Aaron Karo Quotes
I used to put down my experiences and beliefs and e-mail them to friends ever since I was a freshman.
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I am completely in favour of dialogue and engagement. But it must be a true, open dialogue.
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Since the moment I could hold a pencil, I have spent nearly all day every day writing. And there is not an age group that I have not written for. You can read me from birth 'til death.
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If you work in a public space, you have to be aware that no one is buying a ticket.
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I can go to a country song, go right into it and make it sound authentic. And I think that's because of my ear as an impressionist.
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After the 9/11 incidents, Islam has become a big question mark among westerners, especially Americans. The mass media constantly raise the issue of relationship between Islam and terrorism.
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'Bruce Lee' didn't work, and there were apprehensions about what the fans might say. People might have commented that Charan could have waited for some time before selecting me again. But that's what makes it a real achievement to me. People want to work with me because of the comfort level; nobody would work with you again otherwise.
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I certainly feel sad about the alienation from my son.
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The entertainment business hasn't had a new idea in years.
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I am a rereader. Quality is variety if you wait long enough. Barthes, Baudelaire, Benjamin, Celine, Duras, Faulkner, Fitzgerald, Melville: There is so much to revisit. 'Ingrid Caven,' by Jean-Jacques Schuhl, is always in rotation. I used to read 'Morvern Callar,' by Alan Warner, every year - I adored that book.
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Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves.
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Every child, woman and man has a right to enough nutritious food for an active and healthy life.
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Yes, women should be free to cover their faces when walking down the street. But in our schools, hospitals, airports, banks and civil institutions, it is not unreasonable - nor contrary to the teachings of Islam - to expect women to show the one thing that allows the rest of us to identify them... namely, their face.
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Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good.
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Let's not be narrow, nasty, and negative.
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What I'm not about is exploiting women.
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AIDS is an absolutely tragic disease. The argument about AIDS' being some kind of divine retribution is crap.
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'Blue Valentine' was a really sad movie, but I loved the moments when they're discovering each other for the first time.
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In 'The Violinist's Thumb,' I talk about the poignancy of cells leaking across the placenta into both the mother and the child.
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I always think that good writers should be growing up on the brink of death - it really lets them see mortality very clearly.
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While fad diets might seem like the quick-fix solution to lose weight, they won't help you get healthy in the long run.
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I have lots of clothes that I don't wear because I'm bad for impulse buying. They sit in my cupboard looking forlorn, but if I haven't worn something for a couple of months, I usually realise that it would be much better off in one of my friends' wardrobes.
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I've definitely made sure to surround myself with friends who are going to protect me.
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I used to put down my experiences and beliefs and e-mail them to friends ever since I was a freshman.
