Hisham Matar Quotes

Growing up in the Libya of the 1970s, I remember the prevalence of local bands who were as much influenced by Arabic musical traditions as by the Rolling Stones or the Beatles. But the project of 'Arabisation' soon got to them, too, and western musical instruments were declared forbidden as 'instruments of imperialism.'

Hisham Matar

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I think that technology has both introduced new sounds but also allowed an increasingly painterly approach to recording music as you can now paint over what you've done and more and more refine an existing performance.

Jerry Harrison

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What we need is to understand that women won't often apply for a job until they're almost 95% qualified. So they tick the box and say, 'If I can't do it all, I can't be qualified.' Men look at the same job, and as long as they get to about 60%, they'll apply.

Jenny Shipley

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It makes common sense to be managed by results and it's freeing to know you are in control of your own destiny. I'm so passionate about this because I have seen how merit-based judgment has helped create individual successes and yield a better system for everyone.

Maynard Webb

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In so many ways, segregation shaped me, and education liberated me.

Maya Angelou

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I want women to be liberated and still be able to have a nice ass and shake it.

Shirley MacLaine

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I've been doing this long enough that you can tell when people have seen you in something they didn't enjoy, and when they have seen you in something they actually enjoyed.

Robin Tunney

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A modern girls' school, equipped as scores are now equipped throughout the country, was of course not to be found in 1858, when I first became a school boarder, or in 1867, when I ceased to be one.

Mary Augusta Ward

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For me, education has never been simply a policy issue - it's personal. Neither of my parents and hardly anyone in the neighborhood where I grew up went to college. But thanks to a lot of hard work and plenty of financial aid, I had the opportunity to attend some of the finest universities in this country.

Michelle Obama

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I want to work on the 'True Blood' comic for as long as they'll let me.

Michael McMillian

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In terms of long-term durable storage, the human mind, paradoxically, is pretty good, but it's very fragile.

Jonathan Nolan

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It is provided by the Constitution that the President shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the Union and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.

Chester A. Arthur

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My mom won't let me buy high-fashion stuff unless it's TK Maxx or a birthday occasion.

Chloe Grace Moretz

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