Yael Naim Quotes
I had arrived years ago in Paris and just wanted to be famous, fast. When you're pretentious like that, and you think you've planned everything perfectly, it's then that everything goes in the opposite way.
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I love the power of celebrity because you can give voice to the voiceless.
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He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.
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Obviously, I don't have a high IQ, but I've always liked nerds and quirky guys.
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One reason we love fiction is because stories have a comforting shape. They provide a resolution that's lacking in our regular lives.
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Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.
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I don't want people to sit and process the song. I want them to just let them bathe over them.
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The idea of a news broadcast once was to find someone with information and broadcast it. The idea now is to find someone with ignorance and spread it around.
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I don't want or need to gain respect with what I do off the court. I want respect for what I do on the court.
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I don't think there's a perfect time to have kids. I think first you have to find the perfect person.
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The bottom line of Hollywood is money.
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I love the way soft white cheese such as ricotta or the creamier mascarpone reflect the milieu in which an animal has been raised.
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The Nigerians have been very instrumental in preserving stability in Sierra Leone. They have done this at considerable cost in dollars and Nigerian lives. The US should encourage Nigeria to stay in Sierra Leone.
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I think I'm as good if not better than everyone else.
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Do not underestimate the determination of a quiet man.
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I will never do a record without some sense of responsibility.
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Snow and adolescence are the only problems that disappear if you ignore them long enough.
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I want to give a child a life who wouldn't be given a life. I want a child that nobody else wants.
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It was funny on '24' because I'm a Scots-Canadian, and I was working with the great Scottish actor Tony Curran, and we were both playing Russian gangsters.
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Who is most deserving of all of the money that I, Zlatan, am paid? The answer is Zlatan.
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A person is born with desires of the eyes and ears, and a liking for beautiful sights and sounds. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to immorality and lack of restriction, and any ritual principles and propriety will be abandoned.
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You want it to be hard. If it's hard, then that means others can't do it easily and you can charge for that value.
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All you have to do is come to Ohio and say, 'I think NAFTA is a lousy deal,' and everybody cheers.
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I had arrived years ago in Paris and just wanted to be famous, fast. When you're pretentious like that, and you think you've planned everything perfectly, it's then that everything goes in the opposite way.
