Maajid Nawaz Quotes
Muslim communities themselves, as they expect mainstream society to stand down racists, must do more to also stand down the Islamist extremists.

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I like going after good material, well-written material.
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The return to normality is a defeat for the terrorists.
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I'm a strange person - I don't really get rewards out of how many hits I have on YouTube. I love it, and I'm grateful, and it's important to me. But does it equal peace within me? No, it doesn't.
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Let us eat and drink neither forgetting death unduly nor remembering it. The Lord hath mercy on whom he will have mercy, etc., and the less we think about it the better.
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I will get my education - if it is in home, school, or anyplace.
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I went in and auditioned for one of the main guys for 'The League' when it was first casting, and I was so excited because I was like, 'Oh my God, this is my life!' I love fantasy football, and I play with my buddies, and my wife is frustrated with it.
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I know what I want to achieve in each book and the major points, but I don't plan right down to the chapters. I think that the characters write themselves in some degree.
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Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
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I love to cook a meal for the so-called holidays. You always need the turkey. I like making a good BBQ brisket as well.
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When we tackle obstacles, we find hidden reserves of courage and resilience we did not know we had. And it is only when we are faced with failure do we realise that these resources were always there within us. We only need to find them and move on with our lives.
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Of course great politicians are always liable to be wrong about something, and the more people tell them they are wrong, the more stubbornly they defend their error.
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Mr. Obama's approach to engagement to some degree makes him dependent on people who wish neither him nor America well. This doesn't have to end badly and I hope that it doesn't - but it's not an ideal position after one's first year in power.
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I would rather lose a good earring than be caught without make-up.
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Environmental pollution is an incurable disease. It can only be prevented.
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I want to do whatever I can to survive.
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Most people learn to improvise on their own, listening to records, endless hours of noodling on their instrument in the bedroom with all their spare time. That's traditionally how people learn.
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I don't sleep. I hate those little slices of death.
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I know it can be dangerous, but I love racing. I worry my wife, but she knows it's important to me.
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You have an entire generation of kids who grew up with the idea that music is something that you can download for free.
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One more recent novelist to come along is Cormac McCarthy. Him, I like.
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I want to work with great directors. I want to work on good material with good actors. I've probably done 20 movies at this point and a lot of independents. It's been an incredible ride and I love it and I'm just going to keep going and doing what I'm doing.
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I dreamt that my hair was kempt. Then I dreamt that my true love unkempt it.
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I've gone up and down in my weight - I know my body. And for me, it's easy to go up or down.
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Muslim communities themselves, as they expect mainstream society to stand down racists, must do more to also stand down the Islamist extremists.