Luis Alberto Urrea Quotes

It's almost easy for me to write about a magnificent tropical village with orchids and dragonflies. That's intoxicating, but the United States is magical, too. We just forget this.

Luis Alberto Urrea

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: mexican
  • Birth: August 20, 1955

Topics

MeEasyVillageForgetWriteUnited

I never believed that surrendering the executive power should be a condition of getting the second term. The second term should stand on its own feet.

Jim Gilmore

PowerFeetStandNeverOwnSecond

My Millennials, 'stay woke'.

Maxine Waters

MillennialsWokeStay

I think we can get respect for Parliament back providing governments and oppositions are frank.

John Major

RespectThinkBackGetI Think

Memory is more indelible than ink.

Anita Loos

MemoryBrainyMoreInkThan

I learned that you can accomplish so much, no matter what the limitations may be. You just gotta believe to achieve.

Ann-Marie Campbell

BelieveYouAccomplishAchieveMay

When my editors and I at 'Rolling Stone' came up with the idea to do a profile of General McChrystal, I simply just e-mailed General McChrystal's press staff, said we wanted to do a profile, and said if you could give us any time to hang out with the general, that would be great.

Michael Hastings

GreatTimeYouStoneSaidOut

I announced to my mother one day when I was 8 that I wanted to be a serious actress.

Meredith Salenger

MotherDaySeriousOne DayActress

I don't feel awake in the morning unless I've showered.

Stella Maxwell

MorningFeelAwakeUnless

I thought 'Twinkies' was just a word for 'cookies,' not a specific thing. They kind of scare me a little bit because they last forever.

Tove Lo

MeThoughtCookiesKindLittleLast

I think I found that when I was doing a show on a regular basis and just acting constantly, that was when I was at my happiest.

Tom Hopper

ThinkDoingActingShowJustFound

We need to force Iran to dismantle its nuclear program entirely or face the threat of military force to destroy that program.

Tom Cotton

FaceMilitaryNeedForceDestroy

It's the idea that when you say 'actress', people think of an airy, floaty, no-brain person, which of course you can't be if you are an actor. It is an unfortunate word, which is why, for a time, I hung on to 'actor', because it just seemed more workmanlike, you know, like you say 'woman doctor' not 'doctoress'.

Miranda Richardson

TimeWomanPeopleDoctorThinkYou

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