I feel like one of the things that is central to American life is the religious experience, and I think that the experience of being Muslim in America is as valid and as important a perspective on the religious experience of America as evangelical Christianity or Judaism – whatever it may be.
A healthy and fully functioning society must allocate its resources among a variety of competing interests, all of which are more or less valid but none of which should take precedence over national security.
The reason man does not experience his true cultural self is that until he experiences another self as valid he has little basis for validating his own self.
If merely ‘feeling good’ could decide, drunkenness would be the supremely valid human experience.
Some song ideas absolutely require a kind of rigid discipline, and others require absolute chaotic abandon. The form is only valid if you know how to un-form it. I don’t mean to sound like an intellectual here!
There is a valid nationwide sentiment of concern over public pensions, and poor funding ratios are viewed negatively by financial markets.
The obvious objections to the execution of Saddam Hussein are valid and well aired. His death will provoke violent strife between Sunni and Shia Muslims, and between Iraqis in general and the American occupation forces.
I shot ‘Blue Valentine’ on 16mm for the past, and for the present on the Red Camera. I feel that both formats are valid. The stories should dictate the format we shoot on. Filmmakers should have a choice.
In the spirit of science, there really is no such thing as a ‘failed experiment.’ Any test that yields valid data is a valid test.
Our current identification system is so disjointed that the World Trade Center terrorists had a total of 63 valid driver’s licenses between them.
Under well-settled legal principles, lethal force against a valid military objective, in an armed conflict, is consistent with the law of war and does not, by definition, constitute an ‘assassination.’
I was the first generation of filmmakers where videogames were a serious part of my life. I regard them as just as valid as books or plays in terms of an intellectual property.
If golfers know they look good, they will play better. I think that is valid for men and women.
I guess taking a stand is valid for a commentator. But that’s not what I am.
Country music as a genre, as an art form, is just as valid out there in the pantheon of the arts as classical, jazz, ballet, whatever.
I’ve seen a lot of Black content creators calling for white folks to stop using the voices of Black folks to make TikToks because it’s like digital blackface. That’s valid.
I’ve struggled so much, growing up, with just feeling that my life is valid because it’s not filled with these hyper-dramatic moments, and I think a lot of people of my generation feel that way. We’re so inundated with hyper-drama that people crave everyday life.
I consider a perfect hot dog on the street to be as valid a food experience as dinner at Blue Hill at Stone Barns.
Aristotle wrote the ‘Poetics’ 2,400 years ago. It’s really an instruction manual for aspiring filmmakers. It’s as valid today as it was then.
Ignorance of the law is not a valid excuse for accused criminals, and it cannot be an excuse for members of Congress.
Sometimes, what’s not said is just as important to the writing as what is said. As a writer, we have our voices heard. I think that, at oftentimes, the ability to allow the dialogue to recede properly into the world of the film is also a really valid sort of way to be a writer, I think.
Germany has got to deal with its global responsibilities in a mature way. There has been insufficient thought to immigration law, and we need to differentiate between different kinds of migrants. There are valid refugees whose lives are at risk at home.
Knowing that your sense of fashion and the culture it’s connected to is valid really makes it a stronger thing for you.
The Left can play the race card incessantly without consequence or punishment, but woe to anyone else who even breathes valid opposition to their policies: Thou shall be deemed a racist.
When we have a trans woman playing a trans woman, then you see, ‘Oh wait, this is what trans really is. This is what it looks like: a person.’ That sends a message to trans kids that they are valid in their identities that they are allowed to exist.
There’s this tendency to be like, ‘Where’s the negative stuff? How valid is the criticism?’ But honestly, what people think of me is none of my business. If I live on the Internet looking for public approval, I’m going to be miserable.
Lots of people will give you advice… and depending upon how well they know you, the advice might be valid or not so valid.
I like that message for my own children that you don’t have to go with the flow, go with the crowd. That you can be your own person. You can be an individual, and that’s valid, and that’s important.
The uninitiated have real questions and valid concerns over how the things of God appear to them.
Different people have different things that trigger them to realize their situation was not OK. In events like the #MeToo Movement, there are many cases where it took decades for someone to talk about their situation. That doesn’t mean their stories aren’t valid.
It is nice to have valid competition; it pushes you to do better.
No one faith is necessarily superior to another. All explanations are valid and in some respects when it comes to the big mysteries of life.
In third grade, I had to an oral report on the state of Oregon. I brought up Big Foot sightings, and I remember there was an argument about whether or not Big Foot was valid history. Ever since then I’ve been thinking about how subjective history is.
If pluralism and academic freedom are to be used to defend liberal speakers and ideas, they ought to be equally valid for conservative views.
I did business the same way President Lee did, and from what I read in the papers, the same way President Ma has done. But I have been charged for misuse and misappropriation. People need to learn at the most basic level that valid charges have not been brought against me.
I enjoy the speed of fashion. I love doing different things and I think I still have something valid to say in fashion.
If you think you aren’t valid for whatever reason, let my existence and the way the world embraces my existence tell you that you are valid. You deserve to look, live, and walk through the world however you see fit. That’s why I find it extremely important to be so out, so black, and so myself.
More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic.
Every artist wants to feel like they’re still valid in a contemporary way. But you can’t be so arrogant not to think that people who have thrown down their hard-earned money don’t want to see and hear the things they want.
I finally, you know, moved to Mexico City, where the film industry is. I started working there as a producer, which is a very, very valid thing for women to do, because we always produce for men, right?
Listen, I think movies serve many different purposes, from those movies that are frivolous and just an entertainment, to movies that just go to exploring the complexities of the human soul. Everything is valid if it’s done with honesty and dignity, and I actually do both of those types of movies in my career.
I am technically healthy but my body is no more valid than someone’s who isn’t.
There is no doubt the NATO-Russia Act should remain valid.
I don’t have the feeling that I need to add a lot to my collection, because I have an incredibly wide range of things. This is a part of the secret of my things, that they are still valid. When I feel a need, I do something more.
Although none of the rules for becoming more alive is valid, it is healthy to keep on formulating them.
I think there’s something very valid about having feelings that you can’t articulate. I don’t think you should shut those feelings out, but I also want to be able to communicate them.
I understand that there are a few roles out there and tons of actors. Just because you don’t get the big break doesn’t mean you’re not worthy or that what you have to offer isn’t valid.
Tapping of phones is a serious business and has to be authenticated by requisite authorities on valid grounds.
Prop 8 did something that no other state in the history of this country has done. It took away the rights of people that already were legally affirmed. Imagine someone putting something on the ballot saying your wedding, your marriage is no longer valid.
The only people who steal are thieves, and that’s a very small percentage of civilization. Most people want to have some way to make the economic transaction valid. They want to return the favor, if you will… return the benefit and reciprocate.
Homeschooling represents another perfectly valid educational option.
Men think that sentiment is not valid; women think that sentiment is important.
See, to me, rock’n’roll doesn’t have any point. It’s just fun. It has a million different angles and they’re all valid. But I think rock might be a world issue.
