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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You mustn't always believe what I say. Questions tempt you to tell lies, particularly when there is no answer.
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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'm more of a tough girl, and I'm attracted to things that reflect that in my perfumes. That means sandalwood, musk, amber, and vanilla notes.
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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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For the righteous, the gospel provides a warning before calamity, a program for the crises, refuge for each disaster... The Lord has warned us of famines, but the righteous will have listened to the prophets and stored at least one year's supply of survival food.
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The real war poets are always war poets, peace or any time.
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The profession of film director can and should be such a high and precious one; that no man aspiring to it can disregard any knowledge that will make him a better film director or human being.
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News writes history from the perspective of politicians. Film writes history from the perspective of the people.
