Abbas Kiarostami Quotes
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Why should I marry? One marries to have children, but I already have children! My nieces and nephews are my children.
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If I asked for a cup of coffee, someone would search for the double meaning.
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Our alliances and our credibility are crucial elements of our working capital in advancing America's interests in the world, and they have been eroded over the last four years.
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The future is much like the present, only longer.
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I was a tough kid with the jeans, the concert shirt with the flannel over it, the comb in the back pocket and the feathered hair.
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The next step for me with the Up is how it talks with the rest of the home. It's an object that can tell the home where I am and what I'm doing.
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I think if you give in and accept society's stereotypes, then you start thinking, 'I cannot dance till late at night because I'm 70.'
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I come from an African Caribbean background. I've been influenced by a reggae church music style, contemporary gospel, and rock all fused together.
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The idea of revenge coming from a 14-year-old girl isn't, you know, exactly right.
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My work as a screenwriter has influenced my fiction. Writing screenplays forces you to consider many elements regarding story structure and other narrative devices that can be used to enhance the infinitely more complex demands of a novel.
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I am a crazy Maverick fan. I would go there if Dallas was a great entertainment center.
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Economic growth and human development need to go hand in hand. Human values need to be advocated vigorously.
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It's unacceptable to just sit on the couch and say I'm not doing anything. You've got to get out and do everything you can.
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If I was to go to sleep before midnight, I would feel weird about myself, like I wasted a day. My most productive hours are between midnight and five.
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Live your days on the positive side of life, in tune with your most treasured values. And in each moment you'll have much to live for.
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Boxing is one of the few sports that is one on one.
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I'm a good audience in general, but it's hard to make me laugh.
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A lot of people who are overweight - not everyone, but a lot of people - are dealing with issues such as emotional issues, stress issues. They become stress eaters and emotional eaters.
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My husband is in charge of all phone, email and texting duties at home. He even has to turn on the TV and air conditioning because I'm so hopeless with technology.
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The extraordinary fact is that the first idea I had which motivated me, that worked, is conjecture, a mathematical idea which may or may not be true. And that idea is still unproven. It is the foundation, what started me and what everybody failed to **** prove has so far defeated the greatest efforts by experts to be proven.
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Last year, we played 12 games that were decided in the last 90 seconds, and we lost 11 of 12. If we win a game when we're not playing well, it's a step in the right direction.
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I've never met anybody in this world like me.
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What would America be like if we loved black people as much as we loved black culture?
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I think violence can never be justified.
