Isaiah Mustafa (Isaiah Amir Mustafa) Quotes
I hope that my daughter grows up empowered and doesn't define herself by the way she looks but by qualities that make her a intelligent, strong and responsible woman.
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Many people would be more truthful were it not for their uncontrollable desire to talk.
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Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not.
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The notion of religious liberty is that you cannot be forced to participate in a religious ceremony that's not of your choosing simply because you're out-voted.
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The best thing to do when you're writing is to write about something you know instead of pretending. I mean, you can do that too, obviously, but when you write from your heart, it works so much better.
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You can't play having a mental disability. You have to play whatever that person's truth is without any judgement.
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I thought, If I'm so afraid of a bikini, there's something wrong. And so I had to get back into one!
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When there are thoughts, it is distraction: when there are no thoughts, it is meditation.
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During events like the World Cup and the Olympics, I tend to get really wrapped up in my own experience to stay focused, but it's like a bubble. I don't see much outside my own perspective.
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What is the basic principle of democracy? In the end, it is loyalty to the nation. We Central Europeans know from historical experience that sooner or later, we will lose our freedom if we do not represent the interests of our citizens.
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My mom used to call me 'Oprah' because I was always in a corner crying with somebody. I've always been attracted to storytelling around women's lives.
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I am scared every day.
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It is important to understand what your team can do.
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I've known elephants with broken hearts, others with depression.
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I think the legacy of the space station will be that we can do something this technically complex in an international way.
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I'd just make sure with anything I say I know what I'm talking about.
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The thornbush is the old obstacle in the road. It must catch fire if you want to go further.
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I need to live a long time to fulfil all the things I want to do.
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We want our idols to be dead because it makes death a much less scary place.
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Dawn was written well before 9/11. People speak a lot today about the banality of evil, but not all evil is banal. Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That's where the real danger lies.
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My disease is a very rare form of muscular dystrophy, called disautonomic mitochondrial myopathy.
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Chicago is fun. We've spent a lot of time there, about 15 years. My wife's parents and family live in Chicago, so that's a big selling point.
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Few people think more than two or three times a year; I have made an international reputation for myself by thinking once or twice a week.
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I hope that my daughter grows up empowered and doesn't define herself by the way she looks but by qualities that make her a intelligent, strong and responsible woman.
