Naguib Sawiris Quotes
My character and my behavior is not for politics. I say what I think. I'm too liberal.
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I think 'North by Northwest' and 'Rope' and Rear Window' and 'Psycho' are on my list of favorite all time movies. I just think his kind of command as a director was almost unparalleled, and I feel like in certain ways the sort of character-based thriller owes more to Hitchcock than anyone.
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I have been known as the minimal and conceptual artist for over five decades. I think I haven't changed much.
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I like computers as a tool. I like them as an instrument. I think they're just pretty.
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I was always pretty ambitious, although it probably helps that I can't do anything else - apart from cleaning lavatories. But I remember my mum once said, 'I suppose you'll give it a year and see if you can make it as an actress?' And I said, 'No Mum, I think I'll give it 10.'
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I tend to think of stories and books as being for everyone, just with an 'entry reading age' rather than an age range.
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I think there is some credibility to the notion that marriage is an institution. It meant something very different hundreds of years ago when it became the norm for people to go off and pair.
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I think that every so-called history book and film biography should be prefaced by the statement that what follows is the author's rendition of events and circumstances.
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I think the fossil fuel industry is genuinely freaked out by the combination of the price collapse, the divestment movement, and that fact that renewable energy is getting so cheap so fast.
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This basic thing I always do: 'What happened between the character's birth, and page one of the script?' Anything that's not in the story, I'll fill in the blanks.
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I think right now we need to look back at the founding values of our country. Rise above partisanship, be less bitter when it comes to important matters that have to be solved.
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I'd like to do something where there's a strong female character and some action. I've done a few stunts in the past.
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Anne Boleyn is an intriguing character. She seems to appeal to modern-day women in a very potent way. Because she was such an independently opinionated and spirited young woman, which at the time was unheard of.
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Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When there is beauty in the character, there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.
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I don't think about who the audience is for my books.
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I have always been interested in having people fall into the image and be aware of their reaction first, and then think about the style.
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Quite understandably, people think that if there's a six-year gap or whatever, that it's taken me six years to make the album. It's not really like that at all.
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Educational institutes can no longer be prizes in church politics or furnish berths for failure in other walks of life.
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I think there's a culture in Rajasthan Royals that has been there before I got here, so I've come into it. I've enjoyed being part of it and embraced it. They are quite clear about the fact that bottom lines are important, and there is a certain limit on what you can spend.
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Since we can stream music online, it’s easier to hear music from around the world. It’s easier to stumble upon new music and artists.
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I'm a perfectionist about being on time.
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There are seven natural openings in the head and body. A lawyer is the only human being with eight. The extra one is a slot to store money in, should his bank be unable to hold all of it.
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The last couple of years have been a write-off, though I'm beginning to feel like a person now. My energy is coming back.
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My character and my behavior is not for politics. I say what I think. I'm too liberal.
