Ian Buruma Quotes
I think that Ryu Chishu, or Tanaka Kinuyo, or to be more precise, the imaginary characters they portrayed, were more real to the film buffs than any existing human being. This is why cinephiles are spookier, on the whole, than music lovers or balletomanes. For they are creatures of the dark, getting off on the lives of others.Ian Buruma
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It happens that I'm heterosexual, but I don't care about that. I do care about protecting the rights of 10 percent of our population who are homosexual and who don't have the ability to protect their rights.
Ed Koch -
Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave.
Karl Kraus -
I'm a bit of a fashion magpie.
Gabriella Wilde -
I dare anybody to look at me and say I'm anorexic. I'm so totally not.
Fiona Apple -
Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature.
Samuel Butler -
You don't have to have a great voice to sing, just a distinctive one. But make sure you say the words clearly and tell a story.
Randy Bachman The Guess Who
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It is said that the West had a global policy in regard to Islam. That is stupid. There isn't a global Islam.
Zbigniew Brzezinski -
When I was really little, I listened to Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Barbara Mandrel, Crystal Gayle, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, and Patsy Cline.
Laura Bell Bundy -
Any threat to the health and safety of a child in any school or classroom is unacceptable.
Kate Brown -
I want to work with intelligent people and look for scripts that I think are intelligent and surprising.
Adam Brody -
Think about your menu, and if you're not a skilled chef - which I'm not - follow a recipe. You can't go wrong if you don't cut the fine print.
Karen Elson -
God has just given me such an amazing journey and able to play; it's been so much fun. I'm having a blast!
Bailee Madison
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To be honest, I haven't seen much serious budget planning since the Republicans took control of the House after the 2010 elections and grabbed onto the Senate filibuster. It's not the White House's fault that John Boehner couldn't deliver on a bigger deal.
Gail Collins -
Getting a family into work, supporting strong relationships, getting parents off drugs and out of debt - all this can do more for a child's well-being than any amount of money in out-of-work benefits.
Iain Duncan Smith -
To fight against the infidels is Jihad; but to fight against your evil self is greater Jihad.
Abu Bakr -
It was very much a cry for democratic control at that time. Above all, breaking the accomplished power of a few people to rule the lives of everybody else.
Barbara Castle -
Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away the hunger.
Saint Basil -
I was friends with President Ronald Reagan and he once said to me, 'I don't know how anybody can serve in public office without being an actor.'
Warren Beatty
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There are outstanding issues that are being addressed. The separation of Indian nuclear facilities would be done voluntarily by us based on India's national interest.
Anand Sharma -
My heart is a weatherballoon caught in an updraft of a chinese tax percentage, the tax percentages are unequivocaaaaaaaaaal, Unequivocaaaaaaaaal. This is the sort of lyrics you could never think of, loser. Here's a razorblade go cut yourself
Thomas Edward Yorke Atoms for Peace -
The song of the blues, the song of the music, was something a lot of people missed out on. They thought they had to swagger a certain way or bark at the mic, and you don't have to do that.
Henry Saint Clair Fredericks -
The ocean is like a checking account where everybody withdraws but nobody makes a deposit. This is what's happening because of overfishing.
Enric Sala -
Nature makes boys and girls lovely to look upon so they can be tolerated until they acquire some sense.
M. William Phelps -
I think that Ryu Chishu, or Tanaka Kinuyo, or to be more precise, the imaginary characters they portrayed, were more real to the film buffs than any existing human being. This is why cinephiles are spookier, on the whole, than music lovers or balletomanes. For they are creatures of the dark, getting off on the lives of others.
Ian Buruma