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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I'm a great supporter of women who take risks and don't make victimhood into an art. It's not good for women, and it's not good for men. Too many men put all their emotional eggs in one basket - a woman's basket.
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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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How people are around a director, it really does affect everything, every detail of the life of the movie.
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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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Don't plan too hard, because something much better might be out there.
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The monarchical institution in England is immensely valuable.
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Paul Ryan needs to step down as Speaker of the House.
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It takes so long for the folks who are earning minimum wage to finally see a little bit of a rise... that it takes a little nudge, I think, from government.
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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.
