Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes
A modern civilization is only possible when it is accepted that singular beings exist and express themselves freely.
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Our nano-quadrotor robots are made to be as lightweight as possible: less than a fifth of a pound and palm-sized. They can do an aerial backflip in half a second, accelerate at two Gs, and fly rotor blade to rotor blade in three-dimensional formations - and they do all this autonomously.
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From the moment this war began, there was, for this state, only one policy possible, neutrality.
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I think anything that is expressed directly and as honestly as possible will last.
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Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting.
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In the 30 years of my career, I have explored all possible mediums, except radio.
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I was in that part of the class that made the top half possible.
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One of the most untruthful things possible, you know, is a collection of facts, because they can be made to appear so many different ways.
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I prefer being as far from the centre of celebrity as possible.
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I have a cheat-sheet for each one of my characters about their personality, the way they look, etc. So there is no possible way that I could have writer's block.
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I like to get physical on defense. I like to get up on a guy as much as possible. I actually need to calm down, though.
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I don't want to be just an average guy. I want to do whatever possible to win a lot of games. I'm a competitor.
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If one must fight or create, it is necessary that this be preceded by the broadest possible knowledge.
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Because of recent improvements in the accuracy of theoretical predictions based on large scale ab initio quantum mechanical calculations, meaningful comparisons between theoretical and experimental findings have become possible.
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We need to do everything possible to save the Jewish state. We don't have another Jewish state.
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I grew up in this world where everything seemed possible.
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Civilization is so hard on the body that some have called it a disease, despite the arts that keep puny bodies alive to a greater average age, and our greater protection from contagious and germ diseases.
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Maybe a thing that you do not like is really in your interest. It is possible that a thing that you may desire may be against your interest.
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What science fiction does is take what might be possible someday and examine what might happen if it were - the drawbacks and the positive things.
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Some people are fascinated by what they know, and some are fascinated by what they don't know. I'm just very interested in what's possible.
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If it didn't happen in your life before, then you're not paying attention you don't think it's possible. But almost all important events never happen in your life before.
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For me, there's never any bad blood - unless you do something to me.
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You lose everything you love in the order in which you love it.
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Even the most beautiful legs - Marlene Dietrich's, for instance - look better when the kneecap is covered.
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A modern civilization is only possible when it is accepted that singular beings exist and express themselves freely.
