Ameen Rihani Quotes

Not in our make-up, to be sure - not in the pose which is preceded by the tantaras of a trumpet - do the essential traits in our character first reveal themselves. But truly in the little things the real self is exteriorised.

Ameen Rihani

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: lebanese
  • Birth: November 24, 1876 - September 13, 1940

Topics

CharacterLittle ThingsSelfPose

I've always been a big guy, whether it's been a fat kid, a fat young adult, or a fat adult. I was always sort of... I guess the term would be 'popular.' I never dealt with a lot of name-calling or any of the bullying you'd think a fat kid might have to deal with.

Jim O'Heir

BullyingThinkFatYouYoungNever

When I was 22, I met with some janky manager, and she told me, 'You're never going to work at this weight.' I think I was a size 6 at the time. There is just this weird thing about how we perceive women in this country. I would love to be a part of breaking that down.

Melissa McCarthy

WorkLoveWomenTimeMeThink

I discovered that I love being on stage in high school.

Sterling K. Brown

LoveSchoolHigh SchoolStageHigh

I was born in Detroit, in an all black neighborhood.

Steven Seagal

BlackBornDetroitNeighborhood

The ACA - popularly known as 'Obamacare' - has been an important step forward toward an admirable goal: providing access to health insurance for all Americans. But like many reforms generated by the political process, the ACA is problematic.

Ron Williams

HealthStepForwardPoliticalGoal

'Buena Vista Social Club' is a great song and a difficult tune to play.

Ry Cooder

GreatSongPlayDifficultClubTune

In my right-wing politics of the time, I held that unemployment was usually the fault of the unemployed.

Luke Ford

TimePoliticsFaultUnemployment

I feel more comfortable in front of a camera than anywhere else.

Donna Mills

FeelCameraComfortableMoreI Feel

I think it's important for fans to know that but if I'm doing something that inspires me musically then I think it will inspire someone else too.

Chris Cornell

MeInspireThinkSomeoneDoingKnow

Stills belong in the lobby, not on the screen.

William Wyler

BelongScreenLobby

Miss Fontanne and I rehearse all the time. Even after we leave the theater, we rehearse. We sleep in the same bed. We have a script on our hands when we go to bed. You can't come and tell us to stop rehearsing after eight hours.

Alfred Lunt

TimeSleepHandsYouStopGo

Endurance training is so mental. You just do it. You just can, and you just will, and you just run that far because, you know, I get tired at the first mile. I feel heavy and all of those things, but now I have developed, it's hard to explain... It's a very satisfying place to get into.

Paul Sparks

TrainingTiredFeelYouPlaceRun

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