"And so I pray I am today as honest with myself, with life all around me and below and above me, with all who I encounter."

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Source : Jimmy Santiago Baca (2004). “Winter Poems Along the Rio Grande”, p.8, New Directions Publishing

Jimmy Santiago Baca

#Encounters Quotes #Today Quotes #Honest Quotes

“Whereas the truth is that the State in which the rulers are most reluctant to govern is always the best and most quietly governed, and the State in which they are most eager, the worst.”
“But I like to be thought of as a good father and a good husband.”
“If it was raining soup, the Irish would go out with forks.”
“That the last two letters in her name were the first two in his, a silly thing he never mentioned to her but caused him to believe that they were bound together.”
“The celebration of Holy Mass is as valuable as the death of Jesus on the cross.”
“I went through a really low period about 13 years ago, when all aspects of my career and everything went completely wrong.”
“We're getting bombarded by the most polarizing reactions. As much as the punk in me likes it, I'm really surprised by the weird energy that comes at you when people talk to you like that. I mean, I know there are people out there who loathe me and loathe Low, but they stop short of broadcasting it. It's just interesting to see that line getting breached.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“At a time when public finances are under huge strain, we surely do not need to pay celebrities to wax lyrical to mandarins. Unless American comedians can make the Home Office fit for purpose, the taxpayer won't be laughing.”

Source : "Comic Ruby Wax runs workshops for Home Office staff". www.theguardian.com. March 22, 2010.

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