Hisham Matar Quotes

One of the frustrations of prison life, which is also one of its intended consequences, is that the prisoner is made ineffective. He is unable to be of much use. The aim is to render him powerless.

Hisham Matar

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It is a principle of our nature that feelings once excited turn readily from the object by which they are excited to some other object which may for the time being take possession of the mind.

Matthew Simpson

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I have the person at home, the person who has his privacy, too. Michael Jackson didn't do the moonwalk in his kitchen.

Tracy Morgan

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Cooking with your kids is a remarkable exercise to let them in on the purchasing part of the process - kids love to shop, and its great to take them to these ethnic places where people don't always speak the language.

Tom Douglas

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From that first meeting, I totally loved working with Joey, it was a real collaboration.

Ronnie Spector

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When we learn new behaviors and break through to higher levels of consciousness and love, we can fulfill the deeper spiritual hunger within.

Judith Wright

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I kept telling my mom that reading comic books would pay off.

Joss Whedon

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I'm a simple kind of guy, so I just envision myself being happy.

Jon Huertas

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When a user signs up for Skillfeed, they get unlimited access to thousands of video courses and creative and technical skills, all as a part of one inexpensive monthly subscription. Instructors from around the world can apply to have their course from Skillfeed and earn money based on how much their courses are viewed.

Jon Oringer

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The problem is not in the office: the problem is out there. Every day I go to the people, go to the street. I can ask the people what they want, what they need.

Joko Widodo

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I was working on boats as a teenager, sweating like a pig during a summer job.

Douglas Leone

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There is no public out there who needs to change. It's each one of us.

Chris Jordan

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I go out of my way to try not to be too annoying... my biggest goal in life is to not be annoying about being a bride.

Chrissy Teigen

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