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As a person, I believe that I am sensitive, which helped me be the artist I am.


Nadia Ali

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NADIA MATAR Reactions to my coming forward as a candidate have been positive and supportive.
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NADIA BOLZ-WEBER The movement in our relationship to God is always from God to us. Always. We can't, through our piet...
NADIA BOLZ-WEBER From my father I heard only these words: "But you were born for such a day as this." He closed the b...
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NADIA BOLZ-WEBER No one is climbing the spiritual ladder. We don't continually improve until we are so spiritual we n...
NADIA BOLZ-WEBER God's grace is not defined as God being forgiving to us even though we sin. Grace is when God is a s...
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NADIA BOLZ-WEBER Working with Bill Cosby was incredible. I was lucky to be a part of that.
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IMTIAZ ALI Usually, you lose interest in a story beyond a certain point. But with 'Highway,' there was ...
IMTIAZ ALI I try to travel as much as I can... I'm always looking for a reason to.
IMTIAZ ALI I have always tried to make profitable films because people's offices shut down if films fail, a...
IMTIAZ ALI I'm not the 'look at me' kind of a person. I do not like showing off in public or writte...
IMTIAZ ALI I was called to audition for a play when I was very young, following which I continued to act as wel...
IMTIAZ ALI I want to direct what I feel is interesting - not what is supposed to be my zone.
IMTIAZ ALI I come from a middle class background. I have travelled a lot by trains and have lived in the world....
IMTIAZ ALI All the conscious decisions that I have taken in my life have never borne fruit. Not even come close...
IMTIAZ ALI I enjoy looking beyond the obvious and look at the stories happening all around me - you kind of for...
IMTIAZ ALI Anything I wanted to do and achieve has not been influential in my life, but my failures have.
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