Azar Nafisi Quotes

I see people who talk about America, and then undermine it by not paying attention to its soul, to its poetry. I see polarization, reductionism and superficiality.

Azar Nafisi

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SoulPoetryPeopleAmericaAttention

I want to live outside of the box, and I definitely don't want to put God in a box, so I want to be able to dream big and kind of let that go of my small-mindedness.

Jodi Benson

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I'm just trying to get those marquee victories and continue to get those accomplishments so when the time comes and the vote is cast, hopefully my spot is secured in the Boxing Hall of Fame.

Andre Ward

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I've been dancing since I was 6 years old. That kind of relentless dedication and intensity is where I'm comfortable.

Andrea Parker

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I think stories do have an ending. I think they need to have an ending eventually because that is a story: a beginning, middle and end. If you draw out the end too long, I think storytelling can get tired.

Melissa Rosenberg

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I swear to God, I don't even know who Demi Lovato is. My son has a crush on her. Apparently, he was sat next to her when I knocked Luke Rockhold out, so Demi Lovato knows who I am, that's for sure.

Michael Bisping

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I read academic books on courtesan culture at the turn-of-the century in Shanghai such as Gail Hershatter's 'The Gender of Memory'. The diaries were mostly in the form of letters from courtesans to a lover who had disappeared or taken their savings.

Amy Tan

CultureMemoryGenderLettersBooks

Nice guys just don't finish first in the music industry.

Rodney King

MusicNiceFirstFinishIndustry

Unfortunately our nation, nay, our world, is run by evil morons.

Rudy Rucker

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When it comes down to it, I'm kind of a nerdy actor.

Janina Gavankar

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Winning the election is a good-news, bad-news kind of thing. Okay, now you're the mayor. The bad news is, now you're the mayor.

Clint Eastwood

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Hamas is a terror organization with a covenant that speaks about the elimination of the Jewish people and the State of Israel. They are not partners for negotiations.

Ariel Sharon

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I would love to occasionally do English-speaking films, but the script is as important for me as the director.

Audrey Tautou

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