Nitin Sawhney Quotes
It's symbolic of how I feel, with cameras on every street corner. Being watched all the time, having my sense of freedom invaded. Privacy is an important thing, and it has been eroded over the past few years. Now they're talking about body scans at airports. Democracy becomes a sham the second you have to give way to authorities who can do any kind of search that they want with you.
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I hate to say it but I think it has become very obvious that our system for devising trade agreements, so very important to this country's functioning around the world, has not only broken, but it has broken completely.
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The most important fact is that gays have been here since day one. To say otherwise is a gross denial and stupidity. We played an enormous part in the history of America.
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Sometimes, just the act of venting is helpful. Counseling provides a safe haven for precisely that kind of free-ranging release: You can say things in the therapist's office, with the therapist present, that would be incendiary or hurtful in your living room.
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We have global interests, potential threats from elsewhere, North Korea, Iran, Taiwan Straits and the like. We must be prepared for any future threat. That is why it is important that this be a transition year, 2006.
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I think books and movies are going to go a long way together in the future. I think we writers are very important material for directors.
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As delicate as 'Guy and Madeline' was, it was important that 'Whiplash' come off as more of a fever dream.
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What I look for in any book is an argument, based on evidence, that changes the way I think about something important.
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I don't believe that competitions are important.
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I think it's very important for both women and men to see women working in a variety of capacities.
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I think it is very important to be a method actor.
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The American system of democracy is founded on the concept that every citizen has the right to vote, to know that their vote is counted, and that the vote is counted accurately.
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The most important ethical issues and the most difficult ones are the human ones because a reporter has enormous power to hurt people.
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Even after marriage, our home is important for us.
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The most important thing about Spaceship Earth - an instruction book didn't come with it.
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How you deal with adversity says a lot about the kind of players you've got and the kind of team we've got.
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Man is important in one sense only. He was made in the image of God: That is his importance. He is not important for his body, ego, or personality. His constant affirmation of ego-consciousness is the source of all his problems.
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The Japanese covet important symbols - their heroic past as enshrined in Yasukuni, the Imperial family which has never been sullied by scandal.
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The trimmings of wealth are not as important to me and my generation as they were to my parents' generation.
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To help staff recharge and think better, companies are setting aside quiet places to relax, practise yoga or even take a nap. With hi-tech giants such as Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft underlining the pitfalls of being 'always on,' firms are imposing speed limits on the information superhighway.
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Now I see there is a people risen that I cannot win with gifts or honours, offices or places; but all other sects and people I can.
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No prime minister in Britain will ever be able to go to war without the endorsement of a majority of the House of Commons.
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I do very little industrial design. I'm asked a lot, but I certainly don't see myself as an industrial designer.
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There is no such thing as a value trap. There are investing mistakes.
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It's symbolic of how I feel, with cameras on every street corner. Being watched all the time, having my sense of freedom invaded. Privacy is an important thing, and it has been eroded over the past few years. Now they're talking about body scans at airports. Democracy becomes a sham the second you have to give way to authorities who can do any kind of search that they want with you.
