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I am, in general, favourable to activism and social movements and hostile to graft and corruption.
Tariq Ali
Corruption
Favourable
General
Hostile
Am
Movements
Social
Social Movements
Activism
It's time to bring a change because the world is changing. Let's open our minds and live in present.
Qandeel Baloch
Time
Change
World
Live
Changing
Our
Minds
Open
Because
Present
Bring
I tried it, but frankly, I don't know how to twerk.
Qandeel Baloch
Frankly
Tried
I Tried
Know
How
Well, sometimes if I go out to dinner with my family, people will come up to me and put their hand across my plate for me to shake, sometimes when I have a bite of food in my mouth. I find this a bit disturbing.
Abdul Qadeer Khan
Food
Family
Me
People
Sometimes
Will
Dinner
Mouth
Bit
Bite
Out
Find
Disturbing
Shake
Put
Come
Well
Go
Hand
Up
Across
Plate
Lots of army officers... a large number still believe that I have done my best for this country. They respect me.
Abdul Qadeer Khan
Best
Me
Respect
Army
Country
Believe
Still
Lots
Officers
Done
Large
Large Number
Number
Are they happy with our God? Are they happy with our prophet? Are they happy with our leader? Never. I don't care about rest of the world. I care about my country.
Abdul Qadeer Khan
God
Happy
World
Care
Rest
Leader
Country
Our
About
Prophet
Never
dont Care
Without my services, Pakistan would never have been the first Muslim nuclear nation. We were able to achieve the capability under very tough circumstances, but we did it.
Abdul Qadeer Khan
Achieve
Tough
First
Nation
Circumstances
Muslim
Would
Able
Never
Without
Were
Been
Very
Did
Capability
Pakistan
Nuclear
Services
Hatred, intolerance, poor hygienic conditions and violence all have roots in illiteracy, so we're trying to do something to help the poor and the needy.
Abdul Qadeer Khan
Hatred
Needy
Intolerance
Something
Conditions
Trying
Poor
Roots
Help
Illiteracy
Violence
People go out of their way to show the love and respect for me. It is very gratifying.
Abdul Qadeer Khan
Love
Me
Respect
People
Way
Out
Go
Very
Show
Gratifying
I am an innocent man, but I don't want to indulge in any controversy.
Abdul Qadeer Khan
Man
Innocent
Indulge
Am
Any
Controversy
Want
We have a safe and good command-and-control system. Nobody can take away any nuclear weapon from Pakistan.
Abdul Qadeer Khan
Good
System
Weapon
Take
Nobody
Safe
Any
Pakistan
Away
Nuclear
Nuclear Weapon
Some people are ok with doing nothing all day after they retire, but then some people if they had nothing to do would go mad and start banging their heads against a wall.
Abdul Qadeer Khan
Day
People
Some People
Nothing
OK
All Day
Mad
Would
Some
Had
Retire
Heads
Doing
Go
Wall
Banging
After
Against
Then
Start
I had no political background. That's why PM Bhutto gave me the responsibility of the nuclear programme, and we acquired nuclear capability in a span of mere six years, which was a great milestone.
Abdul Qadeer Khan
Great
Me
Political
Responsibility
Gave
Background
Had
Mere
Years
Six
Which
Span
Capability
Acquired
Milestone
Why
Nuclear
Programme
I see my future with my family, with my grandsons and daughters, and I want to look after some welfare institutions I had set up at different places in the country with the help of expatriate Pakistanis.
Abdul Qadeer Khan
Future
Family
Welfare
Country
See
Some
Daughters
Had
Institutions
Look
Up
Different
Want
After
Places
Different Places
Help
Set
Scientific thought and its creation is the common and shared heritage of mankind.
Abdus Salam
Thought
Creation
Heritage
Shared
Scientific
Common
Mankind
Alfred Nobel stipulated that no distinction of race or colour will determine who received of his generosity.
Abdus Salam
Will
Distinction
Determine
Colour
Nobel
Generosity
His
Race
Who
Received
From time immemorial, man has desired to comprehend the complexity of nature in terms of as few elementary concepts as possible.
Abdus Salam
Time
Nature
Man
Few
Immemorial
Complexity
Possible
Comprehend
Terms
Concepts
Elementary
Desired
Soon I knew the craft of experimental physics was beyond me - it was the sublime quality of patience - patience in accumulating data, patience with recalcitrant equipment - which I sadly lacked.
Abdus Salam
Me
Patience
Quality
Physics
Data
Knew
Soon
Sadly
Beyond
Equipment
Sublime
Accumulate
Craft
Experimental
Which
The creation of Physics is the shared heritage of all mankind. East and West, North and South have equally participated in it.
Abdus Salam
Physics
Creation
Heritage
East
Shared
Equally
West
South
North
Mankind
Sometimes, I make music in my sleep. So I get up, put on my headphones, and compose it on the piano.
Adnan Sami
Music
Sometimes
Compose
Piano
Put
Headphones
Make
Up
Get
Sleep
Northeastern folk music influenced me from a very young age. Sachin Dev Burman is one of the inspirational musicians in Indian film music. The way he fused folk music with his signature style is amazing. So, I am aware of the beauty of northeast folk music.
Adnan Sami
Inspirational
Music
Me
Musicians
Age
Amazing
Beauty
Style
Young
Way
Fused
Signature
Folk
Folk Music
Indian
He
Am
His
Very
Northeast
Young Age
Influenced
Film
Aware
Film Music
I had to make lifestyle changes and stick to them for the rest of my life. For instance, I've had to give up bread, rice, sugar, and oil completely.
Adnan Sami
Life
Rest
My Life
Sugar
Changes
Give
Lifestyle
Had
Instance
Make
Stick
Up
Oil
Bread
Rice
Them
I'm grateful to God that I'm able to praise his glory through my music.
Adnan Sami
Music
God
Grateful
Able
Through
Glory
Praise
His
I have gone to many beautiful places across the globe, but I must say that the northeast of our country is the best-kept secret in the world.
Adnan Sami
Beautiful
World
Country
Gone
Secret
Our
Say
Must
Beautiful Places
Globe
Northeast
Places
Across
Many
My father was a diplomat and served as Pakistan's ambassador to 14 countries. I was born in London and grew up there and studied and lived in a hostel throughout in London and became a barrister.
Adnan Sami
Father
Diplomat
London
Born
Throughout
Hostel
Studied
Countries
Became
Ambassador
Up
Grew
Lived
Pakistan
Served
If there is a new airport in Mumbai, I would feel proud about it, and I equally feel angry when I see potholes.
Adnan Sami
Angry
Airport
Would
See
About
Potholes
Feel
New
Equally
Proud
Mumbai
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