Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes
To lead a country, you must periodically hold a national consultation in which people representing different programmes can make a bid for power.
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The best relationship is one that does not foster too much independence nor too much dependence, but exists in the healthy interdependence zone.
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Unsettling signs of al Qaeda's aims and skills in cyberspace have led some government experts to conclude that terrorists are at the threshold of using the Internet as a direct instrument of bloodshed.
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If you think Wall Street has a short memory, you're dead wrong. No, the folks who work on Wall Street, regulate Wall Street - and, above all, invest in its wares, notably its hedge funds - don't have a bad memory. They don't have any memory at all.
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The problem of the world today is the people talk on and on about democracy, freedom, justice. But I don't give a damn about democracy if I am worried about survival.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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I wanted to become a cartoon artist, a portrait artist, and an illustrator. This was my first idea.
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I have my own people that make my clothes because it's hard for me to find stuff that fits.
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Inventions have long since reached their limit, and I see no hope for further development.
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I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me.
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No man may make another free.
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I believe that we should be able to marry whom ever we choose. As long as both people are willing... I say go for it!
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You cannot govern, you cannot administrate, with an ignoramus.
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'Power Play' is a morality tale for our post-Enron world and - not incidentally - wildly entertaining. Nothing wrong with that.
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I have been singing randomly, obsessively, obnoxiously for as long as I can remember.
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I like 'Rocky Horror.'
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I always try not to overload my music with orchestration and to use only those instruments that are absolutely necessary.
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Why do I always choose the shopping cart with the squeaky wheel? Is it my bad luck, or are all the carts dysfunctional?
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India is at the vanguard of figuring out how to exploit technology and innovation on behalf of democratic accountability.
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I tend to keep things that bother me clandestine... well-hidden. I'm also not very good at recognising the reasons that change my moods - they just seem to happen, which is not great for those around me.
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It is not the least anxiety that we have so little powder and lead on hand.
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In fact, I don't advocate any particular diet for anyone. I think that's a very personal decision that people have to make. I will say this, however: There are more and more studies in terms of the health benefits of veganism; there are more and more studies that are showing that a properly executed vegan diet is highly beneficial for cleansing, for detoxing, in addition to lowering the risks for and even ameliorating chronic illness. We all have our own body constitutions and cultural food ways and personal tastes that determine what will work for us.
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We can help a whole lot of people if we could figure out a way to expand Medicaid and get people the care that they need.
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The only people I have been able to use are those who fought.
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To lead a country, you must periodically hold a national consultation in which people representing different programmes can make a bid for power.
