Hamid Karzai Quotes
On the security front the entire Nato exercise was one that caused Afghanistan a lot of suffering, a lot of loss of life, and no gains because the country is not secure.
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I'm known for having crazy shoes. I have a total Napoleon complex - I'm only 5'4", and every heel I have is four inches or more.
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They're always so serious, the orchestras, you know? It's always a fun contrast of that song and the genre of music. And me.
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I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don't think about my work in those terms. It is just as vulgar to work for the sake of posterity as to work for the sake of money.
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Your private life is really very important for you. You know, all of us, you know.
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It's the 21st century. It's healthier for us, better for the environment and certainly kinder to be a vegetarian.
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I have a deep and ongoing love of Iceland, particular the landscape, and when writing 'Burial Rites,' I was constantly trying to see whether I could distill its extraordinary and ineffable qualities into a kind of poetry.
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I'm a kind person; I don't have a really nihilist streak in me, but I respond to that kind of humour.
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As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.
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When I first read 'The River,' I had theories on what it was about, but once we got into rehearsal, I realized it's much simpler: It's about how human beings try to connect. The play holds a mirror up to the audience, and they take from it what's relevant to their lives.
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Memories are thoughts that arise. They're not realities. Only when you believe that they are real, then they have the power over you. But when you realize it's just another thought arising about the past, then you can have a spacious relationship with that thought. The thought no longer has you in its grip.
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'Good English' is whatever educated people talk; so that what is good in one place or time would not be so in another.
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I guess I'd be put in the ID politics camp. But there is really nothing in the world-view of, say, Bernie Sanders I actually disagree with. I'd like a guaranteed income, single-payer health care, a stronger safety net, etc. The problem is the temptation to paper over historically fraught issues to achieve that is tempting.
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When you're actually making the film, you're constantly battling to maintain its integrity.
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The best thing I did was to choose the right heroes.
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I knew I wanted considerable education so that I wouldn't have to work as hard as my parents.
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I've been in some bad TV shows and suffered through so much poor writing.
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There is no birth of consciousness without pain.
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Enough to using Texas as a political laboratory for testing far-right ideas. Enough to using Texas as a workshop for fattening the wallets of their special interest friends and supporters. And enough of politicians listening only to each other, rather than real Texans.
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Australia has an economic interest in ensuring our cities have 21st century urban rail transport to reduce traffic congestion.
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The time for double standards that allow Islamists to behave aggressively toward us while they demand our weakness and submission is over.
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I don't think I've ever actually written from inspiration, actually had a song just go, 'Bing!' I only recall that happening to me twice - once was with 'Terrapin' and the other was 'Wharf Rat.' I mean, that's twice in a lifetime of writing!
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In the face of anger, the best response is a burst of tenderness.
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There are epic downsides to living a somewhat public life. The upshot of that is there's nothing to hide. It's a relief in a way. There's nothing about me that can't be said.
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On the security front the entire Nato exercise was one that caused Afghanistan a lot of suffering, a lot of loss of life, and no gains because the country is not secure.
