Manal al-Sharif Quotes
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There are as many ways to help another human being as there are people in need of help. For some, the urgent need is as basic as food and water. For others, it is an opportunity to develop a talent, realize an idea, and reach one's full potential.
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Imperialism was genuinely popular among Athenians who would expect to share in its profits, even if only indirectly and collectively, and not to have to bear its burdens.
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass.
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One of the great strengths of the United States is... we have a very large Christian population - we do not consider ourselves a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation. We consider ourselves a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values.
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The thing about a failure is that it is possible to deny it forever.
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When everything is going well, the role of the state in the economy should be limited. When we are in a crisis, it's different.
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Religion is the possibility of the removal of every ground of confidence except confidence in God alone.
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Barbarism is needed every four or five hundred years to bring the world back to life. Otherwise it would die of civilization.
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I do not paint a portrait to look like the subject, rather does the person grow to look like his portrait.
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Archeology and ecology can go hand in hand.
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I will never do a record without some sense of responsibility.
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When I cook a meal, I like to serve things one by one and keep them separate. I get that from my father - he's such a purist. Some people even put their desserts on the main plate. It's just wrong.
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I'm doing everything that I can, working with experts, really studying the statistics to figure out a way we can make it cool or normal to be kind and loving.
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I've always known that I'll have a career for the rest of my life because they'll always make movies about men, and men need women in their lives. But, when it comes to telling a woman's story, they're complex, circular, and not genre-driven.
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Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.
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American business at this point is really about developing an idea, making it profitable, selling it while it's profitable and then getting out or diversifying. It's just about sucking everything up.
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Warner Bros offered me the next Batman, and the only reason that I didn't do it was because of The Saint.
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I think too many of the politicians in Washington have forgotten simple ideals like solving problems and helping neighbors. The Washington game is more about scoring points or sticking it to the other guy.
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I am very happy when people write that they have worn out my books, or that they are held together by Scotch tape. I consider that the ultimate compliment.
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I'm constantly learning with each new job, especially about people, which is important for playing characters.
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You learn a lot, writing fiction.
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It became very clear that Hanoi was in effect strategically running the Viet Cong operation.
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We won't stop until the first Saudi license is issued to a woman.
