Hanan Ashrawi Quotes

Control does not come from strong police forces, does not come from oppression and repression, does not come from violating people's rights or giving the security systems undue powers...

Hanan Ashrawi

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• If you can be a good example to other people, why not try to be that person? I have a bit of a people pleaser in me, but not so much so that it's out of control.

  

  Laura Osnes
  • People
  • Good
  • Control

• This is the conundrum of the present regimes in the Arab world. They still want to control youth; they want to be in control as they did in the 1950s and '60s. But that doesn't work anymore. Now with just a Wi-Fi link, you can understand what's happening in the world.

  

  Bassem Youssef
  • World
  • Work
  • Control

• The most difficult part of any crime novel is the plotting. It all begins simply enough, but soon you're dealing with a multitude of linked characters, strands, themes and red herrings - and you need to try to control these unruly elements and weave them into a pattern.

  

  Ian Rankin
  • Control
  • Red
  • Difficult

• I have three Defensive Players of the Year. Only one other player has done that. But being a defensive lineman, it's hard to control the game.

  

  J. J. Watt
  • Done
  • Game
  • Control

• If I were to say at any point that I feel really confident or really in control, that would be a mistake. Because I don't. I always see where I didn't do things the right way.

  

  Vera Wang
  • Control
  • Always
  • Mistake

• Do not let circumstances control you. You change your circumstances.

  

  Jackie Chan
  • You
  • Change
  • Control

• Cooking is an art, but all art requires knowing something about the techniques and materials. Using modernist techniques, you get more control, and that allows you to be more artistic, not less!

  

  Nathan Myhrvold
  • Art
  • Control
  • Cooking

• I just wanted to do this all Australian film and we didn't want to give creative control to overseas 'cause whoever comes on my sets, whether you're sweeping the floor or an actor, it doesn't matter who comes up with the ideas, it's a collaboration.

  

  Yahoo Serious
  • Up
  • Control
  • Collaboration

• When you deprive people of their right to live in dignity, to hope for a better future, to have control over their lives, when you deprive them of that choice, then you expect them to fight for these rights.

  

  Queen Rania of Jordan
  • People
  • Live
  • Hope

• I wrote a play that I directed and I was in, and I paid for the sets and the costumes and to put it up in a theater all through modeling. It really afforded me a lot of creative control in my life.

  

  Hailey Gates
  • Life
  • Up
  • Control

• There are a lot of times that we feel like our hands are tied - 'I have no control over if I'm going to lose my job.' 'I have no control over if I'm going to be able to pay my bills.' You've got to realize that that's where your trust comes in. You have to trust God, and keep your hope, because your hope is what produces your faith.

  

  Victoria Osteen
  • God
  • Job
  • Hope

• I think President Obama is the most radical president this nation's ever seen. And in particular, I think he is a true believer in government control of the economy and of our everyday lives. In my judgment, we are facing what I consider to be the epic battle of our generation, quite literally the battle over whether we remain a free market nation.

  

  Ted Cruz
  • True
  • Free
  • Control

• If you're filming a scene on horseback, if you're trying to control an animal that's much larger than you and trying to get it to do the exact same thing so you can match things up, that can get tricky, especially if the horse gets tired or angry or something.

  

  Daniel Portman
  • Up
  • Trying
  • Control

• I also think stress is related to control. When you're in charge of your life, you tend to not care about losing control of things that don't really matter like traffic jams.

  

  Marilu Henner
  • Life
  • Control
  • Stress

• I do not support legislation that would ban birth control.

  

  Cory Gardner
  • Control
  • Support

• The war for the Internet has begun. Hollywood is in control of politics. The government is killing innovation.

  

  Kim Dotcom
  • War
  • Control
  • Innovation

• You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

  

  Maya Angelou
  • Control
  • Events
  • Reduced

• I don't really want to control anyone, to be honest.

  

  Amber Valletta
  • Control

• With something like cancer, there is a feeling that you can fight it in some way or control your response to it, but with dementia there is the fear of losing control of your mind and your life.

  

  Kevin Whately
  • Life
  • Mind
  • Feeling

• To me, the camera is like a musical instrument. You use it to control the flow, shape, size and colors of images.

  

  Conrad Hall
  • Control
  • Images
  • Instrument

• The highest terrorist threat level, as we all know, is 'I don't care if this does look racist, I'm getting off the bus... That backpack is huge and he doesn't need to be saying his prayers.'

  

  Jimmy Carr

• MTV was completely unaware of it. It was not my intention that it go as far as it did. I apologize to anyone offended - including the audience, MTV, CBS and the NFL.

  

  Janet Jackson
  • Audience
  • Intention
  • Apologizing

• Control does not come from strong police forces, does not come from oppression and repression, does not come from violating people's rights or giving the security systems undue powers...

  

  Hanan Ashrawi
  • Control
  • Repression
  • Police Forces