Yasser Arafat Quotes
Palestine is the cement that holds the Arab world together, or it is the explosive that blows it apart.
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In this time the enemy began to undermine our fort, which was situated sixty yards from Kentucky River.
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Years ago the public used to hound me but now I can go shopping in peace.
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Listen to the Bee Gees and you can learn to be a great writer.
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The Bible is very clear about one thing: Using politics to create fairness is a sin.
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It's always fun to immerse yourself in a different time period.
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You have no power at all if you do not exercise constant power.
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Now, everybody knows my music. So that's really cool. A lot of kids know it. Now, when I go to a sports game, everybody knows my name.
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But I prefer to go to comedies. Give me Julia Roberts smiling anyday.
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Being Iraqi taught me to be very cautious.
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Not obsessed with particularly Nike, but sneakers in general. I love them.
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After the 9/11 incidents, Islam has become a big question mark among westerners, especially Americans. The mass media constantly raise the issue of relationship between Islam and terrorism.
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I have this really high priority on happiness and finding something to be happy about.
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When the government undertakes or approves a major project such as a dam or highway project, it must make sure the project's impacts, environmental and otherwise, are considered. In many cases, NEPA gives the public its only opportunity to be heard about the project's impact on their community.
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I think the amazing thing about 'Twin Peaks' was that it completely changed television from that point forward. It showed everyone that you can just sit really quiet with storylines and characters. It can be scary, it can be uncomfortable, it can be weirdly funny.
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'Independents' - the industry term for companies that have more capital and know-how than the typical 'wildcatter' - can grow either by exploring and finding reserves or by buying a company that already has them.
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You learn from the things that happen in your career. You get up and down. You never give up. All the things that happened in my career, thank God it happened early rather than late in my career.
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Happy the man when he has not the defects of his qualities.
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When I started 'Case Histories,' the characters were all going to Antarctica on a cruise. The first part was called 'Embarkation.' It was supposed to be about everyone preparing to embark on the cruise, but it mushroomed into an entire book.
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We're looking for people out there who have demonstrated that they are leaders, have track records of achievement, and want to be part of a force... of a much larger force of determined people who want to bring about, ultimately, institutional change.
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One thing I really hate is experience. Experience for me doesn't work. Everybody's talking about experience this, experience that.
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When I was a small kid, I grew up in the newspapers.
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My world is much bigger than music, and that's why I always fight the 'rock' label.
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I live intimately with my characters before starting a book. I cut out pictures of them for my wall. I do time lines for each major character and a time line for the entire novel: What is going on in the world as my characters struggle with their problems?
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Palestine is the cement that holds the Arab world together, or it is the explosive that blows it apart.
