Sayyid Tahir al-Hashimi (Tahir Shah) Quotes
Any man who has ever led an army, an expedition, or a group of Boy Scouts has sadism in his bones.Sayyid Tahir al-Hashimi
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When I look at my life, I see that I wanted to be free of the physical plane, the psychological plane, and when I got free of those I didn't want to go anywhere near them.
Ram Dass -
When you have my confidence, I will do 200% for you.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic -
Last year in a historic move, the state of New York passed the very first cigarette fire safety standard.
Ed Markey -
I am very proud of what we have built in Spain, because it is not a traditional Formula 1 country. I think we have found passionate fans, and built up a strong culture for the sport - and things are improving every day, with more and more people getting interested.
Fernando Alonso -
As I lay so sick on my bed, from Christmas till March, I was always praying for poor ole master. 'Pears like I didn't do nothing but pray for ole master. 'Oh, Lord, convert ole master;' 'Oh, dear Lord, change dat man's heart, and make him a Christian.'
Harriet Tubman -
When I first wrote 'Papa Hemingway,' there were too many people still alive, and the lawyers for Random House didn't want to OK it. But now all that's been filtered away by the passage of all these people. And having the fortune of surviving, I now feel that I am the custodian of what Ernest wanted the world to know about him and these women.
A. E. Hotchner
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The history of business has shown that companies usually only regulate themselves if they're forced to by legislation, or out of self-interest - often in the shape of a marketable message that will help sell more products.
Maelle Gavet -
I like to get up around 5:30 or six - that's my favorite time of day. My family is still asleep, and the office is still closed, so I can start my day slowly.
Iman -
Everyone should play their role in tearing down the wall of hatred.
Lalu Prasad Yadav -
So I saw many planets, and they looked just a little bit brighter than they do from Earth.
Sally Ride -
For a while, I became an atheist; now that I'm grown up, though, I'm not hard-edged enough to be an atheist. Even though I live with a flaming atheist, I love going to temple. I love all the rituals.
Padma Lakshmi -
Every human walks around with a certain kind of sadness. They may not wear it on their sleeves, but it's there if you look deep.
Taraji P. Henson
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I come from a dysfunctional family, so my views of parents and parenting used to be highly mixed.
Tamora Pierce -
The luxury of radio is that you don't spend hours in make-up, and you can wear whatever you want. It's bizarre. You'll be saying lines, with various people around making sound effect noises.
Felicity Jones -
Whereas if you have a camera in the courtroom, there's no filtering. What you see is what's there.
Lance Ito -
I actually didn't really start to get into the research of film until I was much older. I decided I wanted to direct a lot earlier than I started to do the research, which is really strange, but it is the case.
F. Gary Gray -
Sword fighting in film is not about how good the fighter is, but how good the actor receiving the blows is.
Takeshi Kitano -
Horses know how to be loyal but still keep their distance.
Sadie Jones
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I grew up thinking that singing was my security.
Nana Mouskouri -
I love fierce performers.
Ella McMahon -
Disorder in society is the result of disorder in the family.
Angela Merici -
I was a bad kid. I say this without pride but with a feeling that it is better to say it. I live with one great hope: to help kids who now stand where I stood as a boy. If what I have to say here helps even one of them avoid some of my own mistakes, or take heart from such triumphs as I have had, this book will serve its purpose.
Babe Ruth -
Any man who has ever led an army, an expedition, or a group of Boy Scouts has sadism in his bones.
Sayyid Tahir al-Hashimi