Ameen Rihani Quotes
Only a well-rounded intellect, a spirit nourished in the eternal sources of intelligence and culture, of justice and wisdom, is a safeguard against both indifference and skepticism.Ameen Rihani
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The modern economy is becoming a place where women hold the cards.
Hanna Rosin -
I really want to have actors contribute their own ideas, with phrasings and ideas on all levels.
Lasse Hallstrom -
Since 1989, we have been deploying on an average of every 18 months.
Jack Keane -
Elizabeth, Lady C, claims to be writing at the limits of language. Would it not be insulting to her if I were diligently to follow after her, explaining what she means but is not smart enough to say?
J. M. Coetzee -
I don't really look forward to movie stardom or doing a $200-million movie or winning an Academy Award.
Rachael Taylor -
The mistake of the West was to put the Sauds on the throne of Saudi Arabia and give them control of the world's oil fortune, which they then used to propagate Wahhabi Islam.
Salman Rushdie
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My father was a jazz listener, and I think, at least before I was 5, I was not so into that. Although there were records that emphasized percussion that I liked, like Baby Dodds.
Wallace Shawn -
I am neither left wing nor right wing. I am middle-of-the-bird.
Pat Paulsen -
To go back, the mistake that Universal Studios made with 'Dawn of the Dead' was that they didn't have enough money or cared enough to make a soundtrack.
Zack Snyder -
Mama is my chance to be a stand-up comedian. In my mind, it's my chance to be Chris Rock.
Vicki Lawrence -
Thirty years ago dinner theatre used to be much more of a going concern than it is now.
Ted Shackelford -
I want to be a major force.
Zac Posen
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There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob law.
Abraham Lincoln -
So far, Vancouver is my favorite relocation city. It feels like home. Parts of it remind me of the east coast. It's very clean. The food is great. And the people are lovely. Not that I didn't love working in other glamorous locations like Downey, Detroit, Cleveland or Bulgaria... but, damn, it is fun to be Canadian.
Rachel Nichols -
Everything is discursive opinion instead of direct experience.
A. R. Ammons -
We know what's in our Cheerios and in our retirement accounts because the law requires disclosure.
Barton Gellman -
Passion is in all great searches and is necessary to all creative endeavors.
W. Eugene Smith -
Doing representations of real people is not my strongpoint as a visual artist, and I know that.
Nate Powell
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When I recorded 'Cooler Than Me', I had been singing for like, three months at the most. I was just a producer experimenting with my voice on tracks, and now I'm, like, a really good singer in a legit way.
Mike Posner -
We all fight over what the label 'feminism' means but for me it's about empowerment. It's not about being more powerful than men - it's about having equal rights with protection, support, justice. It's about very basic things. It's not a badge like a fashion item.
Annie Lennox Eurythmics -
If a work of art is rich and vital and complete, those who have artistic instincts will see its beauty, and those to whom ethics appeal more strongly than aesthetics will see its moral lesson. It will fill the cowardly with terror, and the unclean will see in it their own shame.
Oscar Wilde -
It's frustrating sometimes: as an athlete, you're thrust into the spotlight, and you know, I think this team has always done a really amazing job of understanding that we have this incredible platform; let's do something good with it.
Megan Rapinoe -
You have to stay updated on trends, social things and pop culture, you need to stay with the times and keep evolving.
Corey Feldman -
Only a well-rounded intellect, a spirit nourished in the eternal sources of intelligence and culture, of justice and wisdom, is a safeguard against both indifference and skepticism.
Ameen Rihani