Rabih Alameddine Quotes
My father and I rarely saw eye to eye when I was growing up. We saw the world differently. It was only when we were both adults that we were able to share spectacles. However, football, and particularly the World Cup, was when we, enemy combatants, could traverse trenches and be together.
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I've always thought that I'm sexy in my own right, but not in a way that people thought was bankable.
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I don't think the Taliban will ever come back to take Afghanistan, no.
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You either make dust or eat dust.
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I've performed Schoenberg's 'Pierrot lunaire' many times.
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By and large my relations with the US were good.
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Actually, I majored in marketing and I have a bachelor of science.
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My father was a self-employed, commission-only salesman. He sold double-glazing and fitted kitchens, amongst other things. As he never declared himself unemployed, there was never recourse to benefits, so if money was tight, money was tight. It taught me that we were a closed unit, and that we had to be resourceful.
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People may take a job for more money, but they often leave it for more recognition.
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This country is not built on one culture alone. We all make up this industry.
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I've never been particularly aware of my age. It's like being on a bicycle - I just put my foot down and keep going.
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Maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists, unless laughter could be said to remedy anything.
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My father and I rarely saw eye to eye when I was growing up. We saw the world differently. It was only when we were both adults that we were able to share spectacles. However, football, and particularly the World Cup, was when we, enemy combatants, could traverse trenches and be together.
