Wael Ghonim Quotes

The transition from dictatorship to democracy is always very difficult, and if you read a history of any country that went through this, it wasn't easy. And, you know, you don't end dictatorship one day and next day you have fully fledged democracy.

Wael Ghonim

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When I was 13, I read 'Et la paix dans le monde, Docteur?' a physician's account of working with Medecins Sans Fontieres during the Soviet presence in Afghanistan. It was this book that inspired me to work for MSF.

Joanne Liu

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I did a lot of sitcoms, and being funny isn't about being beautiful. Usually, beautiful people aren't the funny people.

Maura Tierney

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That's something I like about drag - I get to do everything. Collaborative arts are hard for me because I don't really like to relinquish control.

Trixie Mattel

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There actually have never been many shows as equally balanced as 'Crossfire.'

Tucker Carlson

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I don't think of myself as a role model.

Treat Williams

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One thing I really envy about my friends who have kids is that as their children develop, they're able to revisit their own developmental stages and recognise themselves and undo a lot of things they decided.

Chuck Palahniuk

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Music is pretty much the lifestyle, not the music itself. The lifestyle really pulled me off the street. Made me want to do something organized and positive.

Brandon Thomas

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Never settle with words what you can accomplish with a flamethrower.

Bruce Feirstein

WordsYouAccomplishSettleNever

When I was a young child, professional aspiration was synonymous to me with the clatter of my mother's high-heeled boots as she went off to teach each 1970s weekday morning, carrying her graded blue books under her arm.

Alissa Quart

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If you're not the establishment candidate, they're going to attack you some ways.

Rick Scott

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I have made plenty of mistakes. The key to life is to learn from them. I have been a little too introspective, but I think that stemmed from insecurity or shyness. I took a long time to grow up.

Richard Gere

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When you go a week without seeing a human face, that does something to you.

Kent Brantly

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