"I am obsessed with becoming a woman comfortable in her skin."

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Source : Sandra Cisneros (2015). “A House of My Own: Stories from My Life”, p.182, Vintage

Sandra Cisneros

#Skins Quotes #Becoming Quotes #Obsessed Quotes

“We are star stuff which has taken its destiny into its own hands.”
“You talk about me, I am chicken to fight you. That's not true. I bring you dessert on November 12th.”
“I don't want to overemphasize this, but not a day goes by when I don't think about my mother and what she would think about what I just did. I often adjust my approach.”
“It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.”
“By mandating an even higher minimum, the living wage prices even more people out of work. The people who push these cockamamie ideas never seem to ask why any employer would hire someone at $8.23 if that person's services are only valued in the marketplace at, say, $5.00.”
“Twenty-eight years in business and you understand the importance of problem solving and the importance of efficiency, because if you don't become efficient, you don't run a business well, and you are out of business. And I think some of those principles could be applied to leadership in Washington.”
“The joy I get from winning a major championship doesn't even compare to the feeling I get when a kid writes a letter saying: 'Thank you so much. You have changed my life.'”
“It's hard for bands to stick it out because people grow up, and it never really pays off. If you're looking for some sort of payoff, it's not gonna happen”

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