Meghan O'Rourke Quotes
But there is a discomfort that surrounds grief. It makes even the most well-intentioned people unsure of what to say. And so many of the freshly bereaved end up feeling even more alone.
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This fanaticism is what feeds terrorism. And this is precisely why Muslims must play an active role in opposing hate sermons and incitement to terrorism and extremism in their mosques.
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I'd love to play Moon Knight. I don't know if anybody's doing a Moon Knight animated series any time soon.
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There is always the fear of failure, and if you struggle, you become nervous, and that's when the underdogs have an opportunity to create a surprise.
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I don't have a radio or TV going all the time. It's very important to have awareness, to know when you tense up and then to stop that.
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In China, we don't know about the swimming pool game, but we know about Marco Polo.
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You don't have to become Mother Teresa to make an impact in the world. But nothing can be achieved if, at the very least, we are not talking about it.
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I learned very early on in life that not everyone wants to hear every fact in the world, even if you want to tell them everything you've ever read.
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I was into basketball, but then once I found contact sports, it was over. I never played basketball again in my life.
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I wish I had had a great disappointment, a real one.
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I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
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Writers have to be very careful and discerning because so much of the machine is out of their control.
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I was a huge 'Street Fighter' fan, and I actually still am. The only game I really was good at was 'Street Fighter.'
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And of course I've got kids of my own now, and they love me being in the Harry Potter films. I'm now part of a phenomenon. You become incredibly cool to your kids, and you get a young fan base. So you became the cool dad at school. You're suddenly hip.
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We are the recipients of scientific method. We can each be a creative and active part of it if we so desire.
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Gran Metalik was a student in CMLL when I was there as a teenager, and I was in main events and big time matches, so I used to see him in the gym all the time.
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Take the time today to understand your contribution to any bad event you've just been through.
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In a bigger picture, all over the world is a boys' club.
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Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.
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People hang their hopes on you fitting into their CD collection in way that they have made a space for, but I'm playing a longer game than that.
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I would have liked to be Birbal in Akbar's court, but a court jester also suits me just fine.
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There is something peculiarly dispriting about the emptiness that wells up when, in a strange city, one dials the same telephone numbers in vain.
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Mixing humour and harsh reality is a very human behaviour, it's the way people stay sane in their daily lives.
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But there is a discomfort that surrounds grief. It makes even the most well-intentioned people unsure of what to say. And so many of the freshly bereaved end up feeling even more alone.
