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Ameen Rihani
"Virtue, once bragged about, once you pride yourself upon it, ceases to be such."
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Source : Ameen Rihani (2016). “The Book of Khalid: A Critical Edition”, p.158, Syracuse University Press
Ameen Rihani
#Pride Quotes
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“When I see Bin Laden with his AK-47, I got nervous. But what can I do, terrorists aren't fools: they too chose the most reliable guns.”
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“There is nothing Holy about hatred.”
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“Bad shopping habits die hard.”
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“I had a dream. And it came true.”
Source : "'Argo,' 'Life Of Pi' Win Top Oscars". "Morning Edition" with Steve Inskeep, www.npr.org. February 25, 2013.
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“I remember swallowing my tooth up in a high chair, but I definitely don't remember the first time I played bass. It was like, back there!”
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“Civilization is in a race between education and catastrophe. Let us learn the truth and spread it as far and wide as our circumstances allow. For the truth is the greatest weapon we have.”
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“I come from a musical family as well as a culinary family.”
Source : "Queens rapper Action Bronson talks food, music and Flushing characters". Interview with Irving Dejohn, www.nydailynews.com. June 26, 2013.
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“I would say I started rapping because my friends were doin it.”