Abu Rayhan al-Biruni Quotes
Once a sage asked why scholars always flock to the doors of the rich, whilst the rich are not inclined to call at the doors of scholars. ‘The scholars‘ he answered , ‘are well aware of the use of money, but the rich are ignorant of the nobility of science.

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I'd work with soccer coordinators at Game Changing Films and have one or two combat training sessions with my stunt double, who's a wushu master.
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When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.
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I had an ethnic preference, if you will, for the warm weather, coming from Chennai. So I finally said, 'Look, can I move to California?' because every time I come here, it would be in the 70s or 80s, and there would be beautiful blue sky and warm.
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Only by the sweat of my own brow. I am a totally working man.
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True expression is hard when performing opera. The problem is that opera relies on the dramatic context of the piece. It can be interpreted and represented, but there are guidelines; there is a vocabulary within the pieces that you must know objectively and reflect.
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You should never feel comfortable. There is something wrong if you are. You should always feel under threat, on the edge of your seat and pushing yourself. Win one and you want to win more. It's never-ending.
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The only way to have a friend is to be one.
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Liberation is not deliverance.
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I like to be entertained, not smothered with 'literary' riddles.
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I'm tired of people questioning me because of my age. If you looked at my numbers and watched me throw and covered my birthdate, would age be an issue?
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Your goals, minus your doubts, equal your reality.
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French novels generally treat of the relations of women to the world and to lovers, after marriage; consequently there is a great deal in French novels about adultery, about improper relations between the sexes, about many things which the English public would not allow.
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We never love someone. We just love the idea we have of someone. It's a concept of ours - summing up, ourselves - that we love.
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'I see . . .' said the vampire thoughtfully, and slowly he walked across the room towards the window. first line
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There will come a time when you believe everything is finished; that will be the beginning.
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It is as absurd to expect members of philosophy departments to be philosophers as it is to expect members of art departments to be artists.
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There are so many bands that I'm kind of aware of through media about them, and it ends up filtering my experience of the actual music.
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In every age there has been a stream of popular opinion that has carried all before it, and given a family character, as it were, to the century.
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I also think a Hot Mom is someone who can connect with what's current in her kids' world.
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Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
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Often a performance can be judged not by a movie's strongest moment but by its weakest, especially when it's the picture's crucial scene.
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Psychology more than any other science has had its pseudo-scientific no less than its scientific period.
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Genomic science, as the newest frontier in scholarly research, is throwing open the door to a revolutionary way of approaching our health, the health and welfare of animals, and the sustainability of our environment.
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Once a sage asked why scholars always flock to the doors of the rich, whilst the rich are not inclined to call at the doors of scholars. ‘The scholars‘ he answered , ‘are well aware of the use of money, but the rich are ignorant of the nobility of science.