Ilan Stavans Quotes

Latinos are learning English. That doesn't mean that they should sacrifice their original language or that they should give up this in-betweeness that is Spanglish.

Ilan Stavans

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LearningSacrificeLanguageMeanUp

When you cook, you take a life. When you eat fish, or meat, you take a life. And you must be very respectful of the ingredients and that is very important.

Joel Robuchon

LifeFishYouImportantEatMeat

I have no doubt who I am.

Jeanne Moreau

I AmDoubtWhoNo DoubtAm

We're stronger than we realize.

Jeannette Walls

StrongerRealizeThan

I hate to admit that. I want to win every race, but I know that's not possible. To be in the top 25 is realistic if we have any luck this year. But anything to be in the chase or something like that is very unrealistic.

Roger Staubach

HateLuckWinYearKnowPossible

The first time I wore a head scarf, I was 16. I looked and felt like a nun. I missed the wind in my hair. For me, it was not a comfortable thing to wear.

Mona Eltahawy

TimeMeWindHairMissedScarf

I was used to playing misled youth, rough-and-tumble guys. It was nice to get back to a big-hearted, warm and gentle soul, a guy who is destined for something a lot larger than he ever expected.

Milo Ventimiglia

SoulYouthWarmBackNiceGentle

For me, I've always been one that reads a script and has been ready, wiling and able to go out and fight for parts.

Chris Klein

FightMeReadyGoAlwaysOut

How that works is our first season was the year we had a threatened writers' strike, so what we did was that instead of doing 22 episodes, we did 30. We put 10 in the bank.

Christopher Meloni

DoingYearStrikeBankFirstSeason

I don't know any guitar player, any of the real greats, who don't rate Joni Mitchell up there with the best of them.

Chrissie Hynde

BestGuitarKnowRealUpWho

A good comedy's very hard to make, so good comic writing I really enjoy.

Colm Meaney

GoodWritingComedyEnjoyHardMake

You've got to love what's yours.

Alicia Keys

LoveYouGotYoursTo Love

I'm blessed and I thank God for every day for everything that happens for me.

Lil Wayne

GodDayMeBlessedThank GodEvery

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