Ziad Doueiri Quotes
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I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life. Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe.
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I still draw a lot though. Ballpoint pen is my preferred medium.
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Twenty years ago my parents wouldn't know who the X-Men were, and now everybody knows that stuff. It means that deconstruction of the superhero is something you can do. All those movies have led to a point where we can finally have 'Watchmen' with a Superman character who doesn't want to save the world and a Batman who has trouble in bed.
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I found that not having a public profile was not hurting the work, and it freed me up to be the satirist I wanted to be.
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This is my favorite area in New York - the West Village is the heart of New York. I could never move somewhere else.
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I wanted to study to be a dental hygienist, marry a rich dentist, and hang it up.
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I don't know what love means.
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Language is the most extraordinary invention in the history of humanity, the one which came before everything and which makes it possible to share everything.
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I just like music that I can relate to, something to listen to in my car.
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Movies are a big part of our Indian culture.
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I don't use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough.
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I would rather have a million friends than a million dollars.
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The less you have, the more you enjoy.
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The personal things should be left out of, in my opinion, out of platforms and conventions.
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There is nothing which at once affects a man so much and so little as his own death.
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I'm one of those who believe the bumper sticker: If you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns. The first people who are going to be in line to turn in their guns are law-abiding citizens. Criminals are going to be left with guns.
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I don't go long without eating. I never starve myself: I grab a healthy snack.
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Some women are smarter than men, and some aren't. But to suggest to women that they deserve dominance instead of equality is at best a cheap applause line.
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I choose parts because I don't want to be embarrassed when the movie comes out. What if my friends were to see the movie? What if my niece or nephew wandered into the theater and saw the movie? I don't want to be too ashamed of it.
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The violence and injustice of the rulers of mankind is an ancient evil, for which, I am afraid, the nature of human affairs can scarce admit a remedy.
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I never really have to sit at a desk thinking, 'What should I do now?' It doesn't work like that for me, and it never has. My thinking process is constant.
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The true measure of success for the U.N. is not how much we promise, but how much we deliver for those who need us most.
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Justice, though due to the accused, is due the accuser also. The concept of fairness cannot be strained till it is narrowed to a filament. We are to keep our balance true.
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The mystified idea I had of Israel - the demonization of Israel - it just wasn't true.
