Zainab Salbi Quotes
Since a very young age, my mother made sure to tell me about the plight of women... As she raised my awareness about women's issues, she also made sure to ingrain in me the importance of being strong and independent and not to let anybody define me by their images of what women should be.
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Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.
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There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half the battle is in the conviction that we can do what we undertake.
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House was the first film where I had no influence on the script. I had to buy the script with the game rights.
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I don't think a lot of actors talk about it, but there's usually a process where you essentially purge yourself of the character that you played prior to the movie.
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All the women in my family are very dramatic by themselves. They make the biggest things out of nothing. I think that's where I learned a lot about being emotional.
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Historically, the Balkans have been an incubator of war.
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My dream was to play in good films, no matter in what country. I always waited for a decent script, and nothing has changed. I'm just sure that nothing in life is random, and I believe in the fate which guides you. Probably my starring in 'A Good Day to Die Hard' is good proof of that.
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Over the years, the most ponderous problem for women has been that men think that men and women are very different. Another of our massive problems is that women also think that men and women are very different.
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Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
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Family entertainment is really very necessary in our culture. Look how profitable they are. It's almost not discretionary. You need to take your family to the movies.
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All companies that grow really big do so in only one way: people recommend the product or service to other people.
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I don't meet many people who are talking about shows on Showtime.
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I think it would have been a lot better for him to say, I did it and I'm sorry, McGwire was never one to show a lot of emotion on the field, not a player who sought attention and craved to be thought of as a nice guy.
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Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve.
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I'd love to have William Faulkner, Beethoven and Bach over. I want to find out what makes those guys tick!
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I had rather have a plain, russet-coated Captain, that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call a Gentle-man and is nothing else.
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We conclude that, simultaneously with the organization of the colleges, there should be at Santa Cruz an organization by disciplines, whose units would have a voice in appointments and promotions, in course of programs, and in the allocation of funds for research.
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I can write best in the silence and solitude of the night, when everyone has retired.
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Most of the most important experiences that truly educate cannot be arranged ahead of time with any precision.
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Look at Becker and Djokovic. If you look at Novak's record since Boris has been there, it's been phenomenal.
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Now we have hands-free phones, so you can focus on the thing you're really supposed to be doing … chances are, if you need both of your hands to do something, your brain should be in on it too.
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We score with the best of them. If we concentrate on defense like we do on offense, then we'll win a lot more ballgames.
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There's a puppy store near where I live. They know me by name in there because I go so often.
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Since a very young age, my mother made sure to tell me about the plight of women... As she raised my awareness about women's issues, she also made sure to ingrain in me the importance of being strong and independent and not to let anybody define me by their images of what women should be.
