Adel al-Jubeir Quotes
Bashar Assad has said many things. We will see in the near term whether he is serious about a political process.
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I think 'The Color of Money' was very instrumental in opening up other opportunities. People started to recognize me as an artist after that film. And then, after I did 'Bird,' it was more solidified.
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On my 50th birthday in 2005, my discount-wielding AARP card came in the mail. I hurled it in the trash, put on something fabulous, and had a decadent meal. Just the thought of putting it in my wallet felt like a concession.
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I don't take fancy vacations. I buy all my jewelry at Claire's. I can't remember the last time I went out to a fancy dinner. My family lives in a modest two-bedroom apartment, and my kids share a bedroom. But I do have one extravagant vice: shoes.
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I want to give my followers a positive message. I want to give those girls a positive message who have been forcefully married, who continue to sacrifice. I want to be an example for those people. That's my aim.
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Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.
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The Gorillaz cartoons seem more real to me than the actual people on TV. Because at least you know that there's some intelligence behind the cartoons, and there's a lot of work that's gone into it, so it can't all be just a lie.
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Low interest rates are a big opportunity for investment. But the issue is that this money should go to the real economy, not the financial economy.
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I can't stand on a podium and beat my chest saying I'm the best. I just think I've been the luckiest of all. Yes, I'm talented. The movies that I've chosen and the way they've fared have also helped. I've always done films I would love to watch. I have stayed away from films which I thought were depressing.
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When I exercise, I need to connect to myself and see how I'm feeling at the moment because my mood is constantly changing.
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The cool thing about my show and me is that I'm a writer, and I'm a writer first if I don't have music.
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No good poem, however confessional it may be, is just a self-expression. Who on earth would claim that the pearl expresses the oyster?
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Responsibility for the proper conduct of children was not confined to their parents only. When they misbehaved, they misbehaved against the community. And a senior member of the community was expected to do something about it.
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I guess I don't take my stardom too seriously. I think I am one of the guys.
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I started modeling when I was 16. The odds were against me. At 5' 8, I was shorter than most girls in the business. Still, I gave it a shot, and like with most things in my life, I never gave up.
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I believe success is preparation, because opportunity is going to knock on your door sooner or later but are you prepared to answer that?
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It is the responsibility of all the Sudanese, especially the political leaders and the media, to strengthen social cohesion through the proper understanding of the dynamics of unity, if they really want our country to remain united.
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Cities around the United States do not have land use planning like we have in Oregon, and they are all struggling with issues like affordable housing.
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It's great being married to a writer. You live with someone who can read your work and help you.
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My mum actually gave up work to look after my child, which is so touching.
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What began as a declaration of religious independence from Rome transformed over the years into a virulent doctrine of Saxon Teutonic racial superiority over
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It is very much the theme of our President, President Thabo Mbeki, whose passion is for Africa to work together, and for Africans to get up and do things for us. We are trying as women to do things for ourselves.
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But I also think that the more you reason collectively about what the project should be at the beginning of the process, the more you can improvise later.
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Bashar Assad has said many things. We will see in the near term whether he is serious about a political process.
