Sayyid Tahir al-Hashimi (Tahir Shah) Quotes
Calcutta's the only city I know where you are actively encouraged to stop strangers at random for a quick chat.
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There's nobody on this earth who can tell you that what you're feeling is wrong. They can tell you it's different to what they're feeling.
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I usually decide what to wear in the morning, but sometimes, I'll have a favorite coat or sweater or shoes, and I'll wear them everyday for a week!
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Every frame of a Coen brothers movie is filled with history and meaning, and the deeper you go, the deeper you get. That's why their movies stand up particularly well to repeated viewing and investigation.
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I think music needs danger; it needs risk.
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I am just so thankful that my mom was a fantastic mom. She wasn't a stage mother; she didn't push me. She was happy if I was happy. We are so different. I was very shy; my mom did all the talking. She was my strength. She never expected that I would be this ballerina.
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For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God.
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As a musician myself, it annoys the hell out of me to watch an actor trying to play a guitar out of time with the music.
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You're either ghetto or you're not.
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A P2P business is a company that creates a platform which allows individuals or 'peers' to directly buy and sell from each other. This activity has sometimes been called the 'sharing economy.' Some are wary of these new companies and the challenge they pose to the established market.
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The principles governing Western democracies, of which Israel rightly considers itself a part, are based on the assurance that everyone has a vote, but also that the minority needs to yield to the wishes of the majority.
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I want to be a mayor who helped, really helped.
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I think that in the end, a talk show is a very different animal.
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I love accents. It's a great way to separate yourself when playing a role.
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I've been told by journalists that Facebook is upset anytime we're mentioned.
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I love New York.
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I've been careful to work with good people on interesting material, mostly.
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I take stuff because I'm inspired by it.
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I've been criticised for writing in too complex a manner for younger people.
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When sustainability is viewed as being a matter of survival for your business, I believe you can create massive change.
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Mississippi's loose campaign finance laws allow lawyers and companies to contribute heavily to the judges they appear before. That is terrible for justice, since the courts are teeming with perfectly legal conflicts of interest.
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90% trust peers on social networks (even strangers); only 15-18% trust brands.
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The zero-income-tax-rate states have far faster growth in tax revenues than did the states with highest income tax rate over this period.
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I am just working on staying alive.
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Calcutta's the only city I know where you are actively encouraged to stop strangers at random for a quick chat.
