Rabih Alameddine Quotes

A phoenix, Beirut seems to always pull itself out its ashes, reinvents itself, has been conquered numerous times in its 7,000-year history, yet it survives by both becoming whatever its conquerors wished it to be and retaining its idiosyncratic persona.

Rabih Alameddine

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HistoryAlwaysWhateverOutPhoenix

What matters most is a good and ready will to obey God.

Johannes Tauler

GoodGodReadyWillMattersObey

Deeply earnest and thoughtful people stand on shaky footing with the public.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

PeopleStandThoughtfulPublicShaky

With no other security forces on hand, U.S. military was left to confront, almost alone, an Iraqi insurgency and a crime rate that grew worse throughout the year, waged in part by soldiers of the disbanded army and in part by criminals who were released from prison.

John Spratt

AlonePrisonArmyYearSecurity

The real gender inequality in marriage stems from the tendency to regard women as the default parent, the one who, in the absence of family-friendly work policies, is expected to adjust her paid work to shoulder the brunt of domestic responsibilities.

Stephanie Coontz

WorkMarriageWomenParentGender

I worked with Roger Moore on three episodes of 'The Saint.' He is a lovely man, a good director, and was my favourite actor to work with.

Shirley Eaton

WorkGoodManThreeActorLovely

I don't know who in my family thinks very fast at all, including me. The things that people see me do onstage are written, so it doesn't have to be very quick if you have all day with a pen.

Ron White

FamilyDayPeopleMeYouPen

It should be noted that children at play are not playing about; their games should be seen as their most serious-minded activity.

Michel de Montaigne

ChildrenPlayGamesPlayingSeen

Wherever people come from, that's irrelevant as far as I'm concerned. What is important is that they bring a skill or a talent or something that's going to benefit America.

Corey Stewart

TalentPeopleAmericaSkillBring

The best sort of activity is one that combines mental effort with sensuous delight. That's why I love drawing.

Philip Pullman

LoveBestEffortDrawingWhyMental

I've found cinnamon to be very effective for lowering the glycemic response to meals. People have heard that before, but I didn't realize how profound it could be until I did the actual testing with continuous glucose monitors. And I tested all different varieties and species of cinnamon from Ceylon to Saigon.

Tim Ferriss

PeopleRealizeProfoundTestingHow

There are moments in time when the coincidence of art and reality interact to allow us a glimpse into the context of history. The release of the Christopher Nolan film 'Interstellar' a few days after two catastrophes in our space endeavor gives us one of those moments.

Rick Tumlinson

HistoryTimeArtSpaceRealityDays

My closet is in perfect order at home. All my dress shirts, all my casual shirts. All my suits, they're color coordinated. All my ties are color coordinated.

Mark Teixeira

HomeDressColorSuitsPerfect

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