Leila Aboulela Quotes
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The thing about markets, and I think the thing people don't understand about that, is markets are not kind, but they're very efficient. So when the marketplace determines an inefficiency in the system, it corrects that, and a market system that's left alone will reward good behavior and punish bad behavior.
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Often I play, especially on television, a lot of smart lawyer people and cerebral types.
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Once every five hundred years or so, a summary statement about poetry comes along that we can't imagine ourselves living without.
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Do I favor the death penalty? Theoretically, I do, but when you realize that there's a 4 percent error rate, you end up putting guilty people to death.
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I've discovered that I value simplicity above all in dressing. I don't like anything I wear to be too complicated or fussy.
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I don't feel I made any sacrifices at all. I'm doing my best to juggle.
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I have turned down so many endorsements. My phone never stops ringing.
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I am not an insecure actor, and this reflects in the films I have done. Yes, there was a phase when I was adamant on solo hero roles, but that is over now.
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I love being on stage or in front of the camera. My work brings me a lot of joy. It helps me figure out who I am. I'm really lucky that I get to make a living at acting.
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We will fight and defend my good name in the European court. We have to be strong and defend Ukraine from this authoritarianism.
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I'd rate myself an 8. I do have my flaws, but I'm a cool dude. If I wasn't myself, I'd kick it with me. I'm a down-to-earth person and all around cool guy.
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It's very simple. You have to be faithful to your other half and not have secrets. That's my rule.
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I play a lot of instruments. I write all my own music. I spend hours and hours a day in the studio. I'm a producer. I'm a writer.
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When you're playing the good guy, you want to find the dirty parts - and when you're playing the bad guy, you want to find the vulnerability.
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I first met Jimbo Wales, the face of Wikipedia, when he came to speak at Stanford.
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Listen, I'm not a rich kid. I'm a cultured kid; I'm very rich in culture.
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I like routine.
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I love my job so much, and not everyone can say that and I recognize how lucky that is.
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One way or another, I want to be a positive force for the people of Louisiana and the United States of America in whatever way I can serve.
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For a long time, I'd work until 10 or 11. When I work, I'm on. I'm 'Magic.' I love it, but it takes a lot out of me.
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These displays of affection mean a lot to our family and are a reminder of the heart that my people have. In this time of grief we ask for a little privacy and space to digest this news; our sister was our sun and we are broken by her departure.
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My Portuguese uncle had a Portuguese version of a ukulele. The family would pull it out after dinner and play Portuguese folk songs on it. I couldn't wait for him to finish so I could get my hands on it. I was seven or eight years old. And he used to have a Fender amp in his house and an electric guitar. I would spend hours making sounds.
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I want a family someday and I know that I have to let love in to create that and I think there is someone out there for me, but I'm not on some crazy hunt for that right now.
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My father married out of the family. I also married outside the family.
