino

I liked to write from the time I was about 12 or 13. I loved to read. And since I only spoke to my brother, I would write down my thoughts. And I think I wrote some of the worst poetry west of the Rockies. But by the time I was in my 20s, I found myself writing little essays and more poetry - writing at writing.

Maya Angelou

TimeMyselfPoetryBrotherThoughts

Basically, everything I try to do is to present an alternative to what somebody else is doing.

Matt Groening

PresentDoingTryEverythingElse

People's opinions don't interfere with me. Ageing gracefully is supposed to mean trying not to hide time passing and just looking a wreck. That's what they call ageing gracefully. You know?

Jeanne Moreau

TimePeopleMeLookingOpinionsYou

I would argue that in any habitable zone that doesn't boil or freeze, intelligent life is going to emerge because intelligence is convergent.

Simon Conway Morris

LifeIntelligenceIntelligentGoing

The past is only the present become invisible and mute; and because it is invisible and mute, its memorized glances and its murmurs are infinitely precious. We are tomorrow's past.

Mary Webb

PastTomorrowPresentBecomeBecause

Most Americans aren't the sort of citizens the Founding Fathers expected; they are contented serfs. Far from being active critics of government, they assume that its might makes it right.

Joseph Sobran

GovernmentRightActiveCriticsFar

Go to where the ducks are. Forget the duck calls. If you go where the ducks are coming, you're going to shoot more ducks.

Jase Robertson

DuckYouGoForgetMoreComing

I feel a strong bond with Chile and Argentina.

Douglas Tompkins

BondStrongFeelArgentinaI Feel

But doing 'Parenthood,' I've never ever been happier in 35 years. I drive to work and I drive home. I'm like a factory worker and that is in my DNA. I love having a steady job with the same people. It's made me so much calmer and more content. Now I just hope the series goes on for 15 years.

Dax Shepard

WorkLoveHomeHopeJobPeople

A graduate student who is still learning courses is not really taking a maximum advantage of a research university's offerings. He should already be finished with course-taking, as he would then be able to shape his own taste about what is a good subject for research work in the graduate school.

Chen-Ning Yang

WorkLearningGoodSchoolResearch

I felt extremely uncomfortable as the focal point, in the spotlight. I really like the behind the scenes role, because all my freedom is there.

Brian Eno

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I'm just such a good kisser.

Ansel Elgort

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