Said Sayrafiezadeh Quotes
Other families who are poor do what they can to get out of it. My mother did not. She did not utilise her resources. She had a degree. There was something she could have done, but she actively, purposely refused that so we could have this absolutely authentic experience of the worst of capitalism: 'See? Look how bad capitalism is.'
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I have four kids. They are two years apart, and contraception has been very, very good to me.
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I consider myself as a free spokesman for the people.
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We did a remake of Lost in Space. Filmed it in London for four months.
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My view is pensioners don't have the one option that people of working age have. They can't really increase their income, because they are no longer able to work.
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I seek constantly to improve my manners and graces, for they are the sugar to which all are attracted.
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One of the banners I would put up in front of any American president and new administration is 'Do not overreact to your predecessors' policies.'
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I've lived in New York for a really long time.
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Unlike the objective of far too many companies, manufacturing is not about a quick 'exit.' It is centered on long-term value creation.
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Many are the names of God and infinite the forms through which He may be approached.
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Relationships can be very traumatic. But being in a healthy relationship can be very empowering.
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When our most important issue is the debt that we're piling on our children and grandchildren, I think it's pretty helpful to have someone in the U.S. Senate who has actually managed billions of dollars and knows how to cut billions of dollars.
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Arab-led Islamic fundamentalism destabilizes nations from Algeria to the Philippines.
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All people, regardless of whether they're athletes or not, should treat people the way they want to be treated.
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All of us grow.
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When I was in college, I was a semiotics major, which is this hopelessly pretentious body of French literary theory.
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I think music is the greatest art form that exists, and I think people listen to music for different reasons, and it serves different purposes. Some of it is background music, and some of it is things that might affect a person's day, if not their life, or change an attitude. The best songs are the ones that make you feel something.
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What is this world? A mere curl of smoke for the wind to scatter.
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When I did 'Hot Fuzz,' I tried to get Barbara Steele in the movie, but I was told she had retired.
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I do think that Americans do not understand that things are done differently in other parts of the world and that the other ways people do things are equally accurate ways to do things. Someone else just came up with something different.
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Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want to take a chance and be great?
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I used to think that I could be successful if I pretended to be a 23-year-old black woman. I wanted to find a young black woman who would be willing to go in on this with me. I would write her novels, and then she would do the touring. I always thought I was too old and the wrong color.
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Going into 'Details' magazine to pitch concepts for a potential photo shoot was one of the most nerve-wracking things I had ever done. I didn't really know what one did in a pitch, how they were structured, etc., and that freaked me out big time.
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My family is extremely supportive of me. My mother has been accompanying me to the shoots, and my father used to drive me around for auditions.
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Other families who are poor do what they can to get out of it. My mother did not. She did not utilise her resources. She had a degree. There was something she could have done, but she actively, purposely refused that so we could have this absolutely authentic experience of the worst of capitalism: 'See? Look how bad capitalism is.'
