Idries Shah Quotes
Better to be safe than to be sorry' is a remark of value only when these are the actual alternatives.
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I have had it up to here with the prosecutions, the government's attitude, the judiciary, the media's stance and the majority of Turks who view the Kurdish people's justified cause through a nationalist lens.
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God, that all-powerful Creator of nature and architect of the world, has impressed man with no character so proper to distinguish him from other animals, as by the faculty of speech.
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Fashion and music have always played off each other and certainly do for me; I love both so much. But there are definitely those moments when you're playing the right song at the right time in the right place, and it feels like the best job in the world.
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The only power you have is the word no.
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I could not write about 'ordinary people' because I am not in the least interested in them.
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It seems very safe to me to be surrounded by green growing things and water.
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Corruption is worse than prostitution. The latter might endanger the morals of an individual, the former invariably endangers the morals of the entire country.
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I always turn to the sports pages first, which records people's accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man's failures.
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It's such an overused phrase: 'to be part of the conversation.' But it's true. It is nice to be part of the conversation - just be sure they are talking about you in the right way.
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Just as we might take Darwin as an example of the normal extraverted thinking type, the normal introverted thinking type could be represented by Kant. The one speaks with facts, the other relies on the subjective factor. Darwin ranges over the wide field of objective reality, Kant restricts himself to a critique of knowledge.
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I hate competition.
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Love that is not jealous is neither true nor pure.
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The wind is a very difficult sound to get. It's always changing.
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You see, God helps only people who work hard. That principle is very clear.
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I think it's important for girls to be confident. Believe in yourself and... everybody's hot.
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I hope to continue building my acting career and work more on projects that fulfill my artistic thirst.
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I think we've learned that the S.B.A. plays a critical role in providing access and opportunity when the market is not providing that access. We help banks get that money out into the hands of important and viable businesses, particularly those owned by minorities, women, immigrants and veterans.
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In our society, everyone wants to be a celebrity overnight.
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One of the reasons I chose to come to Liverpool was because of the mentality of the club. It's a working club and a working city. I don't know why, but I feel like one of the people here. They recognise me and wish me luck, but in Spain, they surround you and you can't do anything. I think they're happy with me here.
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I love Michigan.
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In any creative field-any creative field-you must first understand that you have no value whatsoever. Your work has no value whatsoever. You are completely worthless. Whatever potential you have is just that-potential-and when you are discussing self-publishing a comic book, you have about the same chance of success as 10 thousand others. (p. 21)
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Barry Levinson saw me on a tape and put me in 'Rain Man' as the waitress who dropped the toothpicks. The scene was talked about a lot. Then, all of a sudden, I started to get more auditions.
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To be able to work with people who I have respected and admired, to be a part of something like the Cannes Film Festival, is surreal and brilliant.
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Better to be safe than to be sorry' is a remark of value only when these are the actual alternatives.
