Naguib Mahfouz Quotes
It's not surprising that truly humanitarian manifestos originate frequently in minority circles or with people whose consciences are troubled by the problems of minorities.
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I was born into a world where a lot of people who came to the house were performers.
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My mom says that when I was a little kid, I always used to say I wanted to be an actor, but I don't remember that.
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If you date one woman a year, times 10 years, and that's 10 women.
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It would be hard to ignore the absence of democracy in any Arab nation.
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I think, for the majority of my twenties, I was always so concerned with what I didn't have, or what I still wanted.
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Speaking is physically difficult for me.
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None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.
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I'm the Chris Martin of hip-hop.
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Simply, I believe the United States should lower the voting age to 17.
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Every season I try to top myself, and push it a little further.
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I know: I am a freakish geek. Or is that a geekish freak?
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I have me. I have God. I have my son. Everything else is extra.
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Music was always part of my life - my mother says I came out singing. I wanted to be Gene Kelly - or Judy Garland.
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I came from Canada, where it's freezing cold for seven months out of the year.
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I have much to say about the pain I've felt and seen inside of prison. It has been an eye-opening and harrowing experience.
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When I looked at the skeleton of 'Damn Yankees,' I saw an indestructible story, absolutely original characters, one of the freshest, sassiest American scores of the century, and some outmoded equipment.
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It's called a pen. It's like a printer, hooked straight to my brain.
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Loving a child doesn't mean giving in to all his whims; to love him is to bring out the best in him, to teach him to love what is difficult.
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When I was young and easily outraged, I would be upset when every fictional character I created was somehow reduced to 'autobiography.'
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I've been told by many people that if I had a Twitter account, I would be making five hundred thousand dollars more a year.
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What I always loved about vintage clothes is that you let the woman who wore it before you live on in some way.
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When I found out that they were doing a revival of 'Annie,' I decided to audition just for fun and see how it turned out. So I auditioned, and I got a callback after callback after callback. And I just wanted to be a part of the show; I didn't care what role.
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It's not surprising that truly humanitarian manifestos originate frequently in minority circles or with people whose consciences are troubled by the problems of minorities.
