Oriana Fallaci Quotes
I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test.
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You can't judge your characters or otherwise; it's not about you, it's about them.
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The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.
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Good design should be honest.
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I never got into politics for it to be a career.
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I stay true to myself, my daughter. I just remember where I came from - I remember what I'm coming from - and then I remember why I do what I do.
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Leaving Egypt and the people I loved so much, and the environment I liked, was definitely worth it, because I also have great love for medicine and science.
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I made a very slatternly mother, notably unkeen on housework, unaware that homes need to be cleaned now and then, and too often to be found with a cigarette in one hand and a drink in the other.
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Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.
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The stakes are high on every film now because there's the opening weekend. The first week is extremely crucial; increasingly, films are being judged in terms of opening day, opening weekend, then first week. People are going berserk promoting their films.
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Life rarely presents fully finished photographs. An image evolves, often from a single strand of visual interest - a distant horizon, a moment of light, a held expression.
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Time was God's first creation.
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I can bat in the morning, afternoon, evening, night, on ice, desert, wherever and whenever. It is almost nirvana for me. It takes me away from the stresses of life.
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I love ensemble work. I love making pieces and building things together.
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I've been in some bad TV shows and suffered through so much poor writing.
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We have been learning since we were children how to make money, buy things, build things. The whole education system is set up to teach us how to think, not to feel.
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If you're offended, it's your problem.
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I intended to be famous by the time I was 16 and rich by the time I was 20. Curiously, it didn't pan out!
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Growing up in Dumfries, I got no sun - I spent all my time in my room making records. When I came to America, it made me recognise the benefits of sunlight. Oh, and I also got a good haircut. I used to have a terrible haircut.
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If you don't like me, it's your problem.
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I'm a pathetic haggler and often give more than the original price out of a misplaced sense of duty.
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In Chinese, honesty is the figure of a man standing, physically standing, beside his work. That means honesty: a man stands by his work. Two things: figure / ground. (p. 314)
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'I've heard assorted rhapsodies about humankind going to the stars, of course. Who hasn't? Each of them founders on the practical problems.' 'The fish that first ventured ashore had considerable practical problems.'
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I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test.
