Mona Eltahawy Quotes

We have been under military rule since 1952, when a group of army officers overthrew Egypt's monarchy and ended Britain's occupation of the country. But that only replaced an external occupation with an internal one, in which favored sons of the armed forces replaced their uniforms with suits, a move meant to create a semblance of civilian rule.

Mona Eltahawy

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During the 1990s, world leaders looked at the mounting threat of terrorism, looked up, looked away, and hoped the problem would go away.

John Boehner

WorldProblemGoTerrorismUpAway

I am a bit of a control freak. If I get married, my wife isn't going out. No way. She's staying at home. She's not going out to clubs without me. I've already decided the rules, whoever she is.

Jermain Defoe

HomeWifeI AmMeControlRules

Corporate tax reform is nice in theory but tough in practice. It most likely requires lower tax rates and the closing of loopholes, which many companies are sure to fight. And whatever new, lower tax rate is determined, there will probably be another country willing to lower its rate further, creating a sad race to zero.

Andrew Ross Sorkin

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I like someone who is a little crazy but coming from a good place. I think scars are sexy because it means you made a mistake that led to a mess.

Angelina Jolie

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My m.o. as far as choosing projects is I really try not to work. I try to not do the scripts that are offered me. I'm in this wonderful position to be able to do that. The reason I do that is because I know what it takes once I engage, what that means for me personally and for my wife.

Jeff Bridges

WorkWifeMeKnowTryReason

Living with the liberals, you get to hear their arguments, fight with them all the time. Keeps me alert.

John Stossel

TimeFightMeYouLivingGet

A great amount has been talked and written about what constitutes a sufficient balance and what really is meant by the concepts of 'balance' and 'deterrence'.

Alva Myrdal

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In football, physical condition is very important, but the head is the most important thing. If you don't have the head, if the mentality is not good, then you are in trouble.

Alvaro Morata

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All the attention in the world won't do my dishes.

Ron Finley

WorldAttentionDishes

When a man bores a woman, she complains. When a woman bores a man, he ignores her.

Mason Cooley

WomanManSheHerHeIgnores

Ideals are the world's masters.

Josiah Gilbert Holland

WorldBrainyMastersIdeals

This whole cloud phenomenon is gaining steam pretty rapidly, and it's really become a strategic imperative for people.

Diane Greene

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