Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Quotes
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I like films to be complete in their written form.
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I didn't have outstanding numbers coming out of college and I'm not 6'6 with 230 lbs.
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At the age of 13, I felt it was up to me to decide whether I wanted to go to church or be with my mates, and I chose to go to church.
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Music was a big outlet for me. Being able to play an instrument and sing was definitely a good way for me to escape things I was dealing with: family issues, growing up, being a kid and not knowing what I wanted to do with my life.
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When I was first starting to write plays, I quite literally had never heard of the idea of studying playwriting. I wouldn't have studied it even if I had heard of it.
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For us, overseas employment addresses two major problems: unemployment and the balance of payments position.
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Major success feels a bit like a coronation. Like I'd become a king. I was one of the most famous people in the world, loved and hated in equal measure. I couldn't see anything bad with it. It made me a happy person.
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I'm a huge historical fiction and non-fiction fan.
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It was a pleasure to meet President Obama and Michelle. I'm not a political person, but I admire what he has done.
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The functions of the family in a highly differentiated society are not to be interpreted as functions directly on behalf of the society, but on behalf of personality.
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The single worst moment of my life... was the moment I was born.
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My voice, I have to say, is kind of miraculous because I was born with a cleft palate.
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Dad was an amazing storyteller and illustrator, which he did in his spare time - very inspiring and dramatic.
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Wherever magistrates were appointed from among those who complied with the injunctions of the laws, Socrates considered the government to be an aristocracy.
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I have never worried about 'Frontline' becoming an old-fashioned news brand, because we never were.
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There are many challenges in the global education ecosystem: from top-down systemic issues in how educational services are organized and delivered, to bottom-up issues of curriculum effectiveness, accountability, and human resource allocation.
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Creating a role is an interesting thing - each show or each situation is different.
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I've always been interested in strange foods, coming from all different places.
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You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going, because you might not get there.
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Teaching is in my blood.
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I play sad bastard music. For the money.
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All those car battles with my brother Ned were excellent training. Even now, on the set, if we're getting into a vehicle, I'll yell 'shotgun' first. Thus forcing Steve Martin into the back of the car.
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My brother says I'm too famous to hang around with him.
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If you like your brother and he's prospering, you'll be pleased for him.
