Al-Farabi Quotes
A just city should favor justice and the just, hate tyranny and injustice, and give them both their just desserts
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There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.
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Black beans and soy beans are the cornerstones of longevity diets around the world.
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My family weren't actors, and we didn't know any actors. It wasn't even something I was aware you could do as a job. I thought you had to be a Redgrave or a Barrymore before you were allowed to go to drama school.
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I feel sometimes that I'm in a constant state of being lost in translation, and I guess that why I write songs.
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Ale, man, ale's the stuff to drink for fellows whom it hurts to think.
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Now, I don't know how they judge all that, but if anybody in the world deserves to be in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Ritchie Valens does.
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For more than four decades, the Libyan people have been ruled by a tyrant - Moammar Gaddafi. He has denied his people freedom, exploited their wealth, murdered opponents at home and abroad, and terrorized innocent people around the world - including Americans who were killed by Libyan agents.
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A sudden intimacy occurs when someone does your hair.
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I've been careful to work with good people on interesting material, mostly.
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Writing lyrics is part spontaneous, intuitive and part really thought through and carefully analyzed as you write it. It's a mixture of two approaches, and I imagine writing anything is like that, really. Some of it just flows, and you just go with it.
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Writing has always been an interest of mine, and 'The Language of Flowers' combined my experience with foster care with something I've always wanted to do.
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I didn't aim at anything except good music.
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My music is really fun music, with some pan-African and pan-American influences.
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What use was it to argue with a little idiot like this? Indeed, peasants never do argue; they use abuse.
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Who am I to myself? Just a feeling of mine.
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Well, I can't eat muffins in an agitated manner. The butter would probably get on my cuffs. One must eat muffins quite calmly, it is the only way to eat them.
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Life is getting better, but that won’t stop a war if politicians and business people decide it’s to their advantage to have one.
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It is time we admitted that we are not at war with 'terrorism'. We are at war with Islam. This is not to say that we are at war with all Muslims, but we are absolutely at war with the vision of life that is prescribed to all Muslims in the Koran. The only reason Muslim fundamentalism is a threat to us is because the fundamentals of Islam are a threat to us.
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If there's one thing I've learned from traveling, it's that it is definitely more important how you are than where you are. You can say, 'Oh, I hate X city, I hate that country, or I prefer this city,' but it's a little bit up to you to find some kind of happiness.
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I never really like to skate in an empty ice rink; I always need the attention of an audience.
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It would be extraordinary if the BBC were to make me the first black 'Doctor Who;' it would be extraordinary.
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Read the Bible; it is your roadmap through life.
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A just city should favor justice and the just, hate tyranny and injustice, and give them both their just desserts
