For me, the family is more important, of course! I don't want to change my family, or situation, for work. But I think it is possible for these things not to fight each other.
As far as songwriting, my inspirations came from love, life and death, and viewing other people's situations.
When there's an emergency weather situation, the local broadcaster is the source of information that often makes the difference between life and death.
As an Egyptian, I was always frustrated, just like many young Egyptians, of the situation in the country. And to a large extent, we didn't know what could we do. And looking at Khaled's photo after his death; basically I just felt that we are all Kha...
Good-looking individuals are treated better than homely ones in virtually every social situation, from dating to trial by jury.
It's always great playing with other musicians. It's also a great situation where I'm the older guy, I've influenced generations of guitar players.
I learned early in life that laughter is a great way to diffuse and uncomfortable situation, so I began to use that as a tool, throughout my life.
Not that I wouldn't have been equally happy to see the old buddies and see it all start up again that way. But this was more of a work situation, and a very good one.
What happens when good people are put into an evil place? Do they triumph or does the situation dominate their past history and morality?
I believe the only measure of government response shouldn't be how much we spend on a situation, but rather how well we spend.
Finance is critical. If sufficient investment is made in infrastructure and venture capital is made available, there will be a big improvement in the situation.
None of my characters are rich or famous, and the situations they find themselves in could happen to anyone.
Without a Mayaguez, or something comparable that we don't see in the immediate future, there is probably no one thing the President can do to himself to turn this situation around.
Most women seem to be required to pit themselves against men in dramatic situations, and the men got to pit themselves against ideas or God.
I believe there are certain things that God uses to get us out of a bad situation, and I believe music was one of the things he used for me.
I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life. Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe.
All my life I've taken photographs of people who are completely at peace being what they were in the situations I photographed them in.
If you look at my life, generally, I've been put in situations which were difficult and which I conquered.
It's important to show solidarity for a child, no matter what. It's important for a child to be raised in a situation where she sees love, solidarity, commitment and honor.
Our inability to relate to one another is very, very, very important. When we don't have it, we get situations like Bosnia.
I don't like to read novels where the novelist tells me what to think about the situation and the characters. I prefer to discover for myself.
