Nargis Fakhri Quotes
I miss having my mom and close friends around. Thank God for Skype and Face-Time, which keep me connected... but interacting digitally can't come close to the feeling of being hugged by my mom or getting together for a meal with my friends on the same table.
Quotes to Explore
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I think of New Yorkers as not taking the time to talk to someone they don't know.
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The Catholic Church was the church of the colonial fascist regime.
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I love 'The Guardian' series. Bianca St. Ives is one of my favorite heroines ever, and the combination of action, suspense, and romance makes her story pure fun to write.
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I try to give the appearance that I have it all together and that I know what I'm talking about, but at the end of the day, I think I might be full of crap.
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It's not just the actor in front of the camera. And it's important to have respect for all those people that work behind the camera.
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I loved London. In the 1970s... it was very exciting, really wild.
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After being once in space, I was keen to go back there. But it didn't happen.
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I'm an all-or-nothing person.
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In a sense there is no 'opposition' in Bahrain, as the phrase implies one unified block with the same views. Such a phrase is not in our constitution, unlike say the United Kingdom. We only have people with different views and that's ok.
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I write the novels that are possible for me to write, not that ones I think will come across in a certain light.
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It's about these people who are inextricably together for whatever reasons, and they happen to be in the spy world. It's about relationships, and the bottom line is, that's why you care.
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In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.
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A lot of what the 'Culture' is about is a reaction to all the science fiction I was reading in my very early teens.
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I try to widen the horizons of every child I meet, and part of that is promoting diverse forms, be it graphic novels, stories told in a narrative voice, or more translated books, as well as more diverse writers and more diverse characters.
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I land a higher percentage of punches than any boxer in boxing.
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I don't believe in personal immortality; the only way I expect to have some version of such a thing is through my books.
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To have once been a criminal is no disgrace. To remain a criminal is the disgrace.
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It's very simple. You have to be faithful to your other half and not have secrets. That's my rule.
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Sailing a boat calls for quick action, a blending of feeling with the wind and water as well as with the very heart and soul of the boat itself. Sailing teaches alertness and courage, and gives in return a joyousness and peace that but few sports afford.
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There are two types of men in this world--one is looking for a woman to make his life complete and the other is looking for a woman to join his complete life.
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What matters to me is learning and growing, and getting to do what I love to do. As long as I can do that, I'm happy.
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I would tell any aspiring designer to take the time to experience everything they can to really get a feel for what direction they want to go in. And most importantly, let your passion and your gut lead you.
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On screen, we have to pretend we hate each other, or dislike each other, or don't want to talk or listen to each other, but off camera, it's just one big happy family. We hang out off the show and we play cards together and go have dinner together.
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I miss having my mom and close friends around. Thank God for Skype and Face-Time, which keep me connected... but interacting digitally can't come close to the feeling of being hugged by my mom or getting together for a meal with my friends on the same table.
