Jalal Talabani Quotes
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I do focus my energy on music, but it's just the way that the industry works. I kind of have to take what I can get when it comes to acting and show up so they'll hire me. And music I get to do when I have time. It's not that I focus less, it's just the way it works.
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I am in love with myself, with my friends, with my family, with kids, with life and my movies.
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I want to drink champagne from ladies' shoes.
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The trade magazine and all was banned in my house. The first time I read a film magazine was when I was 18.
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There is still a funny notion that women should not write violent fiction.
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Plays by people like Martin McDonagh and Brian Friel attract huge audiences, not because they're Irish, but because they're brilliant plays.
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If I still had my legs, I would be in line for a battalion command, and instead, I'm flying a desk.
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I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
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Basically, my idea and explorations on fashion have not changed; however, I believe I'm going state-of-the-art on fashion.
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Last year people won more than one billion dollars playing poker. And casinos made twenty-seven billion just by being around those people.
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Dried porcini add a substantial, deep flavour to otherwise more neutral vegetables. I use them in risottos, mashed roots and winter soups.
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I will not promote other people's songs big time. I will just mention that I produced the song to get the credit I think I deserve.
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I never lie to my fans.
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If your kitchen smells good, your food lost something.
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I always liked spy stories.
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I may as well say it, I have been married three times.
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I've always been very tied to language.
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The question that we must ask is whether we are making progress toward the goal of universal peace. Or are we caught up on a treadmill of history, turning forever on the axle of mindless aggression and self-destruction?
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I don't want to come to Washington to be just another vote. I want to lead on issues that are important.
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As a registered Democrat, I am praying for a credible presidential candidate to emerge from the younger tier of politicians in their late 40s. A governor with executive experience would be ideal.
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I think it is most important for a teacher to play the pieces and studies that are being played by the student.
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At Cornell, my acting teacher said you cannot be religious and be an artist. I sort of got it, because faith is a comfort and art comes from a lot of places, in a lot of people, from the dark chasm.
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You are a spirit, then,you Man, and not a Manat all.You are a spirit and you dwellwithin the guts of mortal beast.
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All I wanted was to be a university teacher.
