Taslima Nasrin Quotes
In traditional societies, we have a long legacy of men controlling the body and mind of women. Such societies have valorised motherhood and fabricated concepts like chastity. Women have been the victims of these notions for thousands of years.
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I breathe martial arts every day of my life.
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All fashion brands are about looking good. Being Human is also about doing good. And you can do good by the simple act of slipping into a t-shirt or a pair of jeans.
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There is no such thing as a perfect player; it doesn't exist.
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I've been called Mr. Patient Money because I have the patience to work through challenging circumstances.
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For any actor - not just talking about myself - but if you've been fortunate enough to work for a long period of time, there's going to be different choices you're going to make.
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For me, I love California. I feel like it's my second home in that I moved out by choice at eighteen. It gave me opportunities that I didn't have anywhere else.
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Some people collect vintage cars, I collect Birkins. The leather ones are £20,000.
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I feel like I'd have a different approach to football now after doing music.
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I do feel like there's a level of ridiculousness going on in electronic music... It's getting borderline absurd out there.
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Comic books aren't nerdy. You'd have to be an idiot to think computers are nerdy.
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My first audition was for a commercial for the lottery. I didn't get it, so I hate the lottery.
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If you learn one thing from having lived through decades of changing views, it is that all predictions are necessarily false.
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I consider my education to be the first 10 years of my career.
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I find Los Angeles to be a place of great physical beauty, in which you have the oceans and the mountains, and there's a vertical sense and a desert light that you can see forever.
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Because of my own family's service (in the U.S. Army, Navy, and Massachusetts and New York National Guard), I am a strong supporter of the military and do believe that there are just wars.
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I have never appreciated a quiet moment with a friend as much, a quiet moment with a book and I think part of that is my obsession with being older and time going faster and it's become increasingly sweeter for me.
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Sometimes you surf well and still don't win. It happens to everyone. You learn that one big score doesn't mean much if you don't have a backup. I guess every rookie learns that as time goes by. I took some big lessons from my losses.
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There is no debate that social media is a great tool for networking with others in our industry. It can lead to friendships, support, and serendipitous connections with reviewers, agents, reporters, or editors.
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All my books were easy to write - doesn't it show?
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As a CEO, you get sucked into dealing with all the tasks of being a CEO. There's a big meeting, a big discussion, and you get into all the big issues, which is your job. But what CEOs often lose sight of is that it's all about the people who work for you. For every 1,000 decisions, 999 were being made when I was not in the room.
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I don't think anybody is - no one could compare to Ronald Reagan, because he was the right man at the right time.
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The more playoff games and Super Bowls and things of that nature that you're in obviously is going to build your portfolio and raise your visibility.
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The classic think-tank is supposed to be sitting in an attic thinking up grand ideas.
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In traditional societies, we have a long legacy of men controlling the body and mind of women. Such societies have valorised motherhood and fabricated concepts like chastity. Women have been the victims of these notions for thousands of years.
