Asma Jahangir Quotes
It is not easy for the courts to control the intelligence agencies. There has to be concerted and coordinated effort on part of the courts, the parliament, and the government.
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I think the country is very settled in a lot of ways, and we saw that after the Democratic Convention. I think a lot of the bump that we enjoyed came when John Kerry selected John Edwards as his running mate.
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In my opinion - in Georgia, there's a town called Lula. And Lula, Georgia, has the best peaches.
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Hair is a huge part of who I am and what I obsess over - I've had long hair my entire life.
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Your dresses should be tight enough to show you're a woman and loose enough to show you're a lady.
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It is not easy to get parts in mainstream films for most people of color. Hollywood and British writers are not writing parts for us, or the directors are not interested in casting us in parts that are color-blind.
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On 'Death Valley,' I fought this werewolf, and he was picking me up and slamming me down. They put padding down in the garbage so he could really slam me down. They're flying around and I'm doing these jumping flying triangles pulling the guy down. It's just fun.
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People don't believe in me very much, but I have my teammates and my family that believe in me so much; they see how hard I work.
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It's pretty far, but it doesn't seem like it.
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Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.
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The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath.
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Crises are part of life. Everybody has to face them, and it doesn't make any difference what the crisis is.
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There is nothing more boring than doing singing exercises.
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Personally, of course it's exasperating when people think you're just swanning around in Europe, going to the occasional fashion show and then being glamorous at a party.
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If people think I look good, it's the make-up.
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I did some good things as a rookie.
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My life is so full of sacrifices.
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Most ballets are more interesting than most men.
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When the impulses which stir us to profound emotion are integrated with the medium of expression, every interview of the soul may become art. This is contingent upon mastery of the medium.
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Governments can no longer control 100 percent of the story. Time and geographical boundaries disappear. In places like China and all over the Middle East, social-media outlets are being used to expose and hold accountable public officials that don't want to be held accountable for corruption and human rights abuses.
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You're not going to live your life unscathed.
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I hope I can help convince people there that being transgender is not a big deal and that we are just average people trying to go to school, work, and live good lives.
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I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They show a primitive fear and dread at the fearful magic of print.
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I never imagined I would be in a film with Steve Martin. I was a little star struck, because I grew up watching his movies.
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It is not easy for the courts to control the intelligence agencies. There has to be concerted and coordinated effort on part of the courts, the parliament, and the government.
