Meles Zenawi Quotes
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One of the last books I read was 'Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime' by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin. It gives a really good behind-the-scenes look at the campaigns. I didn't ask the president how accurate it was. I wouldn't ask him that.
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Music itself is a great source of relaxation. Parts of it anyway. Working in the studio, that's not relaxing, but playing an instrument that I don't know how to play is unbelievably relaxing, because I don't have any pressure on me.
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Researchers looked at news programs on major broadcast and cable networks between 2008 and 2012 and found that of those labeled as domestic terrorists, 81% were identifiable as Muslims - this despite the fact that FBI reports from the period studied revealed that only 6% of domestic terrorist suspects were Muslim.
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I like to spoof the original Gothic classics, so there is also good dose of comedy in the 'Parasol Protectorate' - giggling readers are good.
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The field of the novel is very rich. If you're a composer, you're well aware of the history of composition, and you are trying to make your music part of that history. You're not ahistorical. In the same way, I think, if you write now, you are writing in the historical context of what the novel has been and what possibilities it has revealed.
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The world gets older, without getting either better or worse and so does literature. But I do think that the drab current phenomenon that passes for literary studies in the university will finally provide its own corrective.
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World War II has always been of great interest to me. I've known for decades that it was just one more war the politicians suckered us into.
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Unfortunately, if you don't want to be in the spotlight, get out of it.
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When I had cancer - of the colon first, followed by breast cancer and a mastectomy - my motto used to be 'Drips by day, Prada by night.' I felt that I had to grasp it in the same way as you'd take on any challenge.
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I've removed legs from dogs on the bed of my truck on the farm.
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The intersection of political analysis and Internet theory is a busy crossroad of cliche, where familiar rhetorical vehicles - decentralized authority, emergent leadership, empowered grass roots - create a ceaseless buzz.
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I think there's something really poetic about using nuclear power to propel us to the stars, because the stars are giant fusion reactors. They're giant nuclear cauldrons in the sky.
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It takes people a while to trust you.
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Liam Smith was a resilient fighter. He was tough, has a lot of heart. He thinks before he attacks.
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If Republicans want to be seen as more compassionate, they should continue to stand proudly for the sanctify of life and marriage. And they should do so without apologizing.
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I'd say when it comes to being who you are, just don't be afraid to try things.
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If you're holding out for universal popularity, I'm afraid you will be in this cabin for a very long time.
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British girls are really funny, so I definitely think we'd get along.
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When Fortune is on our side, popular favor bears her company.
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'Cause I can't help it if you look like an angel;Can't help it if I wanna kiss you in the rain, so...Come feel this magic I've been feelin' since I met you,Can't help it if there's no one else.
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I cannot forgive my friends for dying; I do not find these vanishing acts of theirs at all amusing.
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The reason the future feels odd is because of its unpredictability. If the future didn't feel weirdly unexpected, then something would be wrong.
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I don't deny the importance of genetics. However, the fact that I might be altruistic isn't because I have a gene for altruism; the fact that I do something for my children at some cost to myself comes from a history that has operated on me.
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I am proud to be an Ethiopian. I am proud to be a part of that history.
