Ahmed Ben Bella Quotes
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I don't have Gandalf the White's certainty about everything.
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But I'm not objective when I'm acting.
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I was thrilled one year when I was younger when not only did my brothers get hockey sticks for Christmas - but I did too!
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History is the present. That's why every generation writes it anew. But what most people think of as history is its end product, myth.
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It couldn't have happened anywhere but in little old New York.
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The real problem is not why some pious, humble, believing people suffer, but why some do not.
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Even if your novel occurs in an unfamiliar setting in which all the customs and surroundings will seem strange to your reader, it's still better to start with action. The reason for this is simple. If the reader wanted an explanation of milieu, he would read nonfiction. He doesn't want information. He wants a story.
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Everybody knew that I could type pretty well.
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The Palestinian election is something that was really a turning point. It's a mandate for peace.
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I'm not 'Will's brother' anymore. Will is my brother. I'm paving the way for all middle children out there.
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My impression of Americans from the beginning is of the best, and I have never since had cause to alter my mind. They are a kind, sympathetic race of people and naturally proud of their country.
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As a writer, one is always a little blind to what one writes.
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All those who are around me are the bridge to my success, so they are all important.
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I've forgotten what it's like to remember. I've lost the mindless confidence that a moment, an idea, a thought will be there for me later, the bravado of breezing through experience in the certainty that it will become part of my self, part of my story.
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Drinking a cup of coffee with your eyes closed isn't a sophisticated task for a person, but it's hard for a robot.
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Whether labeled as such or not, I think every book I've ever written has been, more or less, a romantic suspense. I have always put tremendous effort into making each book a page turner: The harder it is for the reader to put it down, the better I've done my job.
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I want people to come away from my book with questions. Questions about virtue and goodness. Not answers.
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If I am meant to do a Bollywood film, I will get it. If not, I won't. I really don't differentiate between industries. As long as I get roles that give me a high, I enjoy it.
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This is one of the miracles of love: It gives a power of seeing through its own enchantments and yet not being disenchanted.
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I always thought my best album was 'Trouble in Paradise.' I was the happiest with that one.
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It has always felt like a failure that Bjorn and I couldn't keep our family together. You never get it back, but to this day I don't regret splitting up. The reason behind our separation is one of those things I definitely don't want to go into!
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‘Yes, my friend,’ he said. ‘It is so easy to be an American - here in Paris! A nasal voice - the chewing gum - the little goatee - the horned-rimmed spectacles - all the appurtenances of the stage American…’
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Che came in 1963, shortly after I had come to power.
