Anthony Malcolm Daniels (Theodore Dalrymple) Quotes
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The only way we can challenge Islamism is to engage with one another. We need to make it as abhorrent as racism has become today. Only then will we stem the tide of angry young Muslims who turn to hate.
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As I'm writing, certain things become clear to me and certain things begin to feel right and make sense. The pieces start to fall into place.
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When you challenge other people's ideas of who or how you should be, they may try to diminish and disgrace you. It can happen in small ways in hidden places, or in big ways on a world stage. You can spend a lifetime resenting the tests, angry about the slights and the injustices. Or, you can rise above it.
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This is going right to the police. So, it's a very dangerous precedent.
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I don't miss being on the road right now because the thing is, I was on the road for eight years, so I love pizza, but pizza every day for eight years is a different thing.
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Being right half the time beats being half-right all the time.
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I like to believe, as a writer, that anybody who isn't a reader yet has just not found the right book.
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Women would rather be right than reasonable.
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Trust me, I would love to have a wife and kids. I would very much enjoy that. But I also know that you have to be in the right place to do that.
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Even though 'Vicky Donor' was a huge success, I have had one or two films which have not done well, but that's all right.
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I'm a California girl. I grew up in Inglewood right by LAX.
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Do I want to tackle a 230-pound guy who's running like a deer? Heavens no, no one in their right mind would. But there is something that drives me and compels me to stick my head in there and give it my best shot.
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I really wanted to be born a woman. It all started there. A South American woman. And I'm upset that I was born a white Jewish male. I've been angry since.
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He was not a runner, my father, but he was quick. I always remember it was very difficult to escape from him when he was angry. If he wanted to beat us he would always catch us. Even me, he could always catch me.
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If you aim for parody right off the bat and it misses, no offense to the filmmakers, but it is Meet the Spartans.
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In my opinion, there is one singular problem with religions in general: they are exclusive. To me, this exclusivity is not right.
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If the money's right, I'll do a film.
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I think that a lot of terrorists have been middle class and, more surprisingly, many of them have been people who were not directly affected by the things they're angry about.
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After reading Eminem's autobiography, which I did because I'm so interested in him as an artist, I respect him a lot. Even though he seems angry and mad, he's had to fight so many demons in his life.
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If a severe pandemic materializes, all of society could pay a heavy price for decades of failing to create a rational system of health care that works for all of us.
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We try to preach innovation. We provide resources; we invite speakers in from universities to talk about new ideas.
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The Cartesian point of moral epistemology: I'm angry, therefore I'm right.
