Sayyid Tahir al-Hashimi (Tahir Shah) Quotes
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Any of the rewards or accolades or any of that are very nice and everything but the music is what saves me. And it did. I would write my way out of any kind of depressing period.
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We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat. They do not exist.
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Thus, the poet's word is beginning to strike forcefully upon the hearts of all men, while absolute men of letters think that they alone live in the real world.
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We felt like, first and foremost, we were songwriters.
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Fixing a broken immigration system. Protecting our kids from gun violence. Equal pay for equal work, paid leave, raising the minimum wage. All these things still matter to hardworking families; they are still the right thing to do; and I will not let up until they get done.
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Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into.
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Most of the things we do, we do for no better reason than that our fathers have done them or our neighbors do them, and the same is true of a larger part than what we suspect of what we think.
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Teaching is a profession in which capacity building should occur at every stage of the career - novices working with accomplished colleagues, skillful teachers sharing their craft, and opportunities for teacher leadership.
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I can't do any competitive sport myself!
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I wondered a little why God was such a useless thing. It seemed a waste of time to have him. After that he became less and less, until he was... nothingness.
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I don't think anyone wants to look in the mirror and say, 'I'm anti-woman.' They don't see themselves that way, and you can't treat them that way. But you have to tell the truth.
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I'm not afraid of the Canadian tuxedo.
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Everyone in Tool is interested in how we present our music. We write a group of songs that have a vibe, energy and feeling, and then we try to pick an image to capture that and communicate a feeling. We want something that adds to the connection with the audience.
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We women must listen to our inner voice. It is easier for women to do this as they are not afraid to say what they feel.
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I do not have one theme for each season, I just try to make beautiful clothes all year round.
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Anger, and the self-righteousness that is both the cause and consequence of anger, tends to be easier on the psyche than personal responsibility.
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The advantage of doing one's praising for oneself is that one can lay it on so thick and exactly in the right places.
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As a child I wanted to be a professional athlete or lawyer.
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In Mumbai, you have to act in real life, too.
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I betrayed Gutenberg for McLuhan long ago.
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Books, like people, can't be reduced to the cost of the materials with which they were made. Books, like people, become unique and precious once you get to know them.
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I'm aware that given what I've done in the past - and having a well-known parent - that people will be very quick to judge my path more than others, but I have to just not care.
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In India an explanation is often more confusing than what prompted it.
