Ilan Stavans Quotes

In 2009, I edited, under the aegis of the Library of America, an anthology called 'Becoming Americans: Immigrants Tell Their Stories from Jamestown to Today.' It featured immigrants from different backgrounds, from black slaves like Phillis Wheatley to Yiddish-language speakers like Henry Roth.

Ilan Stavans

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Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: mexican
  • Birth: April 7, 1961

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The worst thing that ever happened to me on stage is someone ran forward to tell me they loved me and projectile vomited all over the stage. It was horrible.

Joan Rivers

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I'm always curious about other writers' routines.

Jesmyn Ward

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I believe in $15 as a minimum wage.

Andrew Cuomo

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By the age of 9 or 10, I knew that I had to cut my own cloth and make my own way.

John le Carre

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If you get half a million, at a certain stage you probably will get 4 million people, if they are able to hear it. The touring thing is unbelievable. It really is amazing from what we did the last tour even to what we are doing now.

John Mayer

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If any movie people are watching this show, please, for me, have some respect. You wanna sell some tickets, act like you know what you're talking about.

Jeff Goldblum

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The only thing worse than being in the Hall of Fame is not being in the Hall of Fame.

Tom Waits

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I suppose I became in danger of overexposure, which is why, I think, doing theatre for a year is quite a sensible move - just to remember what it's all about, really.

Tom Goodman-Hill

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I want to live quietly.

Mary MacLane

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Since age seven, I've been composing and have never stopped composing, yet, the creative process is as elusive to me as it has ever been.

Lukas Foss

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Noble deeds and hot baths are the best cures for depression.

Dodie Smith

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If I spent all my time criticising myself, I wouldn't be able to function. There are actors who theorise till the cows come home. I haven't the patience for them. It's maybe shallow, but that's why I'll never be part of the acting set.

Anthony Hopkins

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