Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Quotes
This democracy… The elections in Iraq were held despite the American opposition. It was the will of the Iraqi people and the religious authorities. The elections were the result of pressure by Ayatollah Sistani, by the Iraqi religious authorities, and by the fighting forces in Iraq on America. They left the US no choice but to allow the elections.

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During three decades, along all the highways of my youth, Frank had always been there for me.
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I get breakfast when everyone else is on their lunch break. I usually go to Dimes, which is a short walk from my apartment. Usually, I'll have chia pudding or an acai bowl and toast and sausage.
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Self-preservation is the first law of nature.
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Over the next few years the boardrooms of America are going to light up with hot flashes.
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When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.
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I can stay up watching TV so late.
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I know people think that a lot of sports stars are a little bit up themselves, but they all have their heroes, too.
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I like it when somebody tells me a story, and I actually really feel that that's becoming like a lost art in American cinema.
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I'm a self-taught guitarist, but I have a classical music background.
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I thought what would be really just choice for a revamp and a reboot is 'The Greatest American Hero.' I think I'd be just that kind of perfect not prepared for this kind of thing, but thrust into circumstances he's not prepared for... that's another niche of mine. Unpreparedness. Not knowing what to do. I'm good at being that guy.
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Rock Hudson wasn't my type. He's a great guy and had a great sense of humor.
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Alanis Morissette - I love how she's not afraid to say what she wants to say. Love it or hate it, she's going to say it. And her vocals are crazy; they're amazing, and I also love how her music is really organic.
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Just because I do a few comedy bits about gay people, that does not mean I'm out there promoting some anti-gay cause.
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We are all human beings, and our nationality is simply an accident of birth.
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No industry in living memory has collapsed faster than daily print journalism.
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It's rare to see women in a film who are not somehow validated by a male or discussing a male or heartbroken by a male,or end up being happy because of a male. It's interesting to think about, and it's very true.
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I think she's so cool, but I personally don't think I sound like Rihanna! But when I first released my music, I did get that comparison a lot. I never really thought about that, but it's a good thing. She's awesome.
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One of the few times I saw my mother cry was when Lennon died, and the other time was when Elvis died.
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I almost resent the whole fashion thing. Good God- never wearing the same thing twice and all of those things. It's a pain in the ass.
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Those things that you just do, if you put that together in a DVD program, let's say, for $97, to teach people how to do that. Well, if you sold 100 of those a month, that's $9,700 of income a month just teaching what you already do and know to people who want to learn how to do the same.
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I felt grand juries were illegal and coercive.
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America needs education reform on all levels to expand quality schools, build on past successes, and lower college debt.
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I never think of physical fighting. It's always spiritual. Fighting is spiritual.
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This democracy… The elections in Iraq were held despite the American opposition. It was the will of the Iraqi people and the religious authorities. The elections were the result of pressure by Ayatollah Sistani, by the Iraqi religious authorities, and by the fighting forces in Iraq on America. They left the US no choice but to allow the elections.