Najib Mikati Quotes
What I'm trying to do, and my policy, is to disassociate, to shy away from what's going on in Syria.Najib Mikati
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I think it is impossible to explain faith. It is like trying to explain air, which one cannot do by dividing it into its component parts and labeling them scientifically. It must be breathed to be understood.
Patrick White -
I'm always trying to find 'connections' between things. That art is the juxtaposition of a lot of things that seem unrelated but add up to something recognizable.
Pat Metheny -
I have a lot of road rage. Mostly with the rickshaw and cab drivers trying to cut me; it's the traffic. Grrrr!
Kajol -
I just want to make a classic. Classic is the standard. I'm just trying to make music that will last a lifetime.
Yelawolf -
Regulations about environments are going to get tougher and tougher.
Carlos Ghosn -
I'm trying to work in studio movies, but they won't hire me.
Parker Posey
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If I were trying to impress a girl, I wouldn't get all super dressed because I would look like I was trying too hard. Instead, I would probably wear what I normally would.
Taylor Lautner -
If you're trying too hard to be the girl next door, you're not going to be.
Taylor Swift -
Be yourself. I had this three-week period where I wore this straw fedora. I thought it was what chicks wanted. And then it dawned on me that I was trying to be something that I wasn't, so I took the fedora off. So be yourself.
Adam DeVine -
I'm always trying to learn and grow, so my diet has, over the years, evolved.
J. J. Watt -
I'm at this point in my career where I'm trying to step away from the realm of fine arts, because I think it's a very exclusive, very restrictive place to be. What I want to be able to do is to change the lives of people with the same materials they deal with every day.
Vik Muniz -
I'm not trying to be the next Dave Grohl or Phil Collins.
Taylor Hawkins Foo Fighters
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A lot of people put pressure on me, but I don't think I feel that type of pressure. It is more of a good thing that people are trying to do that.
Adam Peaty -
A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.
B. F. Skinner -
Marketing is more important than it has ever been. But I'm trying to tear the layers back and make it not so contrived. I think people just want entertainment.
Usher -
When I used to go to Elvis's house was always a nightmare trying to get into the house because of so many fans outside the gate and he really couldn't go anywhere without sneaking in or doing something because people just wanted to be around him and to be with him.
Jackie DeShannon -
But I'm trying to play into this role as much as possible and be a nicer person in real life.
Fisher Stevens -
To be honest, I've made a game out of trying to live through my James Dean, Janis Joplin, Freddie Prinze, Jim Morrison period, those demons that we all have that we're either successful or not at making work for us rather than destroy us.
Patrick Swayze
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My mother taught me the principles of hard work, setting my own goals and visualizing my future. From my early days with Destiny's Child, I understood I had to be focused and dedicated if I wanted true success. We were taught we needed a plan and the discipline to execute that plan to the fullest. I strongly believe if you work hard, whatever you want, it will come to you. I know that's easier said than done but keep trying.
Beyonce Destiny's Child -
It takes courage, of course, to step out of the fray, as it takes courage to do anything that's necessary, whether tending to a loved one on her deathbed or turning away from that sugarcoated doughnut.
Pico Iyer -
I feel that my original style was much more unique and individual and was much more the real me. It had much more zing and schmaltz.
Bob Kane -
Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.
Baltasar Gracian -
I called up and said, 'Dad, I won a MacArthur.' My father goes: 'I always thought your sister would win that,' and I said, 'Dad, just say congratulations and keep your private thoughts private.' At that point he laughed, then burst into tears, and it was obvious that he was so happy and proud.
Bonnie Bassler -
What I'm trying to do, and my policy, is to disassociate, to shy away from what's going on in Syria.
Najib Mikati