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"I never promised you a rose garden."
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Traian Basescu

"I never promised you a rose garden."

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"Romania will continue to fulfil its obligations in Afghanistan and Iraq."
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Traian Basescu

"Romania will continue to fulfil its obligations in Afghanistan and Iraq."

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"I assure you I will not miss the chance to show you that you were right when you voted for me."
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Traian Basescu

"I assure you I will not miss the chance to show you that you were right when you voted for me."

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"I ask you to stand by my side in the next five years. We shall live a good life in a Romania of all Romanians."
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Traian Basescu

"I ask you to stand by my side in the next five years. We shall live a good life in a Romania of all Romanians."

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"I am elected by the people of Bucharest, not the dogs."
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Traian Basescu

"I am elected by the people of Bucharest, not the dogs."

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"There is no such thing as several Romanias, but only politicians who divide Romania depending on the interests of their parties and their clout."
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Traian Basescu

"There is no such thing as several Romanias, but only politicians who divide Romania depending on the interests of their parties and their clout."

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"What use is revelation or religion if it doesnt change anything?"
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Abu Bakar Bashir

"What use is revelation or religion if it doesnt change anything?"

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"The Afghans did not have sophisticated weapons like the Soviets did, but with their faith they defeated a superpower."
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Abu Bakar Bashir

"The Afghans did not have sophisticated weapons like the Soviets did, but with their faith they defeated a superpower."

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"Today the Western powers and media want to domesticate us like sheep, to keep us tame and domesticated."
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Abu Bakar Bashir

"Today the Western powers and media want to domesticate us like sheep, to keep us tame and domesticated."

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"What honour have we got left, when nobody is listening to us?"
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Abu Bakar Bashir

"What honour have we got left, when nobody is listening to us?"

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"Why should we use the Dollar even when we trade among ourselves?"
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Abu Bakar Bashir

"Why should we use the Dollar even when we trade among ourselves?"

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"Our Prophet was a radical too- he fought against the injustices of his community and challenged the feudal order of his society, so they called him a radical. So what? We should be proud of that!"
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Abu Bakar Bashir

"Our Prophet was a radical too- he fought against the injustices of his community and challenged the feudal order of his society, so they called him a radical. So what? We should be proud of that!"

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"But the leaders of the OIC could not even accept Mahathir's proposal, yet they talk about respect and honour."
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Abu Bakar Bashir

"But the leaders of the OIC could not even accept Mahathir's proposal, yet they talk about respect and honour."

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"Oil wealth has been a curse on us, made us weak and docile."
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Abu Bakar Bashir

"Oil wealth has been a curse on us, made us weak and docile."

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"Arab leaders worry more about making money from the profits they get from oil and gas that they turn the other way when Lebanon is being destroyed right next to them. Their neighbours are being murdered, but they only make calculations for their own benefit."
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Abu Bakar Bashir

"Arab leaders worry more about making money from the profits they get from oil and gas that they turn the other way when Lebanon is being destroyed right next to them. Their neighbours are being murdered, but they only make calculations for their own benefit."

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"Laws are to be enforced justly but firmly, with an iron hand. This is the case anywhere, even in a family."
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Abu Bakar Bashir

"Laws are to be enforced justly but firmly, with an iron hand. This is the case anywhere, even in a family."

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"Likewise the leader of any state has to do the same, he has to enforce Shariah firmly, for he will be held in account later in the afterlife if he fails."
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Abu Bakar Bashir

"Likewise the leader of any state has to do the same, he has to enforce Shariah firmly, for he will be held in account later in the afterlife if he fails."

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"Press coverage has been difficult for him. I did not set out to ensnare him with a child."
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Martin Bashir

"Press coverage has been difficult for him. I did not set out to ensnare him with a child."

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"The children don't wear their masks at home and in controlled surroundings."
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Martin Bashir

"The children don't wear their masks at home and in controlled surroundings."

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"The film was fair to his musical achievement and gave him every opportunity to explain himself."
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Martin Bashir

"The film was fair to his musical achievement and gave him every opportunity to explain himself."

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"The first time I ask him, have you had your cheekbones raised, have you had your nose changed? He denied it all. I was asking him to compare his face with what it looked like years ago."
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Martin Bashir

"The first time I ask him, have you had your cheekbones raised, have you had your nose changed? He denied it all. I was asking him to compare his face with what it looked like years ago."

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"The Thriller album is still the biggest album of all time. That is still returning huge royalty cheques."
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Martin Bashir

"The Thriller album is still the biggest album of all time. That is still returning huge royalty cheques."

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"This was almost two hours of factual documentary. In our audience ratings, barely no one left the programme. The whole of his life is so fascinating and people kept watching for that reason."
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Martin Bashir

"This was almost two hours of factual documentary. In our audience ratings, barely no one left the programme. The whole of his life is so fascinating and people kept watching for that reason."

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"You say he's childish, but he's very professional about business transactions."
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Martin Bashir

"You say he's childish, but he's very professional about business transactions."

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"Michael Jackson has some contact with his mother. I know she is involved with the children."
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Martin Bashir

"Michael Jackson has some contact with his mother. I know she is involved with the children."

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"We wanted to make sure that the film covered the main issues of his life. Musicianship, appearance."
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Martin Bashir

"We wanted to make sure that the film covered the main issues of his life. Musicianship, appearance."

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"It was not possible to broadcast any of that because of an agreement between Jackson and the family. Our legal advice was that we could not broadcast it."
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Martin Bashir

"It was not possible to broadcast any of that because of an agreement between Jackson and the family. Our legal advice was that we could not broadcast it."

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"Each story we approach in the same way, with curiosity and interest and determination to get behind the image."
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Martin Bashir

"Each story we approach in the same way, with curiosity and interest and determination to get behind the image."

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"If somebody's not prepared to answer the question, you can keep asking."
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Martin Bashir

"If somebody's not prepared to answer the question, you can keep asking."

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"I have an inate curiosity about people."
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Martin Bashir

"I have an inate curiosity about people."

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"I don't think his life has been in any way disfigured by the film. The film did disclose some difficult facts."
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Martin Bashir

"I don't think his life has been in any way disfigured by the film. The film did disclose some difficult facts."

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"He was very concerned about his children potentially being kidnapped or attached, and that's why they were covered up. When he went to Berlin zoo, there were 200 photographers."
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Martin Bashir

"He was very concerned about his children potentially being kidnapped or attached, and that's why they were covered up. When he went to Berlin zoo, there were 200 photographers."

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"It's terrible. How can we tell the world who the real Michael Jackson is?"
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Martin Bashir

"It's terrible. How can we tell the world who the real Michael Jackson is?"

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"It was a challenging experience. I'm looking forward to a break."
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Martin Bashir

"It was a challenging experience. I'm looking forward to a break."

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"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought."
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Matsuo Basho

"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought."

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"There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon."
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Matsuo Basho

"There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon."

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"The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers."
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Matsuo Basho

"The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers."

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"The moon is brighter since the barn burned."
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Matsuo Basho

"The moon is brighter since the barn burned."

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"Seek not to follow in the footsteps of men of old; seek what they sought."
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Matsuo Basho

"Seek not to follow in the footsteps of men of old; seek what they sought."

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"Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home."
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Matsuo Basho

"Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home."

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"A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love."
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Saint Basil

"A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love."

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"Do not measure your loss by itself; if you do, it will seem intolerable; but if you will take all human affairs into account you will find that some comfort is to be derived from them."
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Saint Basil

"Do not measure your loss by itself; if you do, it will seem intolerable; but if you will take all human affairs into account you will find that some comfort is to be derived from them."

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"Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away the hunger."
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Saint Basil

"Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away the hunger."

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"Not the power to remember, but its very opposite, the power to forget, is a necessary condition for our existence."
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Saint Basil

"Not the power to remember, but its very opposite, the power to forget, is a necessary condition for our existence."

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"Art is man's distinctly human way of fighting death."
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Leonard Baskin

"Art is man's distinctly human way of fighting death."

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"I always felt that I had anxiety of survival in terms of livelihood even when I was making plenty of money."
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Leonard Baskin

"I always felt that I had anxiety of survival in terms of livelihood even when I was making plenty of money."

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"But I think doctors have always been either honest or dishonest."
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Leonard Baskin

"But I think doctors have always been either honest or dishonest."

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"There is, however, a change going on in the world. There's far more interest in drawing now than there has been in a long, long time. Schools are beginning to teach drawing again in a serious and meaningful way."
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Leonard Baskin

"There is, however, a change going on in the world. There's far more interest in drawing now than there has been in a long, long time. Schools are beginning to teach drawing again in a serious and meaningful way."

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"The art schools... you get young kids doing the most vile and meaningless crap. I think they believe every bit of it."
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Leonard Baskin

"The art schools... you get young kids doing the most vile and meaningless crap. I think they believe every bit of it."

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"Of course, I did lots of what would be called graphic design now, what used to be called commercial art."
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Leonard Baskin

"Of course, I did lots of what would be called graphic design now, what used to be called commercial art."

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