Mahmoud Darwish Quotes
Exile is more than a geographical concept. You can be an exile in your homeland, in your own house, in a room.
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Whenever I say that America has become an empire, someone is sure to say I'm being ridiculous.
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You take the best of our tradition as a start, and I'll take the best of Christianity ... From there we can build.
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Jewish existence in the Land of Israel depends only on the Jews, and on what the Jews think of themselves.
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A free and truly independent press - fiercely independent when necessary - is the red beating heart of freedom and democracy.
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It's one thing if you write a song and somebody else sings it because you give the OK. But if your voice is on something and you don't get the credit, it's kind of hard.
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'Obvious' is the most dangerous word in mathematics.
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I feel like I've cheated. I never knew what to do. I was never a good enough painter to earn a living, and so I drifted into the theatre, and I've had a successful life. I feel guilty that I've never done a day's work in my life!
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I luckily had a very charming, lovable mom who I think everybody could see bits and pieces of their mom in.
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If it's a good song, it's a good song. I'll take it.
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So yeah, I am definitely a blues man at heart.
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Can a moment of madness make up for an age of consent?
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Our vision and commitment is towards the country's progress, its place in the world and the happiness of its people.
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I'm superstitious... but not like wear the same underwear for two weeks superstitious.
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Cows are gentle, interesting animals.
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I like Modest Mouse. I'm our biggest fan. And enemy. I won't waste people's time by putting out a Modest Mouse record just because. That's fair, right?
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A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor.
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I think I became a Catholic to annoy my father.
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Compared to a lot of artists, I'm usually quite covered up in videos and photo shoots.
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You can tell when people think they're a little bit special, and it's quite fun to laugh at them, and I think it's good to laugh at them, because then you can deflate their egos a bit.
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A capable and confident man with a strong desire to accomplish something great, can do anything in life.
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Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime.
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I will admit to hoarding beauty products. I'm a beauty lady.
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In criticism I will be bold, and as sternly, absolutely just with friend and foe. From this purpose nothing shall turn me.
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Exile is more than a geographical concept. You can be an exile in your homeland, in your own house, in a room.
