Abdullah II of Jordan Quotes
We want to be, I think, an example for the rest of the Arab world, because there are a lot of people who say that the only democracy you can have in the Middle East is the Muslim Brotherhood.
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More than anything, there are more images in evil. Evil is based far more on the visual, whereas good has no good images at all.
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I get really insecure because even though I can speak in musician's terms, I don't know as much as real musicians.
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Only the other world has substance and reality; only good deeds and holy learning have tangible worth.
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I've met the Dalai Lama briefly, but I would probably say my grandfather was the wisest person I ever met. He was my mother's father, an Indian, a family doctor, and very unlike me in that he was deeply religious.
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I don't think you'll ever be happy about anything unless you've done it.
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Dread lord and cousin, may the almighty preserve your reverence and lordship in long life and good fortune.
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The plastic bottle we're throwing away every day still stays there. And if we show that to people, then we can also promote some behavioral change.
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I learned not to be so bitterly defeated when my fiction took a beating from editors. I learned in advertising to color in the lines and have my work done on time and to make it the very best it could be.
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I am especially proud of taking on issues most central to the health of our American democracy.
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I'm busier than a busy person. People aren't scared to play this raucous, harsh music over radio speakers, so I think it's the perfect time to get in with some real serious, heavy bands.
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We want to be, I think, an example for the rest of the Arab world, because there are a lot of people who say that the only democracy you can have in the Middle East is the Muslim Brotherhood.
