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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By the general process of epic poetry, I mean the way this form of art has constantly responded to the profound needs of the society in which it was made.
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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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I should confess that I'm woefully under-read in South African fiction.
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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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First of all, just to get Diner made would have been an achievement in that I got a chance to direct.
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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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If you're going to nap, make sure you have a proper chunk of time blocked out. I'm not one of these guys that does the 15-20 minute nap. I don't play those games. I'm, like, an hour minimum. I'm not gonna lay down unless I know I have at least an hour.
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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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Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.
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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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Freedom of expression is no longer a political nicety, but a precondition for economic competitiveness.
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Women become the objects of rules; they are repressed and lose their rights in the name of religion, or they lose their freedom in the name of tradition, while the state legitimates this foolishness with laws.
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This economy is not getting better and the president's policies are the reason.
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I'd love to do acting, but it'd definitely have to be comedy. I can't do serious. It's completely beyond me.
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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.
