Luis Alberto Urrea Quotes

A lot of our family was undocumented. My mom and dad were both super conservative. My dad had a green card; my mom was an Eisenhower Republican who did not approve of all the 'illegal people.'

Luis Alberto Urrea

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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The blues tells a story. Every line of the blues has a meaning.

John Lee Hooker

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I have been writing poetry ever since I was in high school. My poetry mainly concerned the theme of love. And that, of course, is an endless subject.

Robert Indiana

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In Scotland, I was brought up to think of policemen as allies and to ask one for help when I needed it.

Angus Deaton

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Film critics said I gave a voice to the fear we all have: that we'll reach a certain point in our lives, look around and realize that all the things we said we'd do and become will never come to be - and that we're ordinary.

Ann Bancroft

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Writing a book is such a full-time job. If you're away for a few days, you have to start again.

Stephen Collins

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Right now I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time... I think I’ve forgotten this before.

Steven Wright

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I think if you watch a lot of what I do, you're going to ultimately walk away seeing me. I can't hide - that impression is a personal impression people have of me.

Michael Shannon

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I know my fastball command will get even better.

Jason Hammel

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I'm not a religious person. But, when I look at a beautiful cathedral, what brings awe, what induces awe is the idea that architecture, you know, a beautiful cathedral, a beautiful building.

Jason Silva

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Not listening is the reason for so many misunderstandings and conflicts.

Johnny Flynn

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I read Tolkien when I was 11. I read 'The Hobbit' and the trilogy on a road trip with my family. I identified with the nonhumans in those books, and it never occurred to me why that was.

Diana Gabaldon

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I watched my parents act as completely equal partners in their relationship, and as a son to a woman I respect immensely, I never thought of gender inequality as a child.

Brad Feld

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