"There is a congratulatory culture in the Gulf. From birth onwards, there is a culture of giving people trophies as markers of achievement for making it through society. It's cementing allegiance to authority at a very young age."

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Source : Source: pitchfork.com

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“The dance is strong magic. The body can fly without wings. It can sing without voice. The dance is strong magic. The dance is life.”
“If a guy's ever telling you a four-hour sex story with a straight face, just feel sorry for him. Not for lying to you, but for lying to himself. As a matter of fact, stop him right in the middle of the story and just hug him. Nine times out of ten he'll just break down and cry. He knows you know.”
“It takes a few years to prepare for a space mission.”
“I have a company where I'm trying to get projects off the ground. Me and my partner Madeleine Sackler, we just shot our first feature in a maximum security prison where about 95% of the cast were incarcerated men. We're editing that and there's a doc going with it.”

Source : Source: www.harpersbazaar.com
“That's the awful thing about dating. Tight underwear. We would all like to be in a big bra and pants and when you are in a secure relationship you can do that.”
“Basically, I have a gift as an actress, and I want to present the sophisticated side of me as an actress and a person.”

Source : "Examiner.com exclusive: Interview with international film star Bai Ling". Interview with Jason Roestel, www.axs.com. August 30, 2011.
“In general, mankind, since the improvement of cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires.”
“My mom is very religious and she said, 'Whatever you think about all the time, that's what you worship.' If that's the case I'd like everyone to pop open their Diet Coke cans and turn to page 37 of their People Magazines. In this holy scripture, we read the parable of Ms. Valerie Bertinelli.”

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