Reza Aslan Quotes
Religion doesn't make people bigots. People are bigots and they use religion to justify their ideology.
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My father was an electrical contractor, while I used to deliver video cassettes on a cycle to people in Juhu and Bandra, including celebrities like Mithun Chakraborty. Mithunda remembers me and is very proud of me. He can't believe that the guy who used to come to his house in short pants has become so successful.
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Dealing with the government does not mean you have to give a bribe.
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Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions.
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I have had someone ask me to sign their 'Team Taylor' panties. She wasn't a teenager. She was in her 40s.
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For me, a child means an old-age insurance policy. I have a nurturing quality in me.
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I can't pretend that I'm a great student of the art of comedy because anybody that becomes philosophical about humour doesn't know what he's talking about.
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I did not come to NASA to make history.
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I'm really enjoying being single. I'm not even looking to meet anybody, which is so freeing.
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I like to prepare each tour in a different way.
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When a piece is done, I mix it before going on to any other piece.
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Texas deserves a leader who understands that making education a priority creates good jobs for Texans and keeps Texas on top.
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I think 'Lovin' Feelin' was probably one of the most - probably in '64 and '65, one of the more dramatic love songs for these kids to grab hold of. I mean, they had been listening to, you know, kind of cute songs, and 'Lovin' Feelin' was just a strong, powerful song.
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Nude scenes aren't fun.
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Some Marine units actually use 'An Officer and a Gentleman' in their training programs.
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We must have great respect for these people who also suffer and who want to find their own way of correct living. On the other hand, to create a legal form of a kind of homosexual marriage, in reality, does not help these people.
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For any actor, it's very important to make your co-star comfortable.
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The word, and the concept of feminism, was a gift because it gave me a sense of identity and a way of defining how I wished to live my life.
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I love everything about Philadelphia, and its food is like the city itself: real-deal, hearty, and without pretension. We've always had an underdog vibe as a city, but that just makes us try harder, and I love our scrappiness and scruffiness.
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The problem is that everywhere the gas drilling industry goes, a trail of water contamination, air pollution, health concerns and betrayal of basic American civic and community values follows.
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I go through phases of watching a ton of dance/performance, and I am bizarrely well-informed on the subject.
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I think people who are not from here think the Inner Harbor is the only center for culture or fun in the city, and there's so much more to Baltimore. The Harbor's a beautiful place, but there are so many gems embedded in other communities that don't get as much visibility.
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What needs to change is the nature of advertising itself. That business hasn't really evolved since the days of Don Draper.
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Religion doesn't make people bigots. People are bigots and they use religion to justify their ideology.
