Manal al-Sharif Quotes
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Now I'm back home, living in London, running my theater. I just want to enjoy all that.
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Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other.
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Instead of yelling and spanking, which don't work anyway, I believe in finding creative ways to keep their attention - turning things into a game, for instance. And, when they do something good, positive reinforcement and praise.
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The music industry's very laid back while I'm very, very aggressive.
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Hollywood needs to recognise all shades of African American beauty.
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My father went to work every day, and it's my job to go to work, too. Some days will be good, some won't be so good, but I have to go to work.
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My biggest fear has always been being 40 and hating my job. I love challenges. I'm not afraid to try anything.
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Doing nothing while the middle class is hurting. That's not leadership. Loose regulations and lax enforcement. That's not leadership. That's abandoning our middle class.
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To put away one's own original thoughts in order to take up a book is a sin against the Holy Ghost.
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One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation.
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There was a door to which I found no key: There was the veil through which I might not see.
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What are we having this liberty for? We are having this liberty in order to reform our social system, which is full of inequality, discrimination and other things, which conflict with our fundamental rights.
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Being first lady is a full-time job. Betty Ford worked full time and should have received a salary. Michelle Obama works full time and should be paid.
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Acting was always my unscratched itch, when I was in college and even afterwards.
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In the world of classical ballet there are only a handful of story ballets, so getting a new one is cause for excitement.
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A friend of mine had this great theory about the Teletubbies, that it's preparing us for being mindless. And getting us ready for living in an underground world. That's why the scenery is so flat.
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I'm still traumatized that I'm going to be on a big screen in a white bikini and naked so who knows!
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Sometimes it's hard for us to believe, really believe, that God cares and wants good things for us and doesn't just want us to go off and give everything up and become missionaries in Burundi.
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I sort of enjoy being able to hear what other composers are doing and how they might score something differently than me. I enjoy that part.
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My brother used to say that when you deal with women, it's difficult to remove emotions from an argument. I never really knew what he meant. Then I read an article that said when it comes to emotion and logic, men's and women's brains are different - my brother was right! Women are very mysterious, but that's part of their joy.
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I'm a Hemingway fan, so in a manner of speaking, I've been fishing with him already. But man, would I love to board Pilar in Key West and head south until we have a day-long battle with a tarpon, haul that bad boy up, then celebrate by telling lies over rum on a Cuban terrace.
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The women at all levels of the entertainment industry - from interns to Oscar winners - who kept quiet to protect their careers should be a lesson to every CEO and HR department.
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Thinta flew safely, and I realized how much I preferred being with Hergal and feeling the blood drain out of my head with fright. Actually when I’m with Hergal I always realize how much I prefer being with Thinta and not feeling the blood drain out of my head with fright.
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Women driving is just the first step - we have a long way to go.
