Nicos Anastasiades Quotes
It's a Cyprus of misery and soup kitchens and a state which cannot meet basic obligations. It can only cause me grief.
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Smaller wrestlers are built for more exciting matches.
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I feel quite connected to the past, and my memory. Everything that I've ever done I can still relate to, and feel connected to it in a way. There's no part of my life that I look at and go, 'I don't recognize that person at all.'
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I believe that writers have a responsibility to evolve the language, whether by introducing new words or new usages. Shakespeare alone is responsible for something like 3400 words and phrases.
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What is faith but a kind of betting or speculation after all? It should be, I bet that my Redeemer liveth.
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I'm interested in people. I'm curious about people, and of course we're curious about people whose work we respond to. So I'm not saying that I don't understand fascination with other people. But as it's dealt with in this American, modern-day culture, I find it not just boring but actually sort of destructive, really.
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Read good books. Read bad books - and figure out why you don't like them. Then don't do it when you write. If you are a science fiction or fantasy writer, going to conventions and attending panels is very useful.
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Being vital means knowing the rules and being brave enough to break them.
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Look, this job has always been a crucible of conflict.
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I think people should have fun. And don't get so down on yourself. Enjoy life and be the best person you can be.
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Sometimes I'll read an audition and I'll get a very strong first impression about who the person is, and I usually go with it.
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I never watch the dailies. What I usually do is have a look at the rough or final cut, and I just get something from the story. Sometimes I start composing even before the director has shot anything. The dailies don't help me at all.
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While this has been a private part of my family's life, it is now clear a media story will soon emerge. My father tragically ended his life while battling terminal cancer in 1979.
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Drawing and visual pursuits were first. Music came and found me in a way. Really, what it's about is creative problem solving, and music is a lot more an expression of that than painting is for me.
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Some of my lowest points were the most exciting opportunities to push through to be a better person.
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I'm not one of those people that pretends he doesn't watch himself.
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Americans are fed up with these mandatory census surveys, and they're asking us to stop the harassment.
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Man is remembered by his deeds.
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Somebody like Mailer brings to that role everything that he stands for. The types of characters that I gravitate towards, the types of icons, tend to have a heavy physicality in that way.
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I can't not put myself in the shoes of every person I pass.
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South Africa is not a jellyfish and is in many respects a swordfish.
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Well, I look at it like this: When you go to a restaurant, the less you know about what happens in the kitchen, the more you enjoy your meal. If the soup tastes good, everything's cool, and you don't necessarily want to know what's in it. The same thing holds true with movies.
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The main bone of contention is whether Islamic injunctions are legal or moral categories. When Muslims say Islam commands daily prayers or bans alcohol, are they talking about public obligations that will be enforced by the state or personal ones that will be judged by God?
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I want to be in Chicago. I'd like to.
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It's a Cyprus of misery and soup kitchens and a state which cannot meet basic obligations. It can only cause me grief.
