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It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am.
Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are.
Jump out the window if you are the object of passion. Flee it if you feel it. Passion goes, boredom remains.
You are free to go to your mosques or to any other place of worship in this State of Pakistan.
Short stories are tiny windows into other worlds and other minds and dreams. They are journeys you can make to the far side of the universe and still be back in time for dinner.
Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave.
If you steal from one author it's plagiarism; if you steal from many it's research.
Mastery is great, but even that is not enough. You have to be able to change course without a bead of sweat, or remorse.
Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change.
If you wish to fly to new heights, begin by setting your sights on a destination you can reach and then create a flight plan, a map, that will be your guide.
I feel that when you care about your music, taking risks is something you should do to keep things exciting.
You shouldn't wait for other people to make special things happen. You have to create your own memories.
If you wish to appear agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things which you know already.
Say not you know another entirely till you have divided an inheritance with him.
A lot of people have their big dreams and get knocked down and don't have things go their way. And you never give up hope, and you really just hold on to it. Hard work and perserverance. You just keep getting up and getting up, and then you get that breakthrough.
Becoming a father increases your capacity for love and your level of patience. It opens up another door in a person — a door which you may not even have known was there. That's what I feel with my son. There's suddenly another level of love that expands. My son is my greatest joy, out of everything in my life.
I think you need to do something new to keep reinventing yourself.
One of the things I most admire about America is they have created a genuine melting pot society, a country of opportunity; you can be of any religion, colour, ethnicity, persuasion and make it to the top of your chosen field. And that's something I admire about America and hope they continue with.
I have a theory that when you're lost on the path, go back to the beginning and try the maze again.
Sometimes you have to accept you can't win all the time.
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