Asghar Farhadi Quotes
I think it's insulting to an audience to make them sit and watch a film and then give them a message in one sentence.
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If I get involved in a charity, I really want to be a part of it. I don't want to just put my name on your pamphlet.
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I know what feels good to eat and what doesn't. I try to err on the side of choices I know will leave me feeling more energized and ready to go, because it's always better to feel healthy.
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Of all Iraq's rocket scientists, none drew warier scrutiny abroad than Modher Sadeq-Saba Tamimi.
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Olympic champions should be 100 per cent athletes who have made the sacrifices.
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The law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress.
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I want to move to a world of no nuclear weapons but I want to do that through multilateral disarmament so that we all disarm together.
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The way that I opened the door for the young people that come from where I come from and that have a different background, that is what I want to be remembered for.
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The problem is that the economy isn't growing fast enough to accommodate the level of spending produced through the democratic process.
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I always tell people I'm very large in Uzbekistan.
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I like almost everything, even country twang, disco, blue grass and accordions.
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Let's be clear about what Common Core is. It spells out what students should know at the end of each grade. The goal is to ensure that our students are sound in math and literacy and that our schools have some basic consistency nationwide. But the standards do not dictate a national curriculum, and teachers are not told how or what to teach.
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I started feeling secure in every way once I began to accept myself the way I was. Whether that was emotional, financial or professional security, all of it came and embraced me because I embraced myself.
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Are you in my dream too?
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The U.S. government has known since the early 1990s about Soviet-era smallpox weapons, and collected circumstantial evidence of programs elsewhere.
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The founder of the Mona Foundation actually knew my dad for years, and the more I learned about it, the more I realized I really found the perfect charity. It sponsors schools and educational initiatives all over the planet.
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The interesting thing is that you don't often meet a poet who doesn't have a sense of humour, and some of them do keep it out of their poems because they're afraid of being seen as light versifiers.
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So long as you've got your friends about you, and a good positive attitude, you don't really have to care what everyone else thinks.
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My dad was a Marine. He was one of the Montford Point Marines. Those are the equivalent of the Tuskegee Airmen for Marines. He's a tough, tough guy.
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The character in 'Arya' was so close to my real life persona. The director saw me once and felt I was the right guy for the role because my body language was so flamboyant. In real life, too, I am very peppy and full of life.
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When in doubt, take more time.
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With all things being equal, the simplest explanation tends to be the right one.
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I have been very fortunate in my life. I think I have an angel that is always with me. Good projects always come to me.
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I think it's insulting to an audience to make them sit and watch a film and then give them a message in one sentence.
