Elia Suleiman Quotes
I'm not in the business of saying just one thing about just one place. If you only see Palestine in my films, then I've failed because then I'm just a provincial filmmaker.
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I've done nothing but show up and fight, go to work inside the Octagon, outside the Octagon, and do things right. But people want to talk about me and discredit me.
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Furniture is meant to be used and enjoyed.
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I worked from 10 p.m. until 1 a.m. every night for a year to write the first 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' book.
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Part of every misery is, so to speak, the misery's shadow or reflection: the fact that you don't merely suffer but have to keep on thinking about the fact that you suffer. I not only live each endless day in grief, but live each day thinking about living each day in grief.
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I remember 'Hannah Montana' came out, and I was so depressed, I started crying because I was like, 'I want to do that.'
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The only thing I regret in life is that I didn't practice basketball more.
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Boyfriends? Psh, like I've got time for that!
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We know no document is perfect, but when we amend the Constitution, it would be to expand rights, not to take away rights from decent, loyal Americans. This great Constitution of ours should never be used to make a group of Americans permanent second-class citizens.
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Now, on nights that I can't sleep, I play video games alone until the morning.
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The expectations were low for 'Castle;' people thought we'd be one season and done.
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Ideas are the beginning points of all fortunes.
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Princes appear to me to be Fools Houses of Commons & Houses of Lords appear to me to be fools they seem to me to be something Else besides Human Life.
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I resigned from my position as Ushahidi Executive Director and member of the Board in 2010. However, my role as a co-founder and my journey as a woman in the technology space means that I remain inextricably linked to Ushahidi, for better or worse.
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I constantly make fashion mistakes but I think it's good to take risks.
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Our goal is to make General Motors the most valuable automotive company. Clearly, that is having sustainable profitability and driving great returns for our shareholders.
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There are days when I love a fresh blow-dry, but sometimes I just go with bedhead.
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Bush is no conservative.
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I grew up in a very religious family. I could read the Qu'ran easily at the age of five.
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We've always been a band that questions things.
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I wanted to make a traditional record that had a lot of art and showed my vulnerable side and showed things I'm passionate about.
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The Small Business Administration was fundamental in helping our company. There's great initiative from the government if you know the right places to look.
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That so few now dare to be eccentric, marks the chief danger of the time.
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Here, the revolution was prepared. Here it was achieved. Here all the great events were fostered.
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I'm not in the business of saying just one thing about just one place. If you only see Palestine in my films, then I've failed because then I'm just a provincial filmmaker.
