Riz Ahmed Quotes

Growing up in the mid-to-late '90s in London, you start seeing the explosion of drum'n'bass and then the birth of U.K. garage and grime. I decided to focus a lot of my energies as an aspiring MC. It was a very natural way to express yourself as a kid from a certain kind of neighborhood.

Riz Ahmed

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What I owe the Tea Party is to be the conservative voice they elected me to be.

Tom Graves

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Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.

Ronald Reagan

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I have an aversion to taking care of my gear, a wayward manifestation of my punk ethos.

Lou Barlow

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Looking back, I do think one of the reasons 'Thirteen Reasons Why' has been so successful is not because it deals with serious issues but because I had a unique and interesting way to tell that story. I knew the issues were going to be dealt with in the book, but I felt my job was to write the story as entertainingly as possible.

Jay Asher

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The idea that a war can be won by standing on the defensive and waiting for the enemy to attack is a dangerous fallacy, which owes its inception to the desire to evade the price of victory.

Douglas Haig

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You want hot days to get your fruit ripe but then you want it to cool off nicely at night so that the grapes stay on the vine longer and develop complexity.

Drew Bledsoe

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If I'm not working on something, I'm eager to work on something because it's so gratifying.

Chris Van Allsburg

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When you're out in the field and spending time in these different places around the world, humility is one of the most important assets that will serve you well.

Clarissa Ward

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Fancy GPS systems and space-age tractors are what most excite the farmers I know and astound their city friends.

Chrystia Freeland

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I like that, in the mornings, I can wake up, take my dog, and go grab coffee and a bagel, then bring back a box to my wife. I like that. I don't want anything else or need anything. I have a great wife and a great life.

Armie Hammer

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Due to financial reasons, I dropped out of school after eight years of formal schooling.

Philip Emeagwali

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There is an anti-aging possibility, but it has to come from within.

Susan Anton

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