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.Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
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During three decades, along all the highways of my youth, Frank had always been there for me.
Sammy Davis, Jr. -
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.
Tavi Gevinson -
Self-preservation is the first law of nature.
Samuel Butler -
Over the next few years the boardrooms of America are going to light up with hot flashes.
Gail Sheehy -
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.
Madeleine L'Engle -
I know people think that a lot of sports stars are a little bit up themselves, but they all have their heroes, too.
Gary Lineker
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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.
Quentin Tarantino -
I'm a self-taught guitarist, but I have a classical music background.
Adam Jones -
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.
Nathan Fillion -
Rock Hudson wasn't my type. He's a great guy and had a great sense of humor.
Tab Hunter -
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.
Manika -
Just because I do a few comedy bits about gay people, that does not mean I'm out there promoting some anti-gay cause.
Sam Kinison
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No industry in living memory has collapsed faster than daily print journalism.
P. J. O'Rourke -
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.
Dakota Fanning -
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.
Zara Larsson -
One of the few times I saw my mother cry was when Lennon died, and the other time was when Elvis died.
Sam Taylor-Wood -
'Gatekeeper' was sort of my first attempt to put a little bit of a frame and boundaries around songwriting, and try to figure out a way to approach it that had a sort of end result in mind. I haven't written many like that.
Feist -
Second records aren't usually very good. Even Bob Dylan's was a bit disappointing.
Madeleine Peyroux
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I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the individual has the right to attack that with which he disagrees.
Naguib Mahfouz -
Before you get to 'SNL,' you have your own sensibility. And when you get to 'SNL,' it's the show's sensibility.
Bill Hader -
When most of us hear the phrase, 'survival of the fittest,' we assume it originated with Charles Darwin. It did not. The phrase doesn't exist anywhere in Darwin's first edition of 'Origin of the Species.'
Joel A. Barker -
I've lived in London, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, New York, and Turin. But New York is my favorite city. It has so much energy, so much toughness.
Lapo Elkann -
Nike is obviously more sporty than Adidas. I always associate Adidas with Beastie Boys and Run-DMC.
John Gourley Portugal. The Man -
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.
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani