Nayef Al-Rodhan Quotes
Policies should take account of the emotional dimensions of human behaviour rather than assuming rational action.
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Where are the gains for religious freedom and human rights to justify all the bombings, invasions and wars we have conducted in the lands from Libya to Pakistan - to justify the losses we have endured and the death and suffering we have inflicted?
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The toute ensemble was such as to make polished society blush, when compared with these savages.
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Historically, the Balkans have been an incubator of war.
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I do not consider myself beautiful.
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When people don't understand my work, I don't feel like explaining.
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Of all Iraq's rocket scientists, none drew warier scrutiny abroad than Modher Sadeq-Saba Tamimi.
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I'm not small, I'm space-efficient.
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If you look at my record, I have a clean record.
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To put it simply and a bit crudely: Our economy is demanding more well-educated workers than our schools are providing. To attract this scarce resource, communities have to offer more than just jobs.
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As far as viewpoints, I think I'm more well-rounded and definitely more educated, and probably more hopeful than I used to be. I think when you're young and you get into a cause, you get frustrated with it within a few years, or six months.
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Marvel has such a huge slice of the pie.
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French fries. I love them. Some people are chocolate and sweets people. I love French fries. That and caviar.
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I really like one-on-one, rich relationships.
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It's not enough for just us to invest in Utah; more and more, we are encouraging businesses around the world to follow suit. We want them to invest in and become part of Utah's future and to allow Utah to invest and become part of theirs.
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Hope is such a bait, it covers any hook.
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I come by writing dialogue fairly naturally, I've got a chatty family; I'm a bit of a voyeur, and if I'm ever in a public place, I automatically find myself listening.
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Recollection is not something that I can summon up, it simply comes and I am the servant of it.
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I think 'Dark Blue' came to me while I was doing a project in London. I read it, and the character immediately popped out at me.
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I had a very difficult upbringing.
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We haven't gotten consistent car supply to meet our needs.
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Cheerleading gave me a love of sports, which I brought to the Senate. I can talk to the good ol' boys about college sports because I follow it like they do.
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I love you, girl. I love you more than I can say, even with my heart in the way…
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In an age of enormities, the emotions are naturally weakened. We are continually called upon to have feelings - about genocide, for instance, or about famine or the blowing up of passenger planes - and we are all aware that we are incapable of reacting appropriately. A guilty consciousness of emotional inadequacy or impotence makes people doubt their own human weight.
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Policies should take account of the emotional dimensions of human behaviour rather than assuming rational action.
