Bernard Lewis Quotes
Islam explicitly rejects dictatorship and there are no traditions of the Prophet or passages in the Qur'an which clearly give dictators this support.
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The mistake that straight people made was imposing the monogamous expectation on men. Men were never expected to be monogamous.
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Music was your real passion, this thing you held dear even above family. It was this relationship that never betrayed you. Once it became your job - this thing that was highly visible, this thing that became about commerce - that's when you were holding onto music like it was a palm tree in a hurricane.
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And you know when I was growing up, I knew I wanted to have kids, but I knew I didn't want to do it alone. Then once I was 41, 42, I had to accept that I probably wouldn't have kids unless I decided to adopt later on, but even then it would be with a partner.
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I believe in reincarnation of the soul.
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I firmly believe that unless one has tasted the bitter pill of failure, one cannot aspire enough for success.
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I try to be this kind of player: the type who does something whenever he gets the ball. Sometimes in the past, I've gone through games where I've not touched the ball for 20 or 30 minutes.
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Don't put my name on it. These are simply documents I make.
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President Obama was never going repeal Obamacare - he was not going to be brought to his knees with the threat of a government shutdown.
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Thou shalt not give birth reluctantly.
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In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our duty.
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My voice and the styles and genres I sing all express my appreciation for what I hear.
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One of the things I love about jazz music is that intent is first and execution is second. In classical music, execution is first and intent is second, meaning that you must first learn a piece before you can truly add your interpretation to it.
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I kind of do think of myself as a superhero and just flying high, and doing these crazy flips.
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I've got no interest in football. My brother's a footballer, too, and I was dragged to the freezing pitch every week as a child. I don't see much glamour in it.
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There are amazing schools and amazing educators that are doing a wonderful job. And then there are a lot of educators that are not prepared to deal with inclusive education. They haven't been trained. It's really quite lovely and easy when you understand how to do it.
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I wear high heels and dresses. I am a total girly girl.
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We will explore the mysteries of science and harness the power of technology and innovation. We will realise the opportunities of the digital world. Our youth will learn more from - and with - each other.
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If we just made one movie, 'The Hobbit,' the fact is that all the fans, the eight-, nine- and 10-year-old boys, they would watch it 1,000 times. Now, they've got three films they can watch 1,000 times.
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Let me say this: I have said, any time, if it's Martin Mull, I will say yes. If it's Christopher Guest, I will say yes.
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I've always loved pure, silly slapstick comedy. It always makes me laugh.
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Animal vision - including human vision - is so biased toward movement that we don't technically see stationary objects at all.
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I've always been really dark, and drawn to darker humor. Nothing has been forced, and I don't say anything for shock value.
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We can live our own lives in a way that does not bring reproach on the principles we claim to support.
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Islam explicitly rejects dictatorship and there are no traditions of the Prophet or passages in the Qur'an which clearly give dictators this support.
