Tariq Ali Quotes
Western enthusiasm for democracy stops when those opposed to its policies are elected to office.
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In the electronic game world, I know I have a reputation for doing the cyberpunk thing, and for doing the serious epic fantasy thing, but if you go back to when I was a kid, I've been a Disney fan all my life.
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All the evidence shows very clearly that if you are a member of a trade union you are likely to get better pay, more equal pay, better health and safety, more chance to get training, more chance to have conditions of work that help if you have caring responsibilities... the list goes on!
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I found it interesting that as people become more technically oriented all over the world, at the same time people are becoming increasingly spiritual. The success of the Da Vinci code - even though it was a great yawn - also showed people's interest in religion.
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We're a very iterative company, so we jump on basically all new technology.
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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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More than anything, I think as our country matures, we recognize that women deserve to be treated with respect and dignity.
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We have a tax code that allows groups to use their political operations within the tax code, under the guise of a charity, to use undisclosed millions of dollars to do political campaigns.
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We are a very big and vast Government, and naturally, every ministry is becoming bigger and bigger. It becomes, therefore, essential that there should be proper coordination.
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The underdog winning is the romantic position.
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You need a big ego to be an artist.
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Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.
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You never realise that you have an impact on people's lives. There are so many girls that go through so many problems and who come to me. I really try and take time to speak to as many people as possible.
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I am 73 years old. I was born in Jerusalem. I'm the first prime minister of Israel to be born here. I am the only former general to become a prime minister.
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Figure out who you are.
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A poet can write about a man slaying a dragon, but not about a man pushing a button that releases a bomb.
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Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.
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Yeah, I'm very impressed with Lifetime, this is the first time I've worked with them. I really like the kind of programming that they're into, so I'm hoping that I will.
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Truly to sing, that is a different breath.
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For the classics philosophical insight was the product of a life of leisure; for me a life of leisure is the product of philosophical insight.
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Rocks are like wreck magnets and ships run aground today in pretty much the same locations and for the same reasons they did thousands of years ago.
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Politics is gut; commercials are gut.
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I believe a democracy needs men and women of conviction in its positions of leadership in order for us to succeed. That's the subject of 'A Perfect Candidate,' a film I made 20 years ago about Oliver North and Charles Robb.
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In history, the millions win; that is democracy.
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Western enthusiasm for democracy stops when those opposed to its policies are elected to office.
