Deeyah Khan Quotes
Within a life that seems uncomfortably scripted by family and community pressures, hyper-religiosity can provide a way to break with parental expectations and flee from parental control.
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I think the country is very settled in a lot of ways, and we saw that after the Democratic Convention. I think a lot of the bump that we enjoyed came when John Kerry selected John Edwards as his running mate.
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I grew up with injustice and could do nothing about it. But once in America, I had freedom of choice.
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American time has stretched around the world. It has become the dominant tempo of modern history, especially of the history of Europe.
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Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it.
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One theme I ran into over and over while writing about the periodic table was the future of energy and the question of which element or elements will replace carbon as king.
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I was so opposed to the war in Vietnam that I initially refused President Nixon's urgings for me to go there.
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I don't want to be 'Halsey: America's Sweetheart,' or 'Halsey: Bad Girl.' If you can sum up my career in a clickbait headline, I've done something wrong.
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There is nothing more boring than doing singing exercises.
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From 1 till 7, when we moved to England, I spoke only Portuguese.
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Realizing full well that fine condition and confidence will not in themselves make a champion, it is my belief, however, that they are essential factors.
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Circumstances give in reality to every political principle its distinguishing color and discriminating effect. The circumstances are what render every civil and political scheme beneficial or noxious to mankind.
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Doing stunt work is risky, but it's something I enjoy.
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We are currently working on new policies to protect and create American jobs, particularly by improving education. We need more information in order to find the best solutions to this increasing concern for American families.
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I can remember as a young lieutenant being sent into the DMZ in the divided Vietnam, from North Vietnam.
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I'm definitely a Tory. My dad was a Conservative councillor, and I spent years as a child knocking on doors with him. I'm a Tory because I'm passionate about business and enterprise. But I am also a compassionate Conservative. There should always be a net through which no one should fall.
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We served on the editorial board of a literary monthly called Face in 1968 and 1969. He was a young writer, and I was also interested in broad cultural issues. We agreed on all major issues and became friends.
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My dad's funny. He's laid back and a cool guy.
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It is not proper to project our feelings onto things or to attribute our own sensations and passions to them. Can it also be improper to see in them a guide, a way of life?
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The corporate right fires up the religious right against gay marriage and abortion and uses their votes to push their deregulation and tax cuts for the rich. It's an old trick. The House of Saud has the same arrangement with the Mullahs in Saudi Arabia.
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A miracle is a shift in perception from fear to love.
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I easily sink into mere absorption of what other minds have done, and should like a whole life for that alone.
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I am not saying do not give people equal health services but do not pretend that giving more money for diabetes or chronic diseases means you are going to deal with the origins of health inequalities.
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In the studio, I don't do a lot of work that requires repetitive activity. I spend a lot of time looking and thinking and then try to find the most efficient way to get what I want, whether it's making a drawing or a sculpture, or casting plaster or whatever.
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Within a life that seems uncomfortably scripted by family and community pressures, hyper-religiosity can provide a way to break with parental expectations and flee from parental control.
