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TARIQ ALI Power can shape 'truth,' but not forever. TARIQ ALI The only continent where social movements have led to political parties that have pushed through ser... TARIQ ALI When I arrived to study at Oxford in October 1963, the bohemian style was black plastic or leather j... TARIQ ALI The Greek city-states politicised citizen and subject, creating institutions that were way ahead of ... TARIQ ALI Poland, after the First World War, was beset by chaos, disorder, and a foolish incursion by the Red ... TARIQ ALI In the Seventies, we still had dreams and hopes of Utopia, but by the end of the decade, the world h... TARIQ ALI I am, in general, favourable to activism and social movements and hostile to graft and corruption. TARIQ ALI I am a keen observer of my own films; I also try to discover myself through the movies I make. 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