Sayed Kashua Quotes

I don't know how it works with the Jews, but here in Beit Safafa, as in every self-respecting Arab community that is respected in turn by the state, there are no street names and no house numbers.

Sayed Kashua

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CommunityHouseNumbersKnowStreet

Nobody wants to hear that you met Harry Truman... I met Harry Truman... But you know what I mean? Nobody's interested. They want to know you met Rihanna. And that kills me.

Joan Rivers

MeYouNobodyKnowWantMean

The world is using up its natural resources at an alarming rate, and this has caused a permanent shift in their value. We all need to adjust our behavior to this new environment. It would help if we did it quickly.

Jeremy Grantham

ValueWorldBehaviorHelpNewNeed

Gays are some of the nicest, kindest, most loving people in the world.

Joel Osteen

PeopleWorldLovingMostSomeGays

I think that's a responsibility I have, to not leave the listener with complete dread or depressing, dark thoughts, but to leave a little door open so that you can dance your way out if you want to.

Jens Lekman

ResponsibilityDanceDoorThoughts

A woman can be harassed and then go on to have a good working relationship with the man harassing her.

Megyn Kelly

GoodRelationshipWomanManGoHer

We are entertainers. We're trying to entertain people.

Matt Stone

PeopleTryingEntertainersEntertain

In working on a poem, I love to revise. Lots of younger poets don't enjoy this, but in the process of revision I discover things.

Rita Dove

LoveProcessEnjoyThingsWorking

My dad remembers being in school with my uncle, and the teacher would say outright to the class that the Japanese were second-class citizens and shouldn't be trusted.

Mike Shinoda

TeacherSchoolUncleSayClass

It's my view that gender is culturally formed, but it's also a domain of agency or freedom and that it is most important to resist the violence that is imposed by ideal gender norms, especially against those who are gender different, who are nonconforming in their gender presentation.

Judith Butler

FreedomViewGenderViolenceAgainst

I ended up gettin' a little Gibson amp and a bass, because of Gene Simmons of Kiss. Myself and three other kids would pretend to be Kiss - I liked Gene the best.

Jason Newsted

MyselfBestKissThreeUpPretend

It's very important to understand that we never do the same thing twice; each of our projects is unique. We'll never do another 'Gates.' Each project is a unique image. We do not know in advance how the work will look. I do preparatory drawings, but they are only projections of our vision.

Christo

WorkVisionUniqueLookKnowImage

The duty of a toastmaster is to be so dull that the succeeding speakers will appear brilliant by contrast.

Clarence Budington Kelland

DutyWillBrilliantContrastDull

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