Hassanal Bolkiah Quotes
There is no conflict between favouring Islamic and traditional values and being more open and international.
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I just get really defensive as soon as anyone comes near my personal life. I made a decision early on that it's strictly off-limits. No exceptions.
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When you cease to dream you cease to live.
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I'm starting to find my own style.
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Building human-centered organizations doesn't imply a return to the paternalistic, corporate welfare practices of the 19th century. Most of us don't want to be nannied.
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I had seen birth and death but had thought they were different.
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Fear was absolutely necessary. Without it, I would have been scared to death.
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What becomes a crime deserving capital punishment when the tables are turned is a matter of small moment when the negro woman is the accusing party.
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I'm going to always rise above the doubt that may exist about me.
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Certainly, grades only matter so much when you're in Hollywood. But I became an utterly motivated, devoted, committed student. I was a good student because I was convinced that it would somehow help me in my quest to become a filmmaker.
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This is my homeland no one can kick me out.
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I was in Paris, Milan and London from '89 until '91, and I did mostly runway modeling. I know there's so many people out there looking for pictures, but this was way before the age of the Internet, sorry!
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When I was young, we were taught not to dunk. We were taught not to stand out from the rest of the team. It's different now.
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Managing to tell a story is very gratifying.
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But while doing that I'd been following a variety of fields in science and technology, including the work in molecular biology, genetic engineering, and so forth.
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Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.
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Theater is there to search for questions. It doesn't give you instructions.
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I enjoy 'Supermarket Sweep' because of its adlib demands in following the fast action.
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There is enough going on in Olympic year without having to do my own cooking and washing.
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Great art changes you.
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Interviewing people is pretty natural for me.
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So we want an Islamic state where Islamic law is not just in the books but enforced, and enforced with determination. There is no space and no room for democratic consultation. The Shariah is set and fixed, so why do we need to discuss it anymore? Just implement it!
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I used to run away from school to my village. But later, I went to the U.S. for studies and lost touch.
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A regime which combines perpetual surveillance with total indulgence is hardly conducive to healthy development.
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There is no conflict between favouring Islamic and traditional values and being more open and international.
