Nadeem Aslam Quotes
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Music seems hard-wired into our very being. It moves us, stirs us to action, sets us in motion, sticks in our memories and minds.
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When companies get big, they slow down. They're not as exciting. If you want to get something done, it takes a lot of time and a lot of meetings.
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Sometimes I play cricket, and I play badminton.
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The mind is but too naturally prone to pleasure, but too easily yielded to dissipation.
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I wanted a personal-finance tool for people who didn't want to be accountants: something you could set up in ten minutes and spend less than five minutes a week on. Mint is now that tool.
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My life has been a dream. If someone had to write a story about it, it would seem a little unreal. It's the kind of story I would read and say, 'Nah, that's not possible.'
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German writers in the late 18th century were the first to uphold a prickly, literary nationalism, in reaction to the then dominance and prestige of French literature.
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However, as our brave men and women continue to return from the battlefields of the War on Terror, Congress must respond by enacting policies that meet the evolving needs of the veterans community.
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Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan understand that government does not create jobs. Entrepreneurs do.
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I am strictly against remaking a movie.
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As newly created P2P businesses disrupt the status quo and compete with established companies, they face the difficulty of fitting a square peg into a round hole when it comes to existing regulatory regimes that don't contemplate their business models.
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Take pride in your work at all times. Remember, respect for an umpire is created off the field as well as on.
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I love the crowds at festivals because they're so chilled out.
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What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.
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I think Bush has a very selfish, arrogant point of view. I think he is interested in power, I think he believes his truth is the only truth, and that he will do what he wants to do despite the people.
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If there is no criticism, you become lazy. But it should be constructive, and it should be the truth. If it's biased and there's no truth in it, then I don't care about it. If it's true, it helps me grow.
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I make big objects that are simple, bright and clear, kind of ironic but hopefully funny because I love the shapes, and I get inspiration from toys and books, and I believe in art for everyone.
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We cannot therefore say that mental acts contain a cognitive as well as a conative element.
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The final words of a domestic bully: If you leave me now furious angels will descend upon you and bring you back to me.
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The most precious things in speech are pauses.
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Mr. Balanchine was a great gentleman, and he loved his dancers. He was devoted to his company. He came to the ballet every night, and his presence was felt. It was like the whole company was dancing for him. And if he liked you, he trusted you to be yourself. He didn't try to change you and make you into something you were not.
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Well, we're out of time here. Regardless of that, and what might be perceived as our disagreement on the substance of this, my great thanks for coming out and speaking to this under these circumstances.
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Richard Burton is my number one idol. One, because we come from very similar backgrounds and two, because of his fantastic talent.
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A lie does not become truth just because ten people are telling it.
