Yasmina Khadra Quotes
It seems that the whole world is beginning to decay, and that its putrefaction has chosen to spread outward from here, from the land of the Pashtuns, where desertification proceeds at a steady, implacable crawl even in the consciences and intellects of men.
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I was a big 'Battlestar Galactica' fan and 'Star Trek' fan. I grew up watching those.
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On the day when I was shot, all of my friends' faces were covered, except mine.
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Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
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I'm so motivated to collaborate with people and help them realize the kind of collective vision.
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The public will believe anything, so long as it is not founded on truth.
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By the time I approached my forties, I had the self-assurance to approach all the genres I love so deeply: R & B, rock, jazz, and pop.
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I do two months of strict dieting, so after fight night, I go for whatever my body is craving. It's usually sushi. But after that, I go home to Guadalajara and indulge in a lot of tacos before I have to start getting in shape for another fight.
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My daughter and stepson are really broad-minded.
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I can still put down some pretty nasty stuff on paper, which is what I enjoy doing.
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I sort of understood that when I first started: that you shouldn't repeat a success. Very often you're going to, and maybe the first time you do, it works. And you love it. But then you're trapped.
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I'm the youngest of five – three girls and two boys. There was one record player for the seven of us. It was good for me, because I got to hear everyone else's music.
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Men become accustomed to poison by degrees.
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I'm a darned good listener.
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The only time some people work like a horse is when the boss rides them.
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I think if you are creative then it's an unstoppable thing. It just keeps coming throughout your entire life.
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The thing that bothers me about journalism is the false equivalency we sometimes place on certain issues.
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Kids are very cruel to each other.
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I've been working straight since 2003, so I might just want to take an improv or theater class. That excites me. I can't wait to do different characters - not necessarily the leading chick who gets the guy, but the weird, freaky cousin.
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We spend so much time listening to the things people are saying that we rarely pay attention to the things they don't.
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There have always been mixed emotions about Howard Cosell: Some people hate him like poison, and other people just hate him regular.
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I feel people care so much about their appearance - which is important, and I do still care about my appearance, but not that much. There's far more to life than that.
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Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.
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The world is going to change, whether we like it or not. We can participate in that change or we can be the victims of that change. In a way. Either we go in our stupidity ignorance, and arrogance, bring more destruction in a way, or we're forced to change.
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It seems that the whole world is beginning to decay, and that its putrefaction has chosen to spread outward from here, from the land of the Pashtuns, where desertification proceeds at a steady, implacable crawl even in the consciences and intellects of men.
