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“The only thing you have to fear more than failure is success.”
Source : Ted Godwin, Luther Pokrant (2002). “The Studio Handbook for Working Artists: A Survival Manual”, p.151, University of Regina Press
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“I draw a distinction between traditional Islam and Islamism. Islamism emerged in its modern form in the 1920s and is driven by a belief that Muslims can be strong and rich again if they follow the Islamic law severely and in its entirety. This is a response to the trauma of modern Islam.”
Source : "Islam and Islamism in the Modern World". Interview with Tom Bethell, spectator.org. February 8, 2013.
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“Do not worry about your originality. You could not get rid of it even if you wanted to.”
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“We have no right to assume that any physical laws exist, or if they have existed up until now, that they will continue to exist in a similar manner in the future.”
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“What you do not eliminate - you accumulate.”
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“I can't do movies where you start thinking "Where's the commercial appeal? How are we going to market this?" It's not that kind of party.”
Source : "Lee Daniels and Gabby Sidibe". Interview with Nathan Rabin, www.avclub.com. November 5, 2009.
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“While I was in high school, I started working professionally and got an agent.”
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“Contentment and happiness! Do everything happily. Walk, talk, sit happily; even if you complain against somebody, do it happily.”