"Sistani's office refuses the replacement of the law [which excludes former Baath Party members from returning to public life] because it is not an Iraqi demand but it is a political demand to please some sides."

-- Ali al-Sistani

#Party Quotes #Law Quotes #Office Quotes

“Why would you want to work for a living if you could just joke around? Being a celebrity expands your commercial possibilities.”
“We are … the un-proud non-possessors of objects whose chief substance is that of the transient symbol. Our Puritan fear of the love of things turns out to have been groundless after all, for we do not love things or even possess them: they pass through our lives as barium passes through the digestive tract, unassimilated, their function merely to flash signals along the way.”
“... I try ... to use my own voice in a way that shows caring, respect, appreciation, and patience. Your voice, your language, help determine your culture. And part of how a corporate culture is defined is how the people who work for an organization use language.”
“Try to spend a few moments each day holding a picture of your body and your mind in a state of splendid health.”
“Beauty has a lot to do with character.”
“One writes because one has been touched by the yearning for and the despair of ever touching the Other.”

Source : Charles Simic (2013). “The Monster Loves His Labyrinth”, p.67, Copper Canyon Press
“Europeans invented art for the last 300 years, and the Americans kind of killed it with a big, huge rock.”
“Who will you have to become, to achieve all you want?”

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