Lakhdar Brahimi Quotes
At times one feels that what is being said in the West is that the fact that you are a Muslim predisposes you to this blind, stupid terrorism.
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If you're doing your best, you won't have any time to worry about failure.
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Editing is the same as quarrelling with writers - same thing exactly.
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On the Web, we can be whoever we wish to be, editing the face we show to others in ways that aren't possible in physical space. We can also fine-tune the complexity and depth of our interactions and relationships.
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You only get one chance in this thing called life. I know that is a bit maudlin and obscure, but it's a fact, and you can make a profound difference in people's lives without having a title in front of your name.
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I honored the fallen enemy by placing a stone on his beautiful grave.
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I remember teaching a clinic to other coaches, and a guy raised his hand and asked if I had any advice when it came to coaching women. I leveled him with a death-ray stare, and said, 'Go home and coach basketball.'
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One who imitates what is bad always goes beyond his model; while one who imitates what is good always comes up short of it.
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In 2007 I was at Facebook, and we looked at some of the social networks in Asia, and they were full of games.
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I faced quite a few challenging times, and in front of those, I was more positive than some people not facing those conditions. I'm actually of the belief now that it is that struggle that offers you that open-hearted hope.
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My general take on American music since 1969 is that it's just getting stiffer and people are getting more uptight - audience, performance, and palace guard.
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I like writing people from a slightly sharp angle and then throwing more light on them. I think in life we see somebody and make judgments very quickly about who they are and what they are. Or we think people are boring because they appear ordinary.
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The difference was you worked for Nixon, and with Ford.
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The world organization debates disarmament in one room and, in the next room, moves the knights and pawns that make national arms imperative.
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Various channels of dialogue must be kept open to build trust. I will meet North Korea's leader if it is needed to develop relations between the two Koreas.
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The positive heuristic of the programme saves the scientist from becoming confused by the ocean of anomalies.
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I come from a long line of people that write. My folks ran a weekly newspaper.
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A woman doesn't care if she hasn't a stomach, provided she looks as if she hasn't.
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Now more than ever is the time to really work on learning a money management system that can work, no matter how low things seem right now.
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It's such an insult that foul gas comes out of a hole in our butt with a sound to announce itself. It's the ultimate bad thing about being a person.
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The score, which comes often quite later in a film, can help reinvigorate your emotional engagement with it.
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Gingrich, Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, and Clinton passed legislation because they understood and appreciated the difficult political process. They fought for their principles yet recognized the need for compromise to get anything done.
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I don't like to drive. I don't like the aggressiveness that goes along with driving.
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The one thing that has helped sustain my career as an actress and a comedian is that people generally view me as fundamentally stupid.
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At times one feels that what is being said in the West is that the fact that you are a Muslim predisposes you to this blind, stupid terrorism.
