Ziad K. Abdelnour Quotes
Time decides who you meet in life, your heart decides who you want in your life, and your behavior decides who stays in your life.
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Weirdly, often the more I write, the more ideas I have.
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Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.
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I went to the Technion and studied with Avram Hershko. I found it more exciting than practicing medicine.
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If the 'Post' can play the role of a connector between the West and the East, I have confidence in the paper's future success.
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There really is no difference between the bully and the victim.
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People make mistakes. They say stupid things.
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Being funny with a funny voice is more my comfort zone, a broader character that I try to humanize, a kind of silly or wacky persona that I try to fill in.
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I've seen articles suggesting that Wal-Mart buys at prices lower than our competitors', and that this gives Wal-Mart an unfair advantage. I don't believe it... What we hear is concern that in some circumstances, Wal-Mart may actually be paying more than our competitors.
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The most important message that I can give to you and to all the world is to keep the commandments of God.
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Not the fruit of experience, but experience itself, is the end.
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I'm terrified of walking into a room full of people. Sitting down at a dinner table with 15 strangers brings me out in a sweat.
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You accomplish what you want to accomplish. I just don't ever want to hurt anybody doing it.
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I wrote large chunks of 'The Impostor' and 'The Good Doctor' on a beach in Goa.
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Every revolution, bloody or not, has two phases. The first phase is defined by the struggle for freedom, the second by the struggle for power and revenge on the votaries of the ancien regime.
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Sort of like, I have to make the Japanese lyrics really deep.
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When you have balance in your life, work becomes an entirely different experience. There is a passion that moves you to a whole new level of fulfillment and gratitude, and that's when you can do your best... for yourself and for others.
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Movies are my religion and God is my patron. I'm lucky enough to be in the position where I don't make movies to pay for my pool. When I make a movie, I want it to be everything to me; like I would die for it.
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If you don't have a dream, how are you going to make a dream come true?
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Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.
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I come up with a blurb at the beginning, but the book will always be completely different by the time it's finished. They say, 'Where's the book you were going to write?' And I say, 'Forget about it. It doesn't exist.'
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There's a fine line between character building and soul destroying.
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A prayer in its simplest definition is merely a wish turned Godward.
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If it's very painful for you to criticize your friends - you're safe in doing it. But if you take the slightest pleasure in it, that's the time to hold your tongue.
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Time decides who you meet in life, your heart decides who you want in your life, and your behavior decides who stays in your life.
