Basmah bint Saud Quotes
Why don't we actually fight for a woman's right even to complain about being beaten up. That is more important than driving. If a woman is beaten, they are told to go back to their homes - their fathers, husbands, brothers - to be beaten up again and locked up in the house.
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I grew up with Apocalypse Now and Badlands, so I had a real awe thing going.
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But I honestly don't read critics. My dad reads absolutely everything ever written about me. He calls me up to read ecstatic reviews, but I always insist that I can't hear them. If you give value to the good reviews, you have to give value to the criticism.
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The American fans would love to see me fight anybody.
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If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.
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I'm a California girl. I grew up in Inglewood right by LAX.
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There'll be a special place in hell for the tape back-up people.
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If the church would only be the church- if Christians would only be Christians- nothing could halt our onward march.
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I've found great solace in finally taking care of myself and others.
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'You are a worm who thought himself a serpent just because you slither. But your power was not real, Pliny. It was all a dream. Time now to wake.'
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Why don't we actually fight for a woman's right even to complain about being beaten up. That is more important than driving. If a woman is beaten, they are told to go back to their homes - their fathers, husbands, brothers - to be beaten up again and locked up in the house.
