Rumi Quotes
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We are asleep with compasses in our hands.
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In the future, I want to have super-fights.
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Any time I'm in a moving thing, like an airplane, I'm usually asleep before we even get on our way.
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Practice puts brains in your muscles.
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You teach your daughters the diameters of the planets and wonder when you are done that they do not delight in your company.
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I had seen some films made about the underground music world in Tehran, and most of them were short documentaries about 30 or 40 minutes long. And I always wondered why they weren't publicized more. Really, their only flaw was they were short documentaries.
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I feel like I've exhausted guys and male friendships.
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My father has a general rule. He says if I haven't done it in real life I shouldn't do it on-screen.
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The way to tackle Muslimphobia is to tackle prejudice against Muslims. What it is not is to pretend that Islamist extremism does not exist.
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I never thought of myself as a singer, like ever, ever, ever. It's hysterical that I sing.
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What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.
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In boxing, it's one fight, so it's easier to build up rivalries, but everyone's got huge respect for each other.
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Usually, when you are an ethnic person or a trans person, in your average, everyday, unsophisticated television show, you are there for that reason. And they clearly justify and overexplain why. You very rarely see a transgender actor playing the part of a grocery-store clerk without having to say, 'Oh, look at that trans person.'
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To me, the flag represents the greatest ideals of the United States of America, not the worst, but different people look at different things and have different feelings about it. That's what freedom of expression is all about.
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When you're creating a fragrance, you're always thinking about what you want that first smell to be, that first reaction. It's a sensation, like a symphony with all of those layers and notes. I love the way it changes and the way it dries down. The fun thing about scent is that it's unique to everyone; pheromones take on a new scent.
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Quarterbacks need to make their team better. If it's a bad team, they can even make a bad team better.
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We sat down and read it for the first time and I thanked God under my breath, because they were all so good. And my leading ladies are both exceptional. I mean, everybody in the play. I could just go on all night about them.
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My waist used to be tiny. I just saw a picture of Miley Cyrus with a little crop top and low pants, and I'm like, 'That was me growing up in Brazil!' I had the typical model body, but after babies, it changed. I look more like a woman.
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This is one of the miracles of love: It gives a power of seeing through its own enchantments and yet not being disenchanted.
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Love is the mystery of divine revelations!
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I like to smile. I smile even when I'm nervous since it calms me down and shows my friendliness.
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I wouldn't mind seeing The Smiths reform. That would be cool.
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'Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark. Begin at the beginning. Tell Gregory a story. Make some light.'
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I belong to no religion. My religion is love. Every heart is my temple.
