Elia Suleiman Quotes
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I learned from my father that music is from God and the message is from God.
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In a completely rational society, the best of us would aspire to be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something less, because passing civilization along from one generation to the next ought to be the highest honor and the highest responsibility anyone could have.
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Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it.
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Peace is not just the mere absence of violence or disturbance. It's when there is a possibility of conflict, but you deliberately avoid violence and adopt methods to solve the problem through peaceful means. That is real peace.
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I didn't want my script to get too out of control like that. So I actually made it a point not to do stuff like that, to pretty - to keep it more sparse than it's been in the last few years, or the last decade.
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You many have noticed I have a temper ... but when I calmed down, I realized that this world, blighted and imperfect as it is, would be better with you in it.
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Every man carries about him a touchstone, if he will make use of it, to distinguish substantial gold from superficial glitterings, truth from appearances. And indeed the use and benefit of this touchstone, which is natural reason, is spoiled and lost only by assuming prejudices, overweening presumption, and narrowing our minds.
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You have to arrive… the way the music has to feel.
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Cecilia was made in a living room on a Sony. It was like a little piece of magical fluff, bur it works. El Condor Pasa a Los Incas record that I love. Bridge is a very strong melodic song.
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The fans out in New Zealand are amazing. They're genuinely excited and appreciative that you're playing their country.
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You always go in with the intention of playing your best and knowing the material you're auditioning.
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Mostly, the best way to be the next Mark Zuckerberg is to make difficult choices.
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In any relationship that comes to an end, there's never just a baseline reason why. You say, 'Oh, I broke up with my girlfriend.' Someone says, 'Why?' You say, 'Well, you got three hours? And then maybe after I tell you my version, you've got to talk to her.
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I don't think anybody should ever touch anybody in anger, ever.
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I don't think an opera house is ever a place that can make you entirely happy.
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I don't think there should be a Palestinian state because I don't believe in states.
