Ziad K. Abdelnour Quotes
No one is fearless. The difference between achievers and everyone else is that they take action despite their fears.
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When our interests matched, the Americans have been good to us, and when the interests differed, they wanted us to mold ourselves to them, which we refused.
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I'm a dilettante. My governing word is 'curiosity.'
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Mumbai is like Manhattan. There's a certain pace, a social life and the thrill of a professional life.
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Well, we don't take money from people and then show the product. It has to be a product that we like anyway, and that's true for all five of us, which is one of the really nice things about the way we make the show.
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I am not trying to conform to an unrealistic model of beauty. I am, however, being proactive in being the healthiest I can be.
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On the issue of behavioral health and the like, the program we have in place has always been available to former players as well.
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Insanity is hereditary; you get it from your children.
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O happy earth, Whereon thy innocent feet doe ever tread!
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I know plenty of people who do, who get their holidays paid for and in return have their photographs taken on the beach, but not me.
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My memoirs were written, and a portion of them already in the hands of the publishers, when the startling news came which has thrilled all Europe and filled her inhabitants with horror - the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States.
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There are some extremely acceptable male comedians out there: Joel Osteen, Abraham Lincoln, the man who played Phil Spector in HBO's 'Phil Spector.' But even those guys, while insightful and amusing, aren't exactly funny.
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Ideas are only as good as your ability to communicate them.
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I'm more rooted in new plays and new writing.
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You spend most of your life working and trying to hone your craft, working on your chops, working on your writing, and you don't really think about accolades. Then you get a bit older and they start coming your way. It's a nice pat on the back.
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The 'Backlisted' podcast describes itself as 'giving new life to old books'. In each episode, John Mitchinson and Andy Miller are joined by a guest from the world of books who brings along some overlooked gem to enthuse about.
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I don't think of myself as a rebel; I just say what I think.
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True contentment depends not upon what we have; a tub was large enough for Diogenes, but a world was too little for Alexander.
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...a writer's works, like the water in an artesian well, mount to a height which is in proportion to the depth to which suffering has penetrated his soul.
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I've done plenty of daredeviling - from white-water rafting to bungee jumping. But I think the most fearless was hosting the Emmy Awards. It was overwhelming, and I definitely had to leave fear at the door.
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The Arab population of Palestine are victims of genocidal actions; their lands are confiscated or deprived of water supplies in the semi-desert areas, and their homes are destroyed with heavy wrecking equipment.
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The trouble with that movie is that you had to see Chinatown the day before you saw The Two Jakes.
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No one is fearless. The difference between achievers and everyone else is that they take action despite their fears.
