Rima Fakih Quotes
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I was always very determined and ambitious, and I knew I would do something that would let me travel and stuff, but I didn't know really know what I would do to get there.
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Plus, I am paranoid by nature. I need to be in control.
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People still think of me as a cartoonist, but the only thing I lift a pen or pencil for these days is to sign a contract, a check, or an autograph.
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I like Disney Channel a lot, and I also like to watch 'Full House.'
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People have often asked me, do I want to be the next Oprah - there is no such thing. Oprah is Oprah, and she's still being Oprah if anybody hasn't noticed... what I bring to TV is myself... I really think there's space in daytime TV for a whole bunch of fun, some amazing music, and some heart.
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We may define therapy as a search for value.
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If you look at total numbers in the working and middle class, men still on average make more than women.
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I was doing quite well in Malaysia... Everyone was so excited about my music, and they started accepting me as an artist.
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It's not about me, it's about my family. You don't answer questions for you, but for us. You learn to live beyond yourself.
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War criminals in the U.S. and Israel are not punished: no international court has the courage to put them on trial.
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Most cocktails containing liquor are made today with gin and ingenuity. In brief, take an ample supply of the former and use your imagination. For the benefit of a minority, it is courteous to serve chilled fruit juice in addition to cocktails made with liquor.
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I have newspapers coming to me and saying, 'Can we get in on the TARP?'.
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I like Louis C.K., Chris Rock. Old schools like Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy.
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I had a ball doing Harry Potter.
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Carey Mulligan and Felicity Jones are two of my favorites. I'm not so much younger than them. I like that. It's kind of aspirational.
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Religion is a search for transcendence. But transcendence isn't necessarily sited in an external god, which can be a very unspiritual, unreligious concept.
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I don't really compare any of the characters I play; I try to go into them being very open to what the characters can offer and what I can bring to them and then bring a being to life.
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I was named after Yul Brynner because my mother had an infatuation with him. Who the hell names a Cuban kid Yul? Talk about a torturous childhood.
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I'm never nervous when I go to meet heads of state. I feel they should be nervous, because they are the ones who'll be held accountable for the lives their decisions will impact the most.
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A disciple who grows spiritually will have a growing desire to be a witness and reach out to those who are lost.
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Many people leave the country to see beautiful places. I just look out the window and see some of the most gorgeous scenery ever, right here in the USA.
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One of the things that made me try writing novels was I could take time off to be with the kids. That's the practical side of what I love about the writing life.
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I'm Miss USA, not Miss Religion USA.
