Tahar Djaout Quotes
Silence is death. If you speak, you die. If you are silent, you die. So speak, and die.
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I wrote 'The River' practically trying to rip off every lick that James Taylor had, so it was neat to hear him sing those lyrics because that's who inspired you to write them.
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I come before you to declare that my sex are entitled to the inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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I have one of these bodies. When I was younger, I could never put weight on, and now that I'm a little older, there's a natural sort of chubbiness coming. But honestly, if I work out for a week, it drops off in no time.
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I try to shave at night so my skin has a chance to settle by the early morning call-time.
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The problem is not getting rid of fear, but using it properly.
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My approach to cricket has been reasonably simple: it was about giving everything to the team, it was about playing with dignity and it was about upholding the spirit of the game. I hope I have done some of that. I have failed at times, but I have never stopped trying. It is why I leave with sadness but also with pride.
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Everyone wants me to be perfect, but I am so far from perfect!
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I am the kind of person who does not like to carry baggage. In fact, I don't go back and listen to my own music. I believe in closing chapters and moving forward. That's what gives me peace.
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I was joking with someone about this the other day. They were like, 'You talk about Applebee's as if it was your ex.' I miss it; I miss setting up tables at 6 A.M.
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Born in 1936, I experienced the Second World War as a child in the city of Gelsenkirchen-Buer. This area was heavily bombed, but fortunately, all members of my family survived the war and post-war period.
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Any athlete has massive reserves in their body and their emotional landscape.
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I pick up the details that drive the organization insane. But sweating the details is more important than anything else.
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I'm a really good parent to myself sometimes, and I do things that make me learn and grow.
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Chile's mines are very dangerous; the country has a lot of earthquakes.
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I think women today are really struggling with these dual roles: How do you have a full-time career and be ambitious and still take care of your family?
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The State, in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their opinions. If they be willing faithfully to serve it, that satisfies.
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I eat the same foods almost every day. I have my favorites like Filipino beef broth, chicken soup with lots and lots of rice.
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Good education, housing and jobs are imperatives for the Negroes, and I shall support them in their fight to win these objectives, but I shall tell the Negroes that while these are necessary, they cannot solve the main Negro problem.
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When the violation of parity was discovered I began a series of electronic experiments to investigate parity violation in hyperon decays.
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Why thrust your kid into that? You try to protect them from all the bad people out there.
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Death, torture and prison are part of daily life for the youth of Iran. They are not like us, my friends and I at their age; they are not scared. They are not what we were. They hold hands and scream: 'Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid! We are together!' They understand that no one will give them their rights; they must go get them.
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For writers that rehearsal period is death. It is the most destructive thing of all to a script.
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I've always been open to the idea of an adaptation that does its own thing, that freely diverges from the original as long as it's true to the spirit.
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Silence is death. If you speak, you die. If you are silent, you die. So speak, and die.
