Asghar Farhadi Quotes
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It's a luxury to not have to just be performing with other people to have my music heard.
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Greater self-esteem produces greater success, and greater success produces more high self-esteem, so it keeps on spiraling up.
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I'm trying to mix the cool, independent stuff with the big stuff, but it's been difficult finding the right roles. It's been an interesting ride as far as my career pendulum is concerned.
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I had a job as a paralegal. I drove a cab.
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Some people think that religion is not essential to society. I do not hold this view. I consider the foundation of religion to be essential to the life and practices of a society.
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Democracy is not merely a form of government. It is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience. It is essentially an attitude of respect and reverence towards fellow men.
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Modern society has evolved to the point where we counter the old-fashioned fatalism surrounding the word 'cancer' by embracing the idea of the Uber-mind - that our will possesses nearly supernatural powers.
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I was at the pinnacle of my career one day and the next day I was put out to pasture. I felt like a race horse with a broken leg.
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Never doubt that one person can make a difference.
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I don't think Osama is a Muslim. I don't think Osama is a human being.
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People think New York is crazy and busy, but it's actually a great place for lazy people to live.
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People tend to like an athlete's performance, but if you don't get a feeling for the individual, you're not very emotive about them.
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I used to say I didn't want to teach. I was still excited about dancing. It's hard to do both. It's as exhausting teaching as it is to dance.
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We haven't been able yet to determine in terms of genes what makes a human being a human and not another mammal.
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I'm just an actor. I am nothing special.
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Every true prayer is a prayer of the Church; by means of that prayer the Church prays, since it is the Holy Spirit living in the Church, Who in every single soul 'prays in us with unspeakable groanings'.
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Hair is about when you're younger. I am my hair.
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I always thought every day was a gift, but now I am looking for where to send the thank you note.
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For me, it would be pointless to write a novel that I knew I could complete within a specific length of time. I could do that only by repeating something I had done before, and I've never wanted to do that.
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I write music people enjoy playing and listening to, and I have a group that loves playing the music.
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I am sufficiently proud of my knowing something to be modest about my not knowing all.
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I'm from a fancy, well-raised background. We were very well-behaved and not allowed to swear. It's the kind of place where people hide their problems under the rug and pretend it's all perfect. Eventually, you get sick of that.
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Your superhuman power was to be able not to feel. Is it there inside everybody, this self that comes out while you are in captivity? You become the closest approximation of yourself that can tolerate living there.
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I try very hard to write in a very orderly and continual disciplined manner.
