Mohsen Makhmalbaf Quotes

Rumi, who is one of the greatest Persian poets, said that the truth was a mirror in the hands of God. It fell, and broke into pieces. Everybody took a piece of it, and they looked at it and thought they had the truth.

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

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GodTruthMirrorThoughtHandsSaid

I don't think anybody really super-consciously tries to develop a style to play.

John Abercrombie

StyleThinkPlayDevelopAnybody

I wasn't a cliquey person, and I think that's because I came from a large family. I got along with everybody, and I usually got along with the people that people didn't like.

Amy Sedaris

FamilyPeopleThinkPersonAlong

I read a lot. I am an inveterate reader. I always have a novel going.

Tom Sizemore

I AmAlwaysGoingReadNovelReader

For me, the battle is finding the balance between wanting to spend time with my boys and then having enough perspective to still be the disciplinarian and, like, not be in the best friend business.

Rob Lowe

FriendBusinessTimeBestBalance

Americans are free to choose everything from what they eat, drive and watch on TV to the President of the United States. Yet, when it comes to allowing Americans to choose the health insurance that works best for them and their family, the freedom to choose suddenly becomes un-American.

Ron Wyden

FamilyFreedomHealthBestDrive

For my 50th birthday, my cousin Helmut gave me the most profound, beautiful, and striking present. He made books out of my dad's slide photographs, which were stored and forgotten. Looking at those books made me cry.

Juergen Teller

BirthdayBeautifulMeLookingCry

I believe that the 'dark night of the soul' is a common spiritual experience. I believe, too, that the answer is continued seeking and perseverance. It helps to know that others have endured a loss of faith.

Julia Cameron

PerseveranceFaithExperienceSoul

I have always been an obsessive reader - I remember going back and forth to the local library with stacks of books taller than I was.

Lisa Kleypas

LibraryRememberBackAlwaysGoing

Movies were always the goal, but I had a lot of goals. Twelve-year-old me wanted to do everything: act and sing and paint and dance.

Joss Whedon

GoalsDanceMeGoalMoviesPaint

'Call Me' is not an exceptional Al Green album, but it is as solid as a rock at its center.

Jon Landau

MeGreenRockCenterCallSolid

You say you're a comedian, you always have to be on guard.

Anthony Anderson

YouSayAlwaysGuardComedian

A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him.

Winston Churchill

ManWarYouHimPrisonerWho

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