Magdi Yacoub Quotes
I actually consider myself as totally privileged to be able to serve science and medicine in a global fashion, because science and medicine know no boundaries.
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Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation are not utopian ideals. They are critical to global peace and security.
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There are still some natural forces that everybody understands. Technology and industry have distanced people from nature and magic and human values.
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To me, doing a gay pride show is one of the most fun things. My first show that paid more than $10,000 was in a gay club on New Year's Eve in San Francisco.
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I think the key for any kind of artist - and this transcends music - is a certain degree of authenticity and sincerity.
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A child who has overcome challenges with proper emotional support will emerge stronger.
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Everything has two sides - the outside that is ridiculous, and the inside that is solemn.
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Movies are a big part of our Indian culture.
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I couldn't follow nobody's rules.
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We're actually thinking about distributing 'Moon Over Broadway' on-line. It's tempting, because when you go to a major studio, it's sort of like a farm, you know? They make all the money, since it's kind of a buyer's market.
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I'm lucky enough to do what I like for work - not everyone's that fortunate.
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I have seen in my life, I have struggled so much. I did not get support from anyone.
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A good actor always sets you straight. If you've written a false moment and thought it was probably pretty great, the actor's gonna show you when he gets to that moment. They're the great test of the validity of the material.
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Before breaking into music, I had various jobs: forklift driver, driving a courier. But I was forced into working rather than doing it off my own bat because that was my dad's way: you got a job and paid your way.
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Those who have heard me speak from time to time know that quite often I cite the observation of that great American author, Mark Twain, who said, history does not repeat itself, but it rhymes.
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Being in a wheelchair for 30 years. I'm not whining about it because I don't dwell on things I can't do anything about, you know. I never really think about until somebody mentions it. I did take a bullet.
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I'm going to find solutions wherever I can. I think it's all a priority. You can't just say, 'OK, I'm going to work on this but not that.' You have to work on all of it.
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Bolivar's legacy has always been a part of the Venezuelan/Latin American imagery, especially in the countries that he liberated or he helped to liberate. He's been a very prominent figure.
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A house must be built on solid foundations if it is to last. The same principle applies to man, otherwise he too will sink back into the soft ground and becomes swallowed up by the world of illusion.
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When Liza Minelli was a child, she used to sit on my lap and call me Uncle Sammy.
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There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.
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If I were a 40-year-old woman, 40-to-50, I'd want to be getting my mammograms. They catch cancers, and cancer is very curable if you catch it early.
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Some writers like to go around talking about what they do all the time. I don't.
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The Mercedes-Benz Fashion Force car is a statement about New York being one of the greatest fashion capitals of the world and the confident approach to individualistic style that people strive to explore throughout this amazing city.
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I actually consider myself as totally privileged to be able to serve science and medicine in a global fashion, because science and medicine know no boundaries.
