Richard Holbrooke Quotes
There is a split between Muslims who want to practice their faith in peace and tolerance with other religions and other people, and these extreme, radical fundamentalists who have shown a total lack of tolerance for people with different views, starting with people who they don't think are good Muslims, and going on to include Christians and Jews.
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We do high heels, and people know us for that, but the idea of wearing a flat from day to night feels special.
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Finding out I was pregnant was one of the most joyous moments in my life. I will never forget it.
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I think that the training of architects allows you to see what will happen ten years ahead of time, or twenty. It's not guessing, it's not intuitive, it's based on research - and we may be wrong.
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Helping out in your kid's classroom is a great way to get involved with your child's school.
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Fashion is something which is non-lasting; it's ephemeral.
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In 1980, shortly before my 11th birthday, I wrote my first essay in English.
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In the past it seemed like I was making fun of rap a little bit. But it was more me making fun of myself, since I'm not technically a rapper, whatever that means.
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I can speak a little bit of Hindi but understand every word.
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I have a lot of friends who do what I do. Either they're actresses or singers or things like that.
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The teaching thing, the one where I have to impart my knowledge, is probably what comes the least naturally to me because I'm an absorber of things.
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I think it's a fundamental responsibility of the federal government to enforce our nation's borders.
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Equality for women is progress for all.
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Well first of all you have to make the character strong so that people can follow that. And then hopefully that character can integrate with the background of the social situation that people can recognize.
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A big part of the problem that we face today is that our children have been taught at schools that every idea is right, that no one should criticize others' positions, no matter how odious.
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I think one of my first jokes - in the black community, there's people who have jokes about skin tone. People like, 'You so black, you purple.' 'You so black, you gotta smile so we can see you at night.'
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Directing a film was something I always wanted to do, something that seemed an inevitability in my development as an actor.
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People's lives have to change as a result of this legislation.
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Whenever I write a new song, it always happens when I come back from Europe or Egypt or something like that. It's always from travelling.
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I think it seems to be when I'm trusted, and someone just lets me have free rein - 'Do what you want, man' - that kind of confidence that directors instil in me always gets my best stuff out.
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There is a split between Muslims who want to practice their faith in peace and tolerance with other religions and other people, and these extreme, radical fundamentalists who have shown a total lack of tolerance for people with different views, starting with people who they don't think are good Muslims, and going on to include Christians and Jews.
