Marjane Satrapi Quotes
I'm a very individualistic person. That is why I don't belong to any political party or anything. I really believe in justice and freedom.
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A long life in journalism convinced me many presidents ago that there should be a large air space between a journalist and the head of a state.
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I can improve it a little bit. But it's my head, it's the way I am. So at the end of the day, I will be who I am and I will win how much I can win.
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I cannot drink or do anything that changes the mind.
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The highest duty of the man is not to his father, but to his wife; and for the sake of that woman he abandons all other earthly ties, should any of these happen to interfere with that relation.
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Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible.
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When you appear on the screen, often enough you become sexy, even if you look like an elephant.
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As with any moderately famous person, footballers are the source of much gossip. In fact, I'd go as far as to say they are targeted. The fun part as their partner is not knowing who, or what, to believe.
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More recently, as faith gave way to materialism, anti-Semitism assumed a secular mode, harnessing itself to the dominant ideologies of both the Left and the Right.
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A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.
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I think Hillary Clinton is a good and effective secretary of state.
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My mother's nickname for me is 'Positive Patrick.' I like to live up to that title.
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Do not underestimate the determination of a quiet man.
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I cannot even remember a time before being conscious of James Bond.
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I don't understand why people make me want to make music that's a join-the-dots thing by numbers. I find it really difficult when people say, 'Aw, you should have made a really big hip hop record, that would have been really good for you' or, 'You should have made a song like Lily Allen, that would have been so great.'
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I just want to say, 'Go work! It doesn't matter what it is. Work begets work. Just go!'
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I like to be against the odds.
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I have an appreciation for everywhere I've been so far.
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By doing, you become employable. It doesn't matter what the job is; by working, you learn new things, meet new people and are exposed to new ideas.
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A lot of people assume I have a great hat collection, but kids steal my hats at every show. I've had all these hats that I've loved, but now they're in some little kids' possession. It's difficult to replenish. I don't think the kids realize this.
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I love the sounds of Latin jazz, R&B, hip-hop, alternative, all that stuff. I'm a radio kid.
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Growing up means :propelling yourself forward into whatever lies ahead, one turn of the wheel at a time.
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There're a lot of rules to basketball.
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Believe, and what was impossible becomes possible what at first was hidden becomes visible.
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I'm a very individualistic person. That is why I don't belong to any political party or anything. I really believe in justice and freedom.
