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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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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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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A great revolution in just one single individual will help achieve a change in the destiny of a society and, further, will enable a change in the destiny of humankind.
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If you want to get across an idea, wrap it up in person.
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The father, the mother and the teacher are the three primarily responsible for moulding the future of the country.
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That feeling of surrender is there, has to be there. We all want that. We all want to let go. And in that feeling alone… Maybe you call it peace. Maybe you call it satisfaction. Maybe you call it anything. But it’s a feeling of 'let go,' when the whole world becomes that tranquil world that’s liveable.
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Being a human means waking up in this world, where we all have to work and slog to put food on the table.
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Consequently, I won just about everything I set out to win, everything bar the World Cup, of course. But even now, I don't regret that, because I was part of a team which twice reached the semi-finals.
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You don't want a whole bunch of yes people around you.
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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.
