Asghar Ali Engineer Quotes
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I've done thousands of interviews in my life, and it's a format that I quite enjoy, because I think of questions in interviews as an opportunity to sort of gauge my growth in a way. It gives me an idea of how I'm navigating this world that I'm in.
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Cinema and the arts invite viewers to focus on a story and, in doing so, peel away its layers and peer into the depths of the human soul.
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It's not that I can't be fooled, but I'm not fooled often.
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I learned a lot from the various artists I produced. Either you see them doing something that you do want to do it, or you see them doing something the way you don't want to do it.
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I'm famous for splurging at fast-food places. I'm currently obsessed with Taco Bell's bean and cheese burritos with extra green sauce and extra cheese. Gluttony!
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I feel very strongly that 'curves' are natural, womanly and real.
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Manhood is taking care of your family and being able to bless other people. Not yourself - but whether you can bless other people.
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Music should be judged on what you hear, not what you think you might hear.
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After the French Revolution, it was not the treason of the king that was in question; it was the existence of the king. You have to be very careful when you judge and execute somebody for being a symbol.
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A necessary consequent of religious belief is the attaching ideas of merit to that belief, and of demerit to its absence.
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The hoopla with all the award season is kind of mind-boggling. It kind of puts you on your heels.
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I spent more time on dark ships in danger zones than any other woman in the world.
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Your sympathy is worthless to people in need without action.
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If in previous decades large historic events drew people together and oriented them toward collective action, the recent double trend toward greater choice but less security leads the young to see their lives in more individual terms. Big events collectivize. Little events atomize.
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Tinkering is something we need to know how to do in order to keep something like the space station running. I am a tinkerer by nature.
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I'm launching my own festival in South Wales. It's something I've wanted to do for a long time. It's going to be held at Margam Park, because I wanted the venue to be as close to my home as possible.
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Infinite power just isn't very interesting, no matter what game you're playing. It's much more fun when you have a limited tool set to use against the odds.
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I watched a couple of films I was in and thought, 'Those are pretty close to what we wanted them to be. I feel actually weirdly OK with it all. I can still see flaws in what I'm doing, but I think I delivered. I think I improved the film with my presence.'
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Maybe we all need to leave our children with a value legacy, and not a financial one. A value for things with a personal touch - an autographed book, a soul-searching letter.
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We must never take the public's trust for granted - our predecessors worked hard to earn it, and it is our responsibility to continually earn that trust.
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A revolutionist is one who desires to discard the existing social order and try another.
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If you're trying to solve a problem that is fundamentally important to human society, that's really important to our mission at Indie Bio.
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Formed in 1967 and still performing regularly half a century later, Fairport Convention are Britain's equivalent of the Band. Unlike the latter they have maintained cordial relations.
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I am not taking away the historical legacy, but it should not become a burden.
