Ameen Rihani Quotes

To be sure, we would not allow the world, if we can help it, to peep into our soul, much less to enter it. Our No-Man's-Land is hedged about with a wire entanglement of insincerities. And often we take refuge in a temperament, a pose, or a mystic mood.

Ameen Rihani

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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If I had to put a name to it, I would wish that all my books were entertainments. I think the first thing you've got to do is grab the reader by the ear, and make him sit down and listen. Make him laugh, make him feel. We all want to be entertained at a very high level.

John le Carre

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I have Social Disease. I have to go out every night. If I stay home one night I start spreading rumors to my dogs.

Andy Warhol

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Why is it that the hot chicks never can sing?

Tommy Lee

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Even the coolest jobs get stultifying with repetition, and the only way to break that cycle is to bring another job into the mix.

Mary H.K. Choi

JobRepetitionWayBreakBringGet

Winning the first championship is a goal for any boxer, and it means a lot to reach it.

Miguel Cotto

WinningReachGoalFirstMeansAny

My objective since I started my career was: become the champion, remain the champion, retire the champion.

Jose Aldo

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However, I hope I am also judged on my accomplishments as an actor and not just on my pretty face!

Jonathan Brandis

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After graduating in the summer of 1980, I knew I wanted my life to count.

Donna Rice

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I'm not surprised about the lack of women on boardrooms. They were only emancipated 200 years ago, and historically, men have dominated. I welcome women as long as they qualify for the job.

David Tang

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I still have a dream of one day - I would love to hire a semi-retired contractor and just build a house - him and I building a house for me. I would truly love to do that.

Christopher Meloni

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This isn't a Republican issue. This isn't a Democrat issue. This is something that both parties and people around the country have agreed to. They don't want Guantanamo Bay detainees in the United States.

Cory Gardner

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Who would have thought that in the 1950s, Burbank was a hotbed of international espionage?

Annie Jacobsen

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