Ilan Stavans Quotes

I am an immigrant from Mexico. I came to the United States looking for a landscape where I could explore ideas freely and to test my entrepreneurial spirit.

Ilan Stavans

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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I think I tend to try to let a woman walk through a door first, and I walk on the outside on the street. But that's probably because I'm an ancient creature.

Jim Carter

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Spending time with America's soldiers is always inspiring.

John Boehner

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If you take my equipment away from me, I might as well retire.

John O'Keefe

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I wasn't allowed to throw big hooks and overhand rights until I'd been striking for three years. It's so you don't rely on those things from the very beginning. If your footwork sucks, and you can only stand in one place and throw your hands all crazy while the other person is running around, you're never going to be able to hit them.

Ronda Rousey

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Being single has definitely given me a new lease of life.

Mollie King

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What's nice is between 'Wolverine and the X-Men' and 'Thor,' I get to write two very different kinds of stories. Both of them really seem to scratch some itches for me.

Jason Aaron

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I've found that if I limit my talking, just everyday talking, a couple of days before I have to sing, my voice is stronger. That really is about the only precaution that I take: I try to rest it as much as possible and keep the nutritional value of my food up.

Johnny Mathis

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I'm so OCD about prep work and learning lines and stuff.

Corey Hawkins

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I'm not a politician or a scholar or political historian. I'm just a photographer who's trying to capture a spirit. It's not an intellectual process; it's an intuitive process.

Platon

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When you talk to a Republican, many of them just outright say, 'Yeah. Climate change isn't real,' without assessing the facts, and it's a big problem. It's not a red or blue issue, it's a green issue... Not because of facts or science but because of emotion.

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

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It's easy to get rid of things when there is an obvious reason for doing so. It's much more difficult when there is no compelling reason.

Marie Kondo

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My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.

Mark Twain

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