Ilan Stavans Quotes

'Hispanic' is a reference to Hispania, the name by which Spain was known in the Roman period, and there has always been strong ambivalence toward Spain in its former colonies.

Ilan Stavans

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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Most people see through these issues but the corporate media doesn't reflect these sentiments.

John Hall

PeopleMediaSeeReflectThrough

I've long said that if Canada has a role on the world stage, it's principally as a role model, a demonstration that people of all types can get together and live in peace and harmony, which is something we really do most of the time here.

Robert J. Sawyer

LiveTimeTogetherPeacePeople

I hate parties. I really don't like public events. I hate dressing up. I am the worst celebrity ever!

Stockard Channing

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No, I like being a role model because I know how much comfort my musical idols brought me.

Shirley Manson

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I like to think that I can run, but I remember once running up and down through different terrains while on set in Iceland, and I face planted.

Rose Leslie

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I play the piano a lot at home. I write songs on the piano and guitar. I would like to actually play piano on stage. I don't think I'll get the chance for a while.

Mick Taylor

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Humor comes from the surprise release of some buried tension.

Lorrie Moore

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I live in Santa Fe, New Mexico. And I travel a tremendous amount. I'm in New York and California a lot, but then also I like faraway places a lot.

Ali MacGraw

LiveTravelNew YorkNewCalifornia

As a member of the House Pro-Choice Caucus and a strong defender of a woman's right to choose, my bottom line here is this: women have a constitutional right to access abortion.

Seth Moulton

WomenWomanStrongChooseHouse

Of course, you always give 100 percent, but at a home race you're always more motivated, simply because you feel at home.

Sebastian Vettel

HomeFeelYouRaceMoreAlways

That's where I got lucky; nobody else is doing what I do or really can do what I do.

Ty Dolla Sign

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In my capacity as a board member of the OfS, I hope to be impartial, objective, and fair.

Toby Young

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