Amr Waked Quotes
News writes history from the perspective of politicians. Film writes history from the perspective of the people.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't read other science fiction. I don't read any at all.
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I view my role now as providing more of a macro-level skepticism, rather than saying this poll is good or this poll is evil.
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It is well known that Beauty does not look with a good grace on the timid advances of Humour.
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I mean, I was always interested in people like Lenny Bruce, people who are breaking the old rules and making new ones.
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Integrity is so perishable in the summer months of success.
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Writing is literally transformative. When we read, we are changed. When we write, we are changed. It's neurological. To me, this is a kind of magic.
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I'm very interested in the idea of unusual museums, ones that are not necessarily contemporary art museums - more like historical collections or house museums.
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No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
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It's easy: if you want to grow the economy, encourage job creation, and increase federal revenue, you support making bonus depreciation permanent. Permanency gives job creators the certainty they need to plan and invest in their businesses, including hiring employees.
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Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance requirement is interest.
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I don't keep any copies of my books in the house - they go to my mum's flat. I don't like them around.
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Terms like that, 'Humane Society,' are devised with people like me in mind, who don't care to dwell on what happens to the innocent.
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Great art is the expression of a solution of the conflict between the demands of the world without and that within.
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I feel exhausted if I teach too long.
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I've got my Grammys on top of my piano and I look at them when I play.
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For a writer, published works are like fallen flowers, but the expected new work is like a calyx waiting to blossom.
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Somewhere down the line, I realised that dairy products were giving me acidity, so now I am a vegan.
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In revolt against this new and very evil thing came the republicanism of the eighteenth century, inspired and directed in large measure by members of the fast perishing aristocracy of race, character and tradition.
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My message tonight is a simple one - the journey is getting exciting and this great state is on the move.
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Our artillery... The Germans feared it almost more than anything we had.
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Internal security implies also an external dimension, a defence capacity.
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Barack Obama is one of the greatest politicians in American history.
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History shows you don't know what the future brings.
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News writes history from the perspective of politicians. Film writes history from the perspective of the people.
