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Sabaa Tahir Quotes

My dad was very strict. He was absolutely the Tiger Dad. You know, 'You got a 98% on this test? Why didn't you get 100?' That was normal life for my brothers and I.

Sabaa Tahir

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: pakistani

Topics

Life You Tiger Know Test Why

A pool is water, made available and useful, and is, as such, infinitely soothing to the western eye.

Joan Didion

Water Eye Pool Available Made

I spar in the gym, and I take pride in my sparring. But I'm a better fighter when the lights come on because it's right now - there is no tomorrow.

Andre Ward

Tomorrow Pride Better Gym Lights

Basically I am just another actor who loves his work and this thing about age only exists in the media.

Amitabh Bachchan

Work Age I Am Media Actor Just

When you're playing the part of a saxophone or a trumpet player, both of which I have done, it would be nice to be able to play like John Coltrane, but you can't. Your job is to do something else. And I'm not sure what it is, but I don't think I'd be acting Niels Bohr any better if I went and studied physics for five years.

Stephen Rea

Job Think Better You Physics Acting

Let him that would move the world first move himself.

Socrates

World First Him Move Would Himself

It became obvious to me that if Abril was to consider itself a communications group, it could not remain indefinitely in paper and ink.

Roberto Civita

Me Group Paper Obvious Ink Could

It's street theater. You have to make it entertaining so people don't get bored and walk away.

Jason Statham

Walk People You Street Bored Get

It's human nature to want to help and soothe and save with your love, but it's also arrogant.

Deb Caletti

Nature Love Human Nature Help Want

I'm a journeyman actor, and I don't ever want to forget that. With romantic-lead dreams.

William Sanderson

Dreams Forget Want Actor Ever

In whichever way my music can get out there, I'm just like, 'Sure.' It's also through the TV synch licenses that I've been surviving. I don't really make money through record sales. I used to be really picky: 'No, I don't want it to be the song of a commercial,' but nowadays it's what you need to do to get the song out as much as you can.

Priscilla Ahn

Music Money Song You Want Way

It takes a very strong brain to resist the absolutes, the myths that the media and the politicians peddle - the idea that if you are too kind, where does it all end? That not to help someone is somehow a good idea.

Peter Mullan

Good Brain Strong End Media Help

Nothing gets us down more than watching violence on television or reading about war and brutality in the newspaper. The truth is, there's a massive reduction in the amount of violence around the world.

Peter Diamandis

Truth War World Reading Truth Is