Hisham Matar Quotes

The Qaddafis, father and sons, speak the grammar of dictatorship: threats and bribery.

Hisham Matar

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FatherSpeakDictatorshipGrammar

I use a wide selection of colours. It is impossible to produce work like mine using only the primary colours as they only mix a certain range of colour.

John Dyer

WorkImpossibleColourMineOnly

The commanding general publishes, for the information of all concerned, that hereafter all persons found within our lines who commit acts for the benefit of the enemies of our country will be tried as spies or traitors, and, if convicted, will suffer death.

Ambrose Burnside

DeathInformationCountryWillLines

There are movies and TV shows I wish we didn't make, sure, but we're in the business of creating things that are not all going to work.

Steve Burke

WorkBusinessWishCreatingMovies

I do believe in the power of freedom. The power of freedom is the mightiest force of history. Once that power unleashes, it ultimately leads to peace and prosperity.

Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

FreedomPowerHistoryPeaceBelieve

Lack of diversity in Hollywood has been well documented thanks to #OscarSoWhite, but lack of diversity in the documentary world is less talked about.

Roger Ross Williams

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Queen Latifah was the first time I had ever professionally written with another woman of any color.

Robin Thede

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I know full well how important women are in diplomacy and development. I grew up with seven sisters.

Ronan Farrow

WomenKnowImportantDevelopmentUp

I am a geek. I am an otaku.

Masi Oka

I AmGeekAm

Unfortunately, some in Washington remain tied to the dogma that responsible energy development cannot be achieved without taking a wrecking ball to the environment.

Roy Blunt

EnergyEnvironmentWashingtonWithout

On the relationship side, if you teach people to respond actively and constructively when someone they care about has a victory, it increases love and friendship and decreases the probability of depression.

Martin Seligman

FriendshipLoveRelationshipPeople

I'd always used humour as a weapon, as a protection. But being able to make people laugh is a way of not getting in too deep; it's a quick, transient fix.

Michelle Gomez

PeopleDeepLaughWayFixQuick

I resent Washington telling states, or the residents of those states, what to do and what to think.

Luis Fortuno

ThinkWashingtonTellingThose

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