"I was watching TV and saw people with masks, weapons, and grenades. I thought, Is that really possible? Could we be here yet again? And go into civil war one more time?"

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Source : "'Where Do We Go Now?' Asks Nadine Labaki" by Nana Asfour, www.newyorker.com. March 25, 2012.

Nadine Labaki

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“This was the truth at the core of my existence: this yawning emptiness, scantily clad in rage. It had been there all along.”
“Physical condition or advancing of age are not obstacles to a perfect life. God does not look at external things but at the soul.”
“It's not burn baby burn, but learn, baby, learn, so that you can earn, baby, earn.”
“I don't feel I fit in with morning television because I'm like a vampire and I like to stay up late.”
“The onset of a crisis is usually triggered by a spectacular failure which shakes confidence in fictitious forms of capital.”
“We must encourage those who earn less than $200 per month and cannot afford to nurture and educate many children never to have more than twoâ€¦ We will regret the time lost if we do not now take the first tentative steps towards correcting a trend which can leave our society with a large number of the physically, intellectually and culturally anaemic.”
“Education is a protective factor that helps end the cycle of poverty. It empowers the girls not just financially but also emotionally. They see more value in themselves and what they can contribute. Education is critical for changing the future for these communities and our world in general.”
“Spirituality does two things for you. One, you are forced to become more selfless, two, you trust to providence. The opposite of a spiritual man is a materialist. If I was a materialist I would be making lots of money doing endorsements, doing cricket commentary. I have no interest in that.”

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