Amal El-Mohtar Quotes
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There's certain things I try to avoid, as an actress, just to keep my world from being as narrow as it could be.
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In Australia, they really want to turn me into a religion. A religion! Can you imagine? The Church of Edna? Oh. I don't want to be over-revered.
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When I got on stage, I would have a rush of adrenaline; everybody gets it. Normally after the first night it becomes more controllable, and as long as I could ride the wave, I was still in charge.
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Music is pretty intimate stuff and I can only work with very few people: Gonzalez being one, Mocky being another and, on a completely different level, Broken Social Scene. With Broken Social Scene it's not one-on-one, it's a one-on-12. It's very healthy, very comfortable, like a big pot luck supper among old friends.
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When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest confers dignity on him.
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Winning is no longer just the outcome. It's part of the process.
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A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.
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People do ask me if I think I can make it in the States.
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If I need something, even a pair of socks, my assistant has to get them for me.
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As a general thing, I have not 'duped the world' nor attempted to do so... I have generally given people the worth of their money twice told.
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Saying you want to be a model when you grow up is akin to saying you want to win the Powerball when you grow up. It's awesome, and it's out of your control, and it's not a career path.
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The New York Philharmonic is a tremendous opportunity, a great orchestra.
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The mystery of that damn virus has been generated by the $2 billion a year they spend on it.
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On the day when we can fully trust each other, there will be peace on Earth.
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I think that fashion and music go hand-in-hand, and they always should. It's the artist's job to create imagery that matches the music... I think they're very intertwined.
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...We are in one world. We are one nation. And therefore, what’s common in between us, what should be common among us, is love and peace.
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Make sure that your religion is a matter between you and God only.
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A man cannot live more than 24 hours unless he has at least three cubic meters of air that is being constantly replaced.
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I like to have a peek, see what the audience is doing during the opening act, because it gives you a clue and gives you a good feeling of where you are - the air can be different in different places.
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It's no use crying over spilt summits.
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There have been records I've been really, really pleased with that haven't connected with people. But I felt good about them.
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My heart burnt within me with indignation and grief; we could think of nothing else. All night long we had only snatches of sleep, waking up perpetually to the sense of a great shock and grief. Every one is feeling the same. I never knew so universal a feeling.
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But I am the songbird running out of air, and I must breathe.
