Haider al-Abadi Quotes
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You need a teaching coach who understands the game of basketball, not just some guy coming on the court talking about Xs and Os.
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The Universe is stranger than we imagine!
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We have now armed to such an extent as the world has never before seen.
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Remember I came to Albuquerque to do a hair and makeup test and wardrobe fitting; you guys were already shooting. It's tough when the movie's already started and you kind of show up. You're the new kid on the block. I walked onto the set and Tommy Lee Jones was about to do the scene. I just kind of walked up to him. I was shaking, but I just gave him this big hug and he just had nothing to say. He was like, 'Gotta go to work now.' I had a great time working with him."
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I cannot stand authority.
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Workaholicism is such a tough addiction to get over. I had to my wife because she was an enabler.
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Adversity is the touchstone of character: it is not in success but in misfortune that hidden powers bear fruit.
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Consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds.
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Filming is a funny combination of having a good time and not being able to wait until its over.
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With eternal investments there is never a loss of principle or principal.
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I'm an Australian, and when I grew up much of my influences were American - blues music and country music, all that sort of thing.
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I think it's important as an artist to never forget where you're from.
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Life is a balance between holding on and letting go.
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It is now clear to me that the family is a microcosm of the world. To understand the world, we can study the family: issues such as power, intimacy, autonomy, trust, and communication skills are vital parts underlying how we live in the world. To change the world is to change the family.
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I think the most relative thing is that women in a way that I think people haven't given us credit for, want to return to this idea about equality in marriages and financial autonomy. And if the richest women don't have financial autonomy, what does it mean for the rest of us? That's all.
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Autonomy is the whole thing; it's what unhappy people are missing. They have given the power to run their lives to other people.
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It’s hard to feel attracted to someone who has abandoned her sense of autonomy.
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The ship founders on a sandbank and then gets back afloat. Electric power stops; after a while, the machines start up again. During such recesses, the anarch measures his own strength and autonomy.
