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 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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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've got my Grammys on top of my piano and I look at them when I play.
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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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A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.
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I long ago came to the conclusion that all life is 6 to 5 against.
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Urban renewal always happens as a symphony of events, and part of the symphony is innovative, optimistic developers with the ability and willingness to transform historic properties.
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As the blessings of health and fortune have a beginning, so they must also find an end. Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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The residence of the Plymouth settlers in the Netherlands, and the later conquest of the Dutch colonies, had brought the Americans into contact with the singularly wise and free institutions of the Dutch.
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We need to manage holistically, embracing all of our science and traditional knowledge - all sources of knowledge. We can do that from the household to government to international relations.
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This investment will provide capital to help high-potential start-up companies transition from product development to market entry, while also providing skills training to help them position themselves to be more attractive to investors and commercial partners. We are pleased to support the entrepreneurial community in southern Ontario and contribute to economic growth and job creation.
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Akira Kurosawa as quoted in Kamiski, Michael (2007). The Secret History of Star Wars(PDF). p. 48. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
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I like to keep my budgets at a certain price when I work for someone else, and even more so now that I'm working for myself, and use new technologies to deliver films that look like they have high production levels.
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News writes history from the perspective of politicians. Film writes history from the perspective of the people.
