Luis Alberto Urrea Quotes

It became really important to me if I was going to write 'Hummingbird's Daughter' to try to do honor to women.

Luis Alberto Urrea

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

WomenDaughterMeHonorImportant

It's a great feeling knowing you've helped someone. That's what I've spent my life doing and my practice.

Joe Jamail

LifeGreatPracticeMy LifeDoing

My parents made me finish high school before I started acting, and I did, like, two weeks of fine arts college before I was like, 'This sucks. I'm going!' I got a few small jobs, and then I booked a big-for-Canada feature.

Jessica Pare

SchoolParentsCollegeMeSmallTwo

Don't block your blessings. Don't let doubt stop you from getting where you want to be.

Jennifer Hudson

BlessingsDoubtYouStopWantWhere

As new technology emerges as the greatest challenge to novels since the advent of film, it may be that the fragmentation of storytelling into installments key to Dickens's era will be recreated in some way.

Matthew Pearl

TechnologyChallengeKeyNewWay

My past business dealings, my personal life, who I'm dating, the details of my divorce, other business matters that I've had - all that should be completely off-limits.

Michael Avenatti

LifeBusinessPastDatingDetails

It's fun to play a character that you can identify with.

Sriti Jha

CharacterFunYouPlayIdentify

Martha Stewart has two houses in East Hampton. She has an old fashioned Victorian house and a very new modern house.

Steven Gaines

HouseNewSheOldTwoModern

I've spent half my life in gyms, if not more, and I love physical fitness and health; couple that with the fact that I love for people to be healthy, whether it's mentally, physically, or emotionally, and it's just a great opportunity for me to do something I love and have an impact on people's health.

Steve Nash

LifeLoveOpportunityHealthGreat

When you hear the words 'magic' and 'story', they will probably evoke thoughts of your favourite fairy tales from childhood. Storybook pages abound with all manner of magic: fantastical fairies, wish-granting genies, or even a certain boy wizard.

Tony DiTerlizzi

ChildhoodWordsThoughtsStoryMagic

Conservatives are always right about everything. We are. We are.

Monica Crowley

RightAlwaysEverythingConservatives

After two decades of personal finance reporting, I've heard every excuse in the book for not saving money. That said, none of them really hold up - at least over the long term.

Jean Chatzky

MoneyFinanceBookLongPersonalUp

I loved my childhood. They had the coolest toys back then. Star Wars, Transformers, laser-tag gun sets. Toy companies have really gone downhill.

Jon Heder

ChildhoodGunLovedBackToysGone

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