Deeyah Khan Quotes

Some women facing 'honour' crimes require relocation far outside the reaches of their extended families and changes of identity to escape detection.

Deeyah Khan

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But beyond the hysteria of phantom death panels, where is the abomination? Show me the provisions that will hurt consumers, because if you think a $110 billion a year tax break for working-class Americans to buy private health insurance is a government takeover, I welcome the debate.

Jim McDermott

HealthDeathGovernmentWelcomeMe

From watching the news one would think the Iraqis want us out of their country. But an overwhelming majority of Iraqis support our involvement there. Our freedom is contagious and we helped liberate them.

Jim Bunning

FreedomSupportThinkCountryNews

My father was the one who used to stand up in the middle of a number to flutter his lips and make sputtering sounds into lyrics.

Joel Grey

FatherStand UpStandLipsMiddle

I am pretty fearless, and you know why? Because I don't handle fear very well; I'm not a good terrified person.

Stevie Nicks

GoodFearI AmFearlessYouPerson

Relegating women to second-class citizenship was abolished when Jesus died on the cross.

Tony Campolo

WomenCitizenshipCrossSecond-Class

I've always been very impatient. At age 10 I frankly found life boring, and I can remember age 9 having the awful thought, as it seems now looking back on it, A war! That should liven things up a bit!

Roger Bannister

LifeAgeWarLooking BackLooking

My father was adopted. He grew up in the Italian household.

Louis Gossett, Jr.

FatherUpItalianHeHouseholdGrew

You know, I don't watch television! Sorry! I actually don't even have a television. I don't, I really don't. It's nuts, but it's true.

Brooke Smith

SorryYouTelevisionKnowTrueNuts

I almost never watch TV, except for '60 Minutes' and pro football. I love Drew Brees, the Manning brothers and the Steelers' linebackers.

Wynton Marsalis

LoveFootballNeverWatchAlmostTV

In my peaceful moments, I yearn to write a bank heist like the one in 'Heat.'

Peter Morgan

MomentsPeacefulWriteHeatBank

The gospel of Jesus Christ is all about people. It's about leaving the ninety and nine and going into the wilderness after those who are lost. It's about bearing one another's burdens, with the ultimate burden anyone can bear being walking through this life without light.

Sheri L. Dew

LifeLightPeopleWildernessWalking

Streptomycin belongs to a group of compounds, known as antibiotics, which are produced by microorganisms and which possess the property of inhibiting the growth and even of destroying other microorganisms.

Selman Waksman

GrowthGroupPropertyEvenKnown

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