Rudolfo Anaya Quotes

When people ask me where my roots are, I look down at my feet, and I see the roots of my soul grasping the earth. They are here... in the Southwest... I still live in New Mexico.

Rudolfo Anaya

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 30, 1937

Topics

LiveSoulPeopleMeRootsFeet

I really enjoyed coaching.

Joe Paterno

CoachingEnjoyedReally

So I've had lots of different bands over the years who have stayed with me for certain tours.

Joan Armatrading

MeOverYearsDifferentWhoCertain

I've been quite involved in a lot of U.N. operations over the years. I was a U.N. observer at the East Timor referendum in 2000. I've been very involved in that for a long time.

Jeremy Corbyn

TimeLongLong TimeOverOperations

My responsibility is to try to tell true stories. To me a true story is always hopeful, but never simply, uncomplicatedly happy.

John Green

ResponsibilityHappyMeStoryTrue

One or two people have named their children after characters in my songs. That's pretty intense.

John Darnielle

ChildrenPeopleTwo PeopleTwoSongs

Well for one, the 13th amendment to the constitution of the US which abolished slavery - did not abolish slavery for those convicted of a crime.

Angela Davis

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When my editor sent me the first two images of Joker's daughter, I was struck by how confident she looked despite her boney appearance and horribly scarred face. So I starting thinking, how did Duela gain such confidence in a world that prizes beauty?

Ann Nocenti

BeautyConfidenceDaughterMeWorld

Here I am sitting in the back of a cab with Catherine Zeta-Jones who is telling me Michael Douglas has fond memories of me - it just makes me feel good as a human being.

John Schneider

GoodMemoriesI AmMeFeel Good

The solution to voters potentially being misled by a judicial candidate's political speech is more speech - not government censorship.

Amul Thapar

GovernmentPoliticalSolutionSpeech

I was a lot more cultured than the other kids in my high school. Because I traveled, I understood different cultures and had a more worldly view. Most of the people I went to high school with had never been outside of California.

Tony Hawk

SchoolPeopleHigh SchoolViewNever

When I'm in America, I like to be near the sea, listen to music, watch films, read and write.

Michael Sheen

MusicSeaAmericaListenWriteLike

Most Americans acquire dogs impulsively and for dubious reasons: as a Christmas gift for the kids. Because they saw one in a movie. To match the new living-room furniture. Because they moved to the suburbs and see a dog as part of the package.

Jon Katz

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