Tariq Ramadan Quotes
National politics and elections are dominated by emotions, by lack of self-confidence, by fear of the other, by insecurity, by infection of the body politic by the virus of victimhood.

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Bin Laden was born filthy rich and died in a rich man's house, which he had painstakingly built to the highest specifications.
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Twitter is an amazing thing; it brings footballers closer to the fans because so many of them are on there. I was cynical about it to begin with, but I have been converted.
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A feeling of alienation existed in India about life in Pakistan because most of what was known was negative. So, everyone used to believe things in our country are always bad, and we don't lead a happy life. But this has changed to some extent. After watching our dramas, people now know that we lead our lives similar to the way they live.
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My favourite outfit was this black lace dress that I found in a vintage shop in Williamsburg, New York.
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Culturally, the First World War is the war that stands in for other wars.
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I'm a British intern going in. I'm hoping that John will just kind of tackle it from who this person is and what she's about rather than trying to go in on her culture. We need to move a step forward than that.
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The major source of photochemical smog - petroleum-fueled vehicles - can be replaced by emission-free electric vehicles.
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Wit as an instrument of revenge is as infamous as art is as a means of sensual titillation.
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If you think about a Thanksgiving dinner, it's really like making a large chicken.
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A good amount of the guys wanted to date me. Even older guys looking at me. It took some getting used to.
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I think inherently, a little bit, I'm a bit of a pleaser, and I want people to like me and be nice, and to not ruffle feathers and just make everybody happy and stuff. It's a personality flaw.
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We are known as one of the few truly antifascist families in Munich.
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In western countries, there are roles written for older actors. Films are made on them, including love stories.
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When I was a teenager, I really didn't like loud rock music. I listened to jazz and blues and folk music. I've always preferred acoustic music. And it was only, I suppose, by the time Jethro Tull was getting underway that we did let the music begin to have a harder edge, in particular with the electric guitar being alongside the flute.
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Even one's own home is a kind of anthology of advertisers, manufacturers, motifs and presentation techniques. There's nothing 'natural' about one's home these days. The furnishings, the fabrics, the furniture, the appliances, the TV, and all the electronic equipment - we're living inside commercials.
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I've never loved anybody the way I love my children.
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I don't know why I'm suddenly playing nasty people. It is very fun, though, and it isn't real, at the end of the day.
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We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom. The world henceforth will be run by synthesizers, people able to put together the right information at the right time, think critically about it, and make important choices wisely.
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You're gifted to do something.
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You know, I hate to give advice because my life has been so odd that almost nothing that's happened to me can apply.
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Where love is great, the littlest doubts are fear; Where little fears grow great, great love grows there.
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National politics and elections are dominated by emotions, by lack of self-confidence, by fear of the other, by insecurity, by infection of the body politic by the virus of victimhood.