Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
Do not say that every day you spend on this earth is a day closer to dying. Every day you spend on this earth is a day closer to finally living.
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Sometimes I like to watch TV, though I never get to watch any of the shows in real time. I'm a fan of 'Downton Abbey,' 'Boardwalk Empire,' and 'Boss.' There's a British series called 'Luther,' but in England, they think a series means four episodes. And I like 'Mad Men.' Otherwise, it's always good to unwind with a book.
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Focus on the long term, and always do what's right to grow the company and not make short-term decisions. And outlast everyone one.
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All my life, the naysayers have told me that I can't win because I'm a progressive... because I'm a woman... even because I'm a lesbian.
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A true lover always feels in debt to the one he loves.
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It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
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I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.
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The advice I would give to someone is to not take anyone's advice.
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At times I wonder whether or not your role as a member of Parliament... may in fact inhibit a relationship developing.
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I'm not going to be a ten or twelve grand-slam winner. It's not going to happen.
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Well, youth is the period of assumed personalities and disguises. It is the time of the sincerely insincere.
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I remember moving out to L.A. straight after college and just starting to try to write scripts and trying to get stuff off the ground.
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A lot of young players don't really know much about the history of the game and a lot of them are missing out on what the game is all about, especially the whole concept of sportsmanship and teamwork.
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If you eat something and get fat, you should be responsible for it. I think that is the attitude of the great majority of Americans, that you should be responsible for what you eat.
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My family runs a little art gallery back in Cornwall, so flashy cars and things like that have never really been particularly interesting to me.
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By helping readers understand these mechanics, I hope they will appreciate why freedom is for everyone, why it is essential for our security and why the free world plays a critically important role in advancing democracy around the globe.
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Sometimes you have to be okay with what you are to the world, where you are in the world, and make the most of it.
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I always wake up 10 minutes before I have to be anywhere.
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I find the presence of the sea quite inspiring, and sometimes I do just get out and walk around and take in the sea breeze to try and clear my mind.
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I most often land up taking up the roles that I most detest.
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I am sort of a tea addict. I structure my day by cups of tea.
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It's just different today. Nobody seems to last too long these days. I wouldn't know how to get started today.
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My mother had an illegal abortion in 1960, which was the year the birth control pill came out, but I guess a little late for her, but - and I never knew. I found out when my father, after her death, got her FBI file.
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I read that speaking in front of a crowd is the number-one fear in America. I found that amazing. Number two was death. Number two! That means that, if you're ever at a funeral, you'd rather be in the casket than giving the eulogy.
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Do not say that every day you spend on this earth is a day closer to dying. Every day you spend on this earth is a day closer to finally living.
