Ziad K. Abdelnour Quotes
Worrying is a waste of time. It doesn't change anything. It messes with your mind and steals your happiness.
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Being nervous isn't always the worst thing for me.
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To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.
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I don't think my mother and father ever had any doubts about what I was to be punished for or not. My parents come from a very strictly defined culture.
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Genius goes around the world in its youth incessantly apologizing for having large feet. What wonder that later in life it should be inclined to raise those feet too swiftly to fools and bores.
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Even in this globalised world, London is still the standard for our times. The city has embraced the world's diversity and represents the finest in human achievements.
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I got into beards right in the middle of the hipster boom.
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I think a lot of guys who are on the Internet a lot, they're kind of anesthetized to some of the violent language and all that because they see it all the time.
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I don't really feel McCain. It ain't just because Barack is black; he can make change. Just like Bush equals recession, Barack equals progression.
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I really enjoy being a dad, and maybe I took it too seriously, but I love being around my kids.
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When I was a child, I was one of the kids who wore black all the time, and when the kids asked me why I wore black, I said things like, 'I'm mourning the death of modern society.' I mean, I was a riot.
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When there was a fight in school, because I was the tall one, the teachers would say, 'I know you were there. I could see you.'
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I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
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I investigated post-traumatic stress disorder. I've been to a unit where people are suffering from it, and I read a lot of literature. I looked at footage of soldiers in the combat zone. I found 'Restrepo' to be unbelievably useful.
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I didn't want the public in my personal life at all - I thought that people might perceive me as too normal, and I'd lose that larger-than-life rock star persona. You've got to protect that!
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A lot of my writer friends - some of whom are brilliant - work when the Muse calls them, for lack of a better description. You know, days of nothing, then this creative burst where they write for 36 hours straight fueled by caffeine and idealism.
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I love the produce section at the grocery store.
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When people are in the midst of really heavy stuff and still have a sense of humor, I admire that.
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I have a few homes, and Los Angeles is certainly one of them.
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Sometimes the storyline is as simple as, 'We're just going to be the best, and we're going for the championships.
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You come to me and it's my job to make you look the best you can look. From an image point of view, would I prefer to dress Jude Law instead of Rolf Harris? Of course. But it's my job to make them both look great.
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If I was to keep playing, I had to play in Detroit, and it just wasn't for me anymore.
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I don’t need your love. I just need you now.
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Worrying is a waste of time. It doesn't change anything. It messes with your mind and steals your happiness.
