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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You can only generate ideas when you put pencil to paper, brush to canvas... when you actually do something physical.
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I object to teaching of slogans intended to befog the mind, of whatever kind they may be.
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An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.
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He who considers himself a paragon of wisdom is sure to commit some superlatively stupid act.
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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.
