Mona Eltahawy Quotes
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If you worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on.
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Think of an economy where people could be an artist or a photographer or a writer without worrying about keeping their day job in order to have health insurance.
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House was the first film where I had no influence on the script. I had to buy the script with the game rights.
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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Random chance plays a huge part in everybody's life.
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I like to go to Africa purely with something to do. I'm not very comfortable getting into an armor-plated Land Rover and going to see things, with my hand gel, you know, it's not me at all. So I like to hang out and you know, really get to know people and try and do something that resonates with them.
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To me, music is no joke and it's not for sale.
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Panama's a really wonderful country. There's obviously the Panama Canal, which brings a lot of tourism, and a huge American influence; it's just a mix of so many great things: African, Caribbean, Latin American Spanish, all kinds of influences there.
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Secrecy is one of the shadier sides of private and public life.
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Only people who have been allowed to practise freedom can have the grown-up look in their eyes.
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One would think that plants belonging to the same genus would always produce identical or at least similar oils. But this is by no means so.
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I would rather listen to plays in the car than read them.
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Let there be great enthusiasm for the plan throughout the entire republic that will overcome all obstacles. Let us join together to realize the Five Year Plan and bring our economy and our own living standards to previously unknown heights.
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Why is computer science a good field for women? For one thing, that's where the jobs are, and for another, the pay is better than for many jobs, and finally, it's easier to combine career and family.
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If you have difficulties making a decision, choose the lesser of the two evils.
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I believe in our players, our coaching staff, and our entire franchise.
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Because everything we say and do is the length and shadow of our own souls, our influence is determined by the quality of our being.
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Almost went vegan, but no, I didn't go vegan.
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A lot of the scripts I read and the characters I get are 'the girl' in romantic films, and I don't know how comfortable I am, or the world is, with me being that.
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I talked to the record company about what I had in mind. They said they wanted something lush. I figured the best thing to do was let them hear what I had in mind.
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The whites come to applaud a Negro performer just like the colored do. When you've got the respect of white and colored, you can ease a lot of things.
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A woman who is loved always has success.
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Being a woman anywhere is dangerous.