Luis Alberto Urrea Quotes

'The Hummingbird's Daughter' took 20 years to write.

Luis Alberto Urrea

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

DaughterWriteYearsTook

Kids are more rewarding than anything in life. They are the most enthusiastic, honest people in the world. And so beautiful. They look at me like an old friend.

Jim Nabors

LifeFriendBeautifulPeopleWorld

When two characters or two actresses are together for a while there is bound to be chemistry developing.

Joan Van Ark

TogetherChemistryTwoBoundWhile

I look back into past history, the stored experiences or products of the imagination. I look no further forward than the evening.

Jerzy Kosinski

HistoryImaginationPastForward

Don't clap too hard - it's a very old building.

John Osborne

ArchitectureBuildingOldHardClap

Communities don't have rights. Only individuals in the community have rights.

Michael Badnarik

CommunityRightsOnlyIndividuals

Never short of guns and guerrillas, Afghanistan has proven fertile ground for a host of insurgent groups in addition to the Taliban.

Anand Gopal

ShortNeverAfghanistanGunsGround

In the future, the Internet might become a 'brain net' where we send memories, feelings and sensations.

Michio Kaku

FutureMemoriesBrainInternetWhere

I had this funny family. At one end, they were breeding dogs in south-east London - for greyhound racing - and at the other, my uncle was living in Downing Street. And I would actually go to Downing Street, which didn't strike me as funny. I'd get on the number 15 bus.

Michael Moorcock

FamilyFunnyMeEndRacingUncle

Running was like the friend that never left. It was just always there.

Lolo Jones

FriendNeverAlwaysLeftJustLike

If my energy was fake, then I would feel pressured, because I gotta, like, keep this up. I thank God it's just how I am. But I find myself wanting to work on being more comfortable in the silence with people.

Jonathan Van Ness

WorkGodMyselfSilenceI AmPeople

In the beginning, I was riddled with major complexes about my looks. Even now, here and there, these complexes crop up. But as the days progressed, I learnt to handle them much better.

Dhanush

BeginningBetterLooksNowUpDays

I was not into B-movies. A lot of it is sloppy.

Corey Stoll

LotSloppy

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