Deborah Ellis Quotes
While the war in Iraq was raging, I spent some time in neighbouring Jordan, meeting with Iraqi refugees who fled their country to try to find some place of safety. I interviewed many families about what had happened to them and what they did as a result.Deborah Ellis
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Be there for your kids. Later, when you need them, they'll be there for you.
Zig Ziglar -
When the Islamic revolution began in 1979 under the leadership of Ayatollah Khomeini, it aroused considerable admiration in the Arab street. It presented a model of organised popular action that deposed one of the region's most tyrannical regimes. The people of the region discerned in this revolution new hope for freedom and change.
Wadah Khanfar -
It's still going on. I guess it will be until Redmond quits, dies or is jailed.
Farrah Fawcett -
I'm really into Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds. Those are my 'go-to' snacks.
Taylor Schilling -
It's humbling and enthralling to know your legacy when you're alive.
Laura Schlessinger -
Hillary Clinton almost got to be president. The reasons why she didn't become president had to do with bad judgments about how to handle the early caucus states, which is not a gender-specific trait.
Gail Collins
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To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
La'Porsha Renae -
I just wanted to rollerblade at Union Square.
Gaby Hoffmann -
You have, in America, you have gang signs. Well, 5,000 years ago, there was thing called a mudra, which is your sitting position when you do yoga or you're meditating or you're praying or whatever. And there's not a lot of them that are named after gods and goddesses, but the middle-finger is specifically named the Matangi mudra.
M.I.A. -
There are times as an actor when you don't work for two months, sometimes three or sometimes six, and the only thing that's going to keep you sane is if you give back and live your life. I've definitely gone through that. It's like, 'Okay, I'm out of work for two months.' That's two months I can paint.
Olesya Rulin -
Also, I walk and hike in several different nearby parks near our home several early mornings a week.
Malcolm Boyd -
My mother was keen that I complete my graduation and never ever wanted me to be in the movies, as my father had made five films that lost money. One of the films he made was 'Agneepath,' which was hugely hyped but underwhelming at the box office, and I remember that my dad had to sell my grandmother's flat to pay off the loan.
Karan Johar
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We live in a globalising world. That means that all of us, consciously or not, depend on each other. Whatever we do or refrain from doing affects the lives of people who live in places we'll never visit.
Zygmunt Bauman -
I've always wanted to be an actress as well as a fashion designer.
Zoey Deutch -
Pop songs are not as graceful as they used to be. Performers today haven't gone through the regimen of learning how to write. And of course, everyone wants to own copyrights.
Hal David -
We must tell girls their voices are important.
Malala Yousafzai -
I'm a horrible golfer.
Vince Vaughn -
The constant attention is what is so difficult.
Natalie Wood
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What people believe prevails over the truth.
Sophocles -
To fall into a habit is to begin to cease to be.
Miguel de Unamuno -
I suspect that a lot of studio executives still think of me as 'what's-his-name'.
Chris Cooper -
Every city has a town outside with a lake. I pull out my fishing pole and fish. I've been doing that for a long time.
Brandi Carlile -
There is a peculiar burning odor in the room, like explosives. the kitchen fills with smoke and the hot, sweet, ashy smell of scorched cookies. The war has begun.
Alison Lurie -
While the war in Iraq was raging, I spent some time in neighbouring Jordan, meeting with Iraqi refugees who fled their country to try to find some place of safety. I interviewed many families about what had happened to them and what they did as a result.
Deborah Ellis