Idries Shah Quotes
When Fortune knocks, open the door,' they say. But why should one make fortune knock, by keeping the door shut?
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I appreciate cooperation with Turkey on many issues. We are grateful for the support we receive for E.U. and NATO integration for Montenegro.
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I've been told I have an aggressive driving style.
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I want people to follow their dreams, yes... but I'm not interested in telling young black kids how to be rappers... I want to show them that there's so many other paths you can take, besides a rapper or basketball player.
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I was fortunate enough to visit a lot of beautiful places around the world. The most astonishing and memorable experiences were my trips to Africa and Australia.
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I identified in a very deep way with the individuals I was writing about because the theme that runs through this story is of extraordinary hardship and the will to overcome it.
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I was with the Jessie Bonstelle Stock Company in Detroit and Buffalo for three seasons - 10 performances and a new play every week. She was an amazing woman who did a great deal for me.
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As governor, I'm spending my time focused in three areas: creating jobs, reducing the expense of government and schools.
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Of all the haunting moments of motherhood, few rank with hearing your own words come out of your daughter's mouth.
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I can't hear music. I don't understand it. It's so above and beyond me.
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There will be mental worries with the long jump before Rio, but I know I can get through it. It's just getting my confidence back. I know I have a big jump in me.
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A car is a killing machine. It's like waving a loaded gun. People don't realise how dangerous they are.
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I can't even imagine what it's like and right now I'm like in shock, I can't believe that I'm Olympic Champion.
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When I give notes on a script, I say, 'Guys, I may drift, but it's part of the process.' So I'm aware that I'm drifting, but I'm grabbing a lot of stuff.
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Every question is a hypothetical question for everyone but the person who asks it.
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One should know their body types well to experiment with trends.
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Look at Michelle Pfeiffer: My God, she's 50 years old, but she is still so sexy. If I were into women, I would be totally into her.
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A woman's mind is cleaner than a man's: She changes it more often.
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I've been told I'm a player, but people still don't always return my calls.
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I'm not the kind of person who would want to go into a studio and manage other people and listen to the phone ringing. That's alien to me.
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For me, embracing my own power is about embracing my right to be an individual.
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When I bought a collection of Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky, I returned home with a bright enthusiasm to begin the long march into the Russian soul. Though I've failed to read either man to completion, they both helped me to imagine that my fictional South Carolina was as vast a literary acreage as their Russia.
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Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life.
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I've always loved fashion, but it's not what I set out to do.
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When Fortune knocks, open the door,' they say. But why should one make fortune knock, by keeping the door shut?
