Feisal Abdul Rauf Quotes
There are always people who will - who will do peculiar things and think that they are doing things in the name of their religion.
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When I have people around, I'm a chatterbox. But when I'm alone, I never speak. I don't talk to myself; it's just not my schtick.
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Dr. Phil is hiding something. Otherwise, why wouldn't he use his last name?
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I struggle if I have chaos around me, but at the same time, if I don't have it, I'm uncomfortable. It's a strange thing: If I don't have chaos, I create it.
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All I can start with is what moves me and feels like a great challenge as an actor and I think is saying something unusual or irreverent or human - honest in some way.
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I love to smell like roses, literally all day!
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I don't know if I would say that I'm specifically a history buff. I do find a lot of things fascinating, especially anything that's bizarre or mysterious and unknown and we don't have all the answers for.
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Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.
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I am not Shakespeare or Hemingway, but I have written stories on tennis that were brilliant.
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I'm a sort of nuts-and-bolts guy. I'm into turning wrenches and swinging a hammer and wrenching on cars.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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For many children, the library represents their only access to books, reading, and the Internet outside of their home. If you think about how far behind a child would be without access to these fundamental tools - tools that are vital to successful employment later in life - it's a travesty.
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I know my fans want me on the screen. But I think hero-worship should not be allowed to corrupt the plot and narrative of a film.
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There comes a time when every scientist, even God, has to write off an experiment.
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I think the key to getting rid of illegal immigration, no matter where its coming from, is that you need to have a good legal apparatus for immigration.
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With few exceptions, one ought always do what one is afraid of.
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In writing, as in medicine, there are no short cuts. You need stamina.
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There are still traces of discrimination against race and gender, but it's a lot different than when I started out. It just comes quietly, slowly, sometimes so quietly that you don't realize it until you start looking back.
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When you start directing movies at the age of 24, you're just a kid; you don't necessarily even have the experiences to add to the story. You're working off of instinct and raw emotions and raw talent, and hopefully it's the same trajectory as growing as a person.
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You get caught up in hitting home runs and seeing how far you can hit them, and your swing changes.
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I enrolled in an acting workshop and my first acting role was on the TV soap opera 'Melrose Place.'
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I spent my whole career thinking about risk, markets, infrastructure, and regulation. I had seen the financial crisis unfold, and I had seen the credit derivatives market get operationally ahead of itself, which resulted in systemic risk counterparty exposures. I began to believe that distributed ledgers had the capability to tackle that problem.
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My vision of America is an America where everyone has a place, if you're willing to work hard, you do your part, you contribute to the community.
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The American people are pretty impressive in their ability to keep after something if they think it is doable.
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There are always people who will - who will do peculiar things and think that they are doing things in the name of their religion.
