Carmen Agra Deedy Quotes
The hardest part is making the time to write. Not finding the time to write, mind you. Making.
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I rarely stay at home when I'm in New York. I'm always doing things. It brings you so much energy.
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New York is one of the greatest cities in the world. It is a fitting host to its many international visitors, who can come to witness first-hand what a vibrant multicultural democracy looks like.
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I think men, growing up, you have to go through some form of hardship. You've got to harden the metal.
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I pinch myself daily at the good fortune of my life, you know, in many ways.
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Hedge funds are not especially liquid. Many are 'gated' - meaning there are only small windows when you can withdraw your money. They typically have a high minimum investment and often require investors keep their money in the fund for at least one year.
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We don't think that we are in a quarrel with anybody. We may have a difference of opinion, but we'll not allow such differences of opinion to grow into a problem that stands in the way of reconstructing the country and regaining the democratic path.
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The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
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The difference between Tinted Windows and Hanson shows is a lot of just repertoire. Hanson has been a band for years - we have a lot of songs to pull from and it's a different dynamic - a common kind of thread. With Tinted Windows - it's kind of a little like 'hey, we're this new band.'
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The logical thing is to implement the Arab Defense Agreement.
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I am not interested in producing fiction for Indian television at all, the reason being that I don't understand the medium. I can be a judge or a host; I can do that as an individual. But to produce TV content, you have to know the game.
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Sometimes I talk to religious people about my column or what I do, and I ask them to, you know, read 20 or 30 of them and then come tell me that the message at the heart of every column isn't, 'Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.' In every possible sense.
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So many good fortunes have come my way, and I'm trying to pay it forward by helping to raise money to complete 'Bulbul: Song Of The Nightingale,' a documentary that brings attention to the social and human injustices suffered by the Banchara tribe in India.
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I think any song should sound good just played on a solitary instrument with the vocal. If you have those basics you have all you need. The production then just polishes that idea into the finished thing.
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I wear a lot of wigs as Jacques Mesrine. He'd wear multiple wigs and take them off one at a time to rob three banks in one hour.
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No one in my family has been observant for generations, but we all identify with being Jewish.
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I was so excited to work with Ridley Scott. Who wouldn't be?
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The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.
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I'm funny at home too, but not deliberately. My wife is usually laughing at me rather than with me.
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It's a unique thing, and it's probably the thing I love most about songs and music - their ability to connect in a human way.
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I married a man who was jealous about everything. If I got enthusiastic about a book, about a flower, about a place, about a human being - jealous. 'Don't do it! Stop.' It was depressing, and I couldn't take it.
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Look at the Afghans, during the time of the Soviet invasion. They were among the poorest Muslims in the world, yet they were sustained by their faith in God, and God alone.
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Aggressive female icons have been chronically demeaned... It's fine for male artists to be angry - they're encouraged to outwardly express their aggression - but women? I've been painted as an aggressive Feminazi because I'm blunt, stubborn, independent, forthright.
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Music is the most spiritual language for the human being.
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The hardest part is making the time to write. Not finding the time to write, mind you. Making.
