"I was the first Chicano to write in complete sentences."

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Gary Soto

#Writing Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Sentences Quotes

“The sound of water escaping from mill-dams, etc., willows, old rotten planks, slimy posts, and brickwork.those scenes made me a painter and I am grateful.”

Source : Letter to John Fisher, 23 October 1821, in C. R. Leslie 'Memoirs of the Life of John Constable' (1843) ch. 5
“My job is â€” I make socks. Thatâ€™s all I do. I donâ€™t necessarily care about theÂ show. I would rather film this â€” me doing what I do â€” than being around my family.”
“I always wanted children, but not until they were actually part of my life did I realize that I could love that fiercely, or get that angry.”
“I want a society free of human trafficking”
“I was an opponent of Saddam Hussein when the British and American governments and businessmen were selling him guns and gas.”

Source : "Galloway defends himself at US Senate" by Simon Jeffery, www.theguardian.com. May 17, 2005.
“Our privacy is starting to be invaded and we can't get anything done. I'm happy with the fundraising but upset we don't have time to talk and meet with people.”
“We are tyrannized by our options.”
“In the sciences, the authority of thousands of opinions is not worth as much as one tiny spark of reason in an individual man.”

Source : "Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo". Book by Stillman Drake (p. 134 - 135), 1957.

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