Nayef Al-Rodhan Quotes
Human and societal security should be seen as complementary to state security, and security must be thought of in multi-sum and multi-dimensional terms (human, national, transnational, environmental and transcivilisational).
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I'll sleep when I'm dead.
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No amount of law enforcement can solve a problem that goes back to the family.
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Today I know that there is still work to be done, but along the way my I am achieving my dreams.
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The one thing I do not want to be called is First Lady. It sounds like a saddle horse.
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I think novelists should be disciplined and self-imposed working hours. I work a lot, but I don't feel that I'm working. I always feel that there is a child in me, healthy, and I'm playing.
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God does arithmetic.
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I want to be different and have a good story. If it's a good story, then everybody is trying to tell it, everybody is better for it, and it's just more fun.
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To me, there is nothing but puerility in a tale in which the human form – and local human passions and conditions and standards – are depicted as native to other worlds and universes.
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But I think mainly, you know, just up in the East Coast, it's where it all originated. You know, Philadelphia. It goes back to the beginning. So, you know, fans have a lot of history, and they love their teams up here.
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The ballets you do make you into the final product you are. And I had extraordinary partners.
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My lips are big, but my talent is bigger.
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I always wanted to be a mom.
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Books are humanity in print.
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When you write fiction, you can sort of invent more but also pack it with emotions that are very pertinent to you. Whereas with nonfiction, you have to be as factual as possible but also hopefully - also bring... emotional relevance to the piece.
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Growing up, I was taught that a man has to defend his family. When the wolf is trying to get in, you gotta stand in the doorway.
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The only reason I became the singer in the band is because I sang the best. It wasn't out of some desire to be a star or be a famous singer. It's not like I love interviews.
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Philosophy and theology have so much to tell us about God, but people today want to experience God. There is a difference between eating dinner and merely reading the menu.
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As a reader, I'm often put off by authors and story-lines without families or children and all of the angst and joy they bring with them.
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The reason Saul Bellow doesn't talk to me anymore is because he knows his new novels are not worth reading.
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The first Maiden record I ever got was 'Piece of Mind,' and I only got it because I thought the artwork was cool, and everyone talked about Iron Maiden. But they weren't necessarily the most popular metal band in America for a 12-year-old kid when I discovered them.
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You try to become the character that you're working with. So for me, I try to block out the cameras and try to trick my mind that this is actually happening.
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America has never quite forgiven Europe for having been discovered somewhat earlier in history than itself.
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Human and societal security should be seen as complementary to state security, and security must be thought of in multi-sum and multi-dimensional terms (human, national, transnational, environmental and transcivilisational).
