Adnan Sami Quotes
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I want to break down some of the stigma associated with mental illness.
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I'm saying that an editorial process that is preparing the material for publication counts as part of the inspiring process whereby God, in his sovereignty, gave every word.
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On my best days, such as when I was a junior in high school coming off a 42-point performance and near triple-double, my dad was there to tell me I haven't arrived yet and bring me back to reality.
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I'm not playing for other musicians. We're trying to reach the guy who works all day and wants to spend a buck at night. We'll keep him happy.
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In your darkest moments of despair, a friend's hand on yours will get you through the worst.
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I don't intend to simply go away and write my plays and be a good boy. I intend to remain an independent and political intelligence in my own right.
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I play the guitar. This year at the Sundance film festival, I joined the band from 'The Guitar' on stage. We warmed up for Patti Smith, and then the director Michel Gondry got on the drums to play some songs from the soundtrack to his film Be Kind Rewind with Mos Def. It was pretty mad.
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We seem to think we have some control over this planet.
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Often, as a young actress, you find yourself being the only girl in a room full of men... and one of the reasons why I like 'Grey's Anatomy' is because they have such strong female characters and the women really drive this show.
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Crime novels, it has been said, show the human psyche under pressure.
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Rohinton Mistry's celebrated novel 'Such a Long Journey' was pulled off the syllabus of Mumbai University because local extremists objected to its content.
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We recognised Urdu as the second official language and made it a medium of examination in all Bihar Public Service Commission tests.
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The Berlin Wall wasn't the only barrier to fall after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. Traditional barriers to the flow of money, trade, people and ideas also fell.
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Growing up, me and my brother, we were kind of exact opposites. We were completely yin and yang. He was more rough and tumble, and I just wanted to play with my girlfriends.
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Drugs, sex, booze, all the stuff that we wanted to do. The problem was that we didn't want to learn the top 40 'cause most of the music was awful and we had this other idea about what we wanted to do.
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Comedians are always hitting the topical notes that are on everybody's minds.
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I am more of a suspense writer. A mystery writer solves mysteries. I am a 'high suspense' writer.
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In any country there must be people who have to die. They are the sacrifices any nation has to make to achieve law and order.
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I was always very independent and looked out for myself. I think that ability really helped me in later years both in sports and in theatre.
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When you get the respect of the fans, it's very hard not to be happy.
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Unfortunately, I've seen violence, and I think, in films, it is the dramatic extremity of it.
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I think political science is bad at prediction. We don't gaze into a crystal ball. I do not believe that we predict things.
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Oh, God! it is a fearful thingTo see the human soul take wingIn any shape, in any mood.
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I believe every artiste, at some point, needs to take a step back.
