Hisham Matar Quotes

One of the reasons why Gadafy's dictatorship has managed to remain in power for so long is not just because it has shown itself to be able to exact a great deal of violence, both psychological and physical, on its people, but because it has been very successful at imposing a narrative, a story.

Hisham Matar

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PowerGreatPeopleStoryViolence

You can't be impatient about growth, because that's what leads people to make mistakes.

Jerry Della Femina

GrowthMistakesPeopleYouBecause

Al Jazeera is demonized by the United States, yet in Egypt my father would be watching it.

Jehane Noujaim

FatherEgyptWatchingUnitedWould

We are going to extend our frank hand to seek a relation of friendship - I repeat - of cooperation with the United States.

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

FriendshipCooperationHandRepeat

My greatest fear is the Iranians acquire a nuclear weapon and give it to a terrorist organization. And there is a real threat of them doing that.

John McCain

FearOrganizationDoingRealGive

Trade and investment have come to be the foundation, the ballast, of the U.S.-China relationship, providing great stability.

Max Baucus

RelationshipGreatFoundationTrade

Charm them with your presence as soon as they look at you.

Anna Held

YouLookPresenceCharmYourSoon

Should we have background checks, waiting periods? To drive a car you have to pass a test that shows you know how to drive your car safely, you should have to do the same thing with guns.

Michael D. Barnes

CarWaitingDriveYouKnowTest

I've got confidence that I'll be able to pick it up eventually, but that's the reason I'm a full-time Sevens player this year: because I knew coming into it that it would be really tough, and I've got to give it my all.

Sonny Bill Williams

ConfidenceToughYearReasonUpGot

I'd like to see more female heads of studios because what's also being crucially lost is the female perspective: 50% of the population are not having their stories told.

Trudie Styler

PerspectiveLostMoreSeePopulation

I'm a cinephile. I love foreign films; I love films that are really immersive.

Trevante Rhodes

LoveForeignReallyI LoveFilms

Actresses generally aren't allowed to have haircuts, because short hair isn't considered as versatile.

Rosamund Pike

HairShortShort HairBecause

'Ranjhana' and 'Shamitabh' really gave me a wider exposure to Hindi-speaking audience.

Dhanush

MeAudienceExposureReallyGave

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