Tariq Ali Quotes
The only continent where social movements have led to political parties that have pushed through serious social and political reforms is in South America.
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There is no hope unmingled with fear, and no fear unmingled with hope.
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My dad has totally taken my Cat Stevens T-shirt, but it's OK; I have his Black Flag one, and that's amazing.
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Why does it appear that interested readers so often attribute flaws to 'the press' rather than taking particular issue with particular reports?
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We had something very special in the Faces. We were blessed to have the fun we had.
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If Mr. Bush and Mr. Forbes don't get most of the votes, they should be arrested for wasting money.
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I think I'm a critic of corporate power, whether locally or globally. And the term 'globalization' I've never found all that helpful.
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No critic writing about a film could say more than the film itself, although they do their best to make us think the oppposite.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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I never was a very good singer.
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Cornish wrestling was very different from that in Devon - it was less brutal, as no kicking was allowed.
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I'm a Persian Jew, and we don't speak Hebrew.
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We all have our strengths and our failings.
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I started the business as a computer consulting business, which, coupled to my nickname, Scorpion, formed the full name Scorpion Computer Services.
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I really do hope that the Millennium Summit gives new impetus to the work of the United Nations.
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It should be no surprise that religion in the non-western world has failed to disappear under the juggernaut of industrial capitalism, or that liberal democracy finds its most dedicated saboteurs among the new middle classes.
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Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure.
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I love sport and will do just about anything. Someone said they'd had a go at skiing off a mountain with a parachute, and that sounds great!
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All great rebellions are born of private acts of civil disobedience that inspire rebel bands to plot together.
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Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.
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Divorce also entails the beginning of a supposition that that familial reality might have obstructed one's ability to perceive others.
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The Trump vision, in fact, is an America unbound by a half-century of trade deals, free to pursue a nationalistic approach in which success is measured not by the quality of its alliances but the economic return on its transactions.
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The only continent where social movements have led to political parties that have pushed through serious social and political reforms is in South America.
