Ahmed Best Quotes
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You know, it's a hugely difficult thing to take any work of art or drawing and say 'make that real.'
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I wanted to define the vocabulary of a wedding both visually and intellectually. The book is about more than weddings or wedding dresses. It's a metaphor for women's lives, their creativity.
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I don't think it's good for anyone to be in the public light - for negative reasons.
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I worry about people who sell out to chase fame because when they get it, it might not be so satisfying.
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I only buy a computer when it's two years old, after the glitches have been worked out.
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I shall have a beautiful dream tonight. I also wish everyone to have a beautiful dream.
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I doubt there's any government in the world that guides itself primarily by strategy or conceptual documents or worldview. Anybody who has the reins of power has to look at practical limitations and tradeoffs - the fact that you can focus at most on one or two things at a time, that resources are limited.
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I'm really silly. That's the thing that people don't get.
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What I am going to tell you is this: Although it is commonly believed that the War on Terrorism is a noble effort to defend freedom, in reality, it has little to do with terrorism and even less to do with the defense of freedom.
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Memories are thoughts that arise. They're not realities. Only when you believe that they are real, then they have the power over you. But when you realize it's just another thought arising about the past, then you can have a spacious relationship with that thought. The thought no longer has you in its grip.
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A system of education is not one thing, nor does it have a single definite object, nor is it a mere matter of schools. Education is that whole system of human training within and without the school house walls, which molds and develops men.
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Risk is to do something that 99 percent of the time would be a failure.
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I am happy everywhere except in places where I see glitz and rich farts. I am happiest in Brooklyn, where the concentration of rich farts is minimal.
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Just as I try to find ways to be more productive every year for myself, I also look for tips to pass on to young professionals.
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I figured out early on what I wanted to do.
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It's very difficult for my body to recover after workouts now that I'm older, so we have to keep them short, which means they're extremely difficult and intense. It sucks.
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My mother born in Mexico, but was Lebanese in origin. She born 1902 the same year my father arrived to Mexico when he was 14 years old.
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Ember Moon is extremely talented, and Daria, from Tough Enough, she's very unique and cool. The fans are going to get behind her. As for Asuka, she is phenomenal.
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The idea of going into the property business and collecting rent four times a year and waiting for five-year rent reviews has limited appeal.
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I have never worried about 'Frontline' becoming an old-fashioned news brand, because we never were.
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I was brought up by two extremely intelligent people who gave me the greatest gift that man can give anyone, and that is freedom from fear.
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I work in a business of extremes, so when you are with someone who is very calm and logical, it's a great kind of balance to have.
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I live the life I want to lead.
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I'm going to move on and do other things. My life isn't going to be about Jar Jar Binks.
