Deeyah Khan Quotes
There is no psychiatric pattern which can predict who becomes an extremist - but they are all frustrated with their reality.
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Every employee needs to know that there's somebody out there that they serve. And when we don't let people know that for one reason or another, we're depriving them of a fulfilling job.
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I don't have time to sit up and write songs all day. Maybe one day when my kids get older.
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If the white man gives you anything - just remember when he gets ready he will take it right back. We have to take for ourselves.
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I really bonded with my mom, growing up, through our love of horror movies!
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Being gay myself, I'm naturally drawn to the interactions between men rather than men and women.
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Women can stand a beating except when it is with their own weapons.
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It's quite absurd to act against a smoke creature that is not there.
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Our fathers had their dreams; we have ours; the generation that follows will have its own. Without dreams and phantoms man cannot exist.
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What's so funny about cats is that they have this kind of aloof, superior vibe to them. Even if you love them, they are unpredictable. Dogs are more social, and the way that they attach and bond to us is much more human.
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I'm having trouble understanding why there hasn't been further progress on CalgaryNext.
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Radical Islamists spread from Western Africa through the Middle East, all the way to South Asia to sub-Indian continent.
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'Islamism' itself is such a broad and nearly meaningless word as used by the mainstream Western press, including everything from Turkey's AKP party to al Qaeda.
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Religion is absolutely unfathomable. Always and everywhere one can dig more deeply into infinities.
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I have cut four albums so far, and all of them have been trendsetters and commercially successful. I believe that once you start taking art in commercial terms, it ceases to be art.
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Music is God's gift to man, the only art of Heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we take to Heaven.
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Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?
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Immortality. We all want to be remembered: We want to do things that will make people say, 'Isn't he wonderful?'
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For one who has an interest in the body as text, airports are treasure troves of information. It seems almost un-American to enjoy delays, and perhaps enjoy is not the best word, but certainly a delayed flight, if it does nothing else, allows one the opportunity to make prolonged observations about one's fellow travelers.
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All language – everything we say – is just an approximation of reality.
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I'm not a fan of reality shows, but I am a fan of people who use their brains and skills and hard work to outsmart people, not to steal someone's man or get drunk on TV.
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Democrats believe people are basically good but must be saved from themselves by the government. Republicans believe people are basically bad but they'll be okay if they're left alone.
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Just as women needed the help of the law to enter the workplace in the 20th century, men will need the help of the law to love their children in the 21st century.
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There's a certain level of vehemence, it seems to me, that's directed at me anddirected at the president. You know, people talking about taking their country back. There's a certain racial component to this for some people. I don't think this is the thing that is a main driver, but for some there's a racial animus.
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There is no psychiatric pattern which can predict who becomes an extremist - but they are all frustrated with their reality.
