تاریخی ترتیب (کرونولوجی) خطرناک ثابت ہو سکتی ہے۔ آپ اتنے لکیر کے فقیر بن سکتے ہیں کہ قاری کے لیے یہ عمل روبوٹ جیسا بن جاتا ہے۔
Chronology can be dangerous. You can get so linear that it becomes robotic for the reader.
Chronology can be dangerous. You can get so linear that it becomes robotic for the reader.
کول پن وقتی ہوتا ہے۔ آپ اسے نہ تو قید کر سکتے ہیں اور نہ ہی خود بنا سکتے ہیں، اسے تلاش کرنا پڑتا ہے۔ اس کا تعلق کسی جگہ پر موجود لوگوں سے ہوتا ہے، کسی یادگار یا ادارے سے نہیں۔ یہ شخصیات کا ایک وقتی ملاپ ہوتا ہے۔
Coolness is temporary. You can't capture it or create it, it has to be discovered. It has to do with the people that are in a place, not with monuments or institutions. It's a momentary conjunction of personalities.
Coolness is temporary. You can't capture it or create it, it has to be discovered. It has to do with the people that are in a place, not with monuments or institutions. It's a momentary conjunction of personalities.
ہر میڈیم کے اپنے فوائد اور کمزوریاں ہوتی ہیں اور بہت سی ایسی چیزیں ہیں جو میں کاغذ پر اتار سکتا ہوں شاید انہیں فلم یا اسٹیج پر پیش نہ کر سکूं۔ ہر صنف میں، انسان مختلف طریقوں سے موثر انداز میں بات پہنچا سکتا ہے۔
Every medium has its advantages and weaknesses and there are many things I can put down on paper that I might not be able to put into film or into a stage performance. In each form, one can communicate powerfully in different ways.
Every medium has its advantages and weaknesses and there are many things I can put down on paper that I might not be able to put into film or into a stage performance. In each form, one can communicate powerfully in different ways.
اس تحریک کے آغاز ہی سے، سائینولوجی ہمیشہ سے ایک بہت ہی بند اور خفیہ تنظیم رہی ہے۔ راز داری کی یہ فضا وہ ہے جسے آج کا انتظام بھی برقرار رکھے ہوئے ہے۔
From the very beginning of this movement, Scientology has always been a very closeted organization. That aura of secrecy is something that the present-day management continues.
From the very beginning of this movement, Scientology has always been a very closeted organization. That aura of secrecy is something that the present-day management continues.
شروع سے ہی، جب آپ سائینولوجی میں قدم رکھتے ہیں تو آپ کی دنیا بہت تیزی سے سمٹ جاتی ہے۔
From the very beginning, when you go into Scientology your world narrows down very quickly.
From the very beginning, when you go into Scientology your world narrows down very quickly.
ہبارڈ نے 1954 میں ہالی ووڈ میں 'چرچ آف سائینولوجی' کی بنیاد ایک خاص مقصد کے تحت رکھی تھی۔ وہ سمجھ چکا تھا کہ امریکی عوامی زندگی میں شہرت کا عنصر تیزی سے بڑھ رہا ہے، اور قدیم دور کے چھوٹے دیوتاؤں کی طرح اب خود مشہور شخصیات کی پوجا کی جائے گی۔ اس کا خیال تھا کہ: اگر آپ نے ان پر گرفت حاصل کر لی، تو سوچئے کتنے لوگ آپ کے پیچھے چلے آئیں گے۔
Hubbard set up the Church of Scientology in Hollywood in 1954 for a reason. He understood that celebrity was increasingly a feature of American public life, and celebrities themselves were going to be worshipped as minor deities were in the ancient world. The idea was: if you could get them, think how many people would follow.
Hubbard set up the Church of Scientology in Hollywood in 1954 for a reason. He understood that celebrity was increasingly a feature of American public life, and celebrities themselves were going to be worshipped as minor deities were in the ancient world. The idea was: if you could get them, think how many people would follow.
میں اس بات سے انکار نہیں کرتا کہ سائینولوجی لوگوں کی مدد کر سکتی ہے؛ میرے خیال میں یہ ایک بہت اہم حقیقت ہے جسے ذہن میں رکھنا چاہیے۔
I don't dispute Scientology can help people; I think that is a very important fact to keep in mind.
I don't dispute Scientology can help people; I think that is a very important fact to keep in mind.
میں 22 عرب ملکوں میں بڑی حد تک ظالم حکومتوں کے لیے امریکہ کو ذمہ دار نہیں ٹھہراتا۔ کچھ جابر عرب حکومتیں ہماری اتحادی ہیں اور کچھ ایسی ہیں جو بظاہر ہماری دشمن ہیں۔ اس بات سے کوئی خاص فرق نہیں پڑتا کہ ہم ان حکومتوں کی پشت پناہی میں کس حد تک ملوث ہیں۔
I don't hold America responsible for the largely oppressive governments in the 22 Arab countries. There are repressive Arab governments that are our allies and there are those that are our nominal enemies. It doesn't make a whole lot of difference to what extent we're involved in propping up those governments.
I don't hold America responsible for the largely oppressive governments in the 22 Arab countries. There are repressive Arab governments that are our allies and there are those that are our nominal enemies. It doesn't make a whole lot of difference to what extent we're involved in propping up those governments.
میں خود کو 1960 کی دہائی کا کوئی گریجویٹ اسٹوڈنٹ محسوس کرتا ہوں۔ میں اب بھی نوٹس کارڈز پر کام کرتا ہوں۔ مجھے اس سے بہتر کوئی نظام نہیں ملا۔
I feel like a 1960s graduate student. I still work on note cards. I've never found a better system.
I feel like a 1960s graduate student. I still work on note cards. I've never found a better system.
اگر ہم سینہ کی بات کریں، تو ہم اسے 1967 اور 1973 کی جنگوں کے بغیر نہیں سمجھ سکتے، اور نہ ہی اسے موسیٰ کے اپنی قوم کو بیابان سے نکال کر لے جانے والے بائبل کے قصے کے بغیر سمجھ سکتے ہیں۔ مشرق وسطیٰ میں جو کچھ ہو رہا ہے، اس کے بارے میں آج کی گفتگو میں یہ وہ بنیادی عناصر ہیں جو لگتا ہے کہ کہیں کھو گئے ہیں۔
If we're talking about Sinai, we can't understand it without the 1967 and 1973 wars, and you can't understand it without the biblical story of Moses leading his people through the wilderness. These are essential elements in the modern conversation about what's going on in the Middle East that seem to have been lost.
If we're talking about Sinai, we can't understand it without the 1967 and 1973 wars, and you can't understand it without the biblical story of Moses leading his people through the wilderness. These are essential elements in the modern conversation about what's going on in the Middle East that seem to have been lost.
جب میں فارغ نہیں ہوتا تو میں بہت بے چین ہو جاتا ہوں۔
I get very antsy when I'm not occupied.
I get very antsy when I'm not occupied.
मुझे वास्तविकता के अनपेक्षित और खूबसूरत सरप्राइज़ बहुत पसंद हैं।
I like the serendipitous surprises of reality.
I like the serendipitous surprises of reality.
मेरी कुछ किताबें, जिनमें 'गोइंग क्लियर' (सायंटोलॉजी पर लिखी गई किताब) भी शामिल है, के अंत में मुझे लगा कि पाठक को चीज़ों को समझने का एक सही परिप्रेक्ष्य देना उचित रहेगा। चूँकि हम पूरा इतिहास पढ़ चुके हैं, इसलिए पाठक के मन में विरोधाभासी भावनाएँ आना स्वाभाविक है। हो सकता है पाठक मुझसे सहमत न हो, पर मैं उसके निर्णय को प्रभावित करने की कोशिश नहीं करता। मैं जानता हूँ कि जो भी इस किताब को उठाता है, उसकी अपनी एक तयशुदा राय पहले से होती है। लेकिन मेरा मक़सद पाठक के मन को वैकल्पिक नजरियों के प्रति थोड़ा सा खोलना है।
In my couple of books, including Going Clear, the book about Scientology, I thought it seemed appropriate at the end of the book to help the reader frame things. Because we've gone through the history, and there's likely conflictual feelings in the reader's mind. The reader may not agree with me, but I don't try to influence the reader's judgment. I know everybody who picks this book up already has a decided opinion. But my goal is to open the reader's mind a little bit to alternative narratives.
In my couple of books, including Going Clear, the book about Scientology, I thought it seemed appropriate at the end of the book to help the reader frame things. Because we've gone through the history, and there's likely conflictual feelings in the reader's mind. The reader may not agree with me, but I don't try to influence the reader's judgment. I know everybody who picks this book up already has a decided opinion. But my goal is to open the reader's mind a little bit to alternative narratives.
मैं बहुत किताबें पढ़ता हूँ। ये वे किताबें हैं जिनका उपयोग मैं अपने 9/11 प्रोजेक्ट के लिए कर रहा हूँ। [राइट किताबों से भरी छह-फुट लंबी तीन शेल्फ़ की ओर इशारा करते हैं।] जैसे-जैसे मैं इन्हें पढ़ता हूँ, कुछ खास अंशों को हाइलाइट कर लेता हूँ। फिर मेरा एक असिस्टेंट हर एक उद्धरण को एक इंडेक्स कार्ड पर लिखता है और यह नोट करता है कि वह कहाँ से लिया गया है।
I read a lot of books. Here are the books I'm using for my 9/11 project. [Wright gestures to three six-foot-long shelves of books.] As I read them I highlight certain passages. Then I have an assistant write down each quote on an index card and note where it came from.
I read a lot of books. Here are the books I'm using for my 9/11 project. [Wright gestures to three six-foot-long shelves of books.] As I read them I highlight certain passages. Then I have an assistant write down each quote on an index card and note where it came from.
आईआरएस (IRS) इस बात में अंतर करने के लिए बिल्कुल भी सक्षम नहीं है कि असल में धर्म क्या है और क्या नहीं।
IRS is very poorly equipped to make a distinction between what is a religion and what is not.
IRS is very poorly equipped to make a distinction between what is a religion and what is not.
इज़राइल में जिमी कार्टर को पसंद नहीं किया जाता, फिर भी किसी भी अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति ने उन्हें वह तोहफा नहीं दिया जो जिमी कार्टर ने मिस्र के साथ शांति स्थापित करके और फिलिस्तीनियों के साथ शांति का मौका देकर दिया था।
Jimmy Carter is not loved in Israel, and yet no American president gave them a greater gift than Jimmy Carter gave them with peace with Egypt, and the opportunity to make peace with the Palestinians.
Jimmy Carter is not loved in Israel, and yet no American president gave them a greater gift than Jimmy Carter gave them with peace with Egypt, and the opportunity to make peace with the Palestinians.
पत्रकारिता एक त्रुटिपूर्ण पेशा है, लेकिन इसमें खुद को सुधारने की क्षमता होती है। पत्रकारिता का नियम है: हर किसी से बात करो।
Journalism is a flawed profession, but it has a self-correcting mechanism. The rule of journalism is: talk to everybody.
Journalism is a flawed profession, but it has a self-correcting mechanism. The rule of journalism is: talk to everybody.
कट्टरपंथ आमतौर पर बढ़ती हुई उम्मीदों और घटते अवसरों के बीच की खाई में पनपता है। यह बात वहाँ विशेष रूप से सच है जहाँ आबादी युवा, बेरोजगार और बोर हो; जहाँ कला का स्तर गिर चुका हो; जहाँ मनोरंजन—फिल्में, नाटक, संगीत—पर पहरा हो या वह बिल्कुल न हो; और जहाँ युवा पुरुष महिलाओं के सांत्वना देने वाले और सामाजिक माहौल से दूर हों।
Radicalism usually prospers in the gap between rising expectations and declining opportunities. This is especially true where the population is young, idle, and bored; where the art is impoverished; where entertainment—movies, theater, music—is policed or absent altogether; and where young men are set apart from the consoling and socializing presence of women.
Radicalism usually prospers in the gap between rising expectations and declining opportunities. This is especially true where the population is young, idle, and bored; where the art is impoverished; where entertainment—movies, theater, music—is policed or absent altogether; and where young men are set apart from the consoling and socializing presence of women.
साइंस फिक्शन यानी विज्ञान कथा लेखक को भव्य तरीके से वैकल्पिक दुनिया की टटोल करने और जीवन के अर्थ व भाग्य पर सवाल उठाने का आमंत्रण देती है।
Science fiction invites the writer to grandly explore alternative worlds and pose questions about meaning and destiny.
Science fiction invites the writer to grandly explore alternative worlds and pose questions about meaning and destiny.
सायंटोलॉजी शायद अमेरिका में सबसे ज्यादा कलंकित धर्म है।
Scientology is probably the most stigmatized religion in America already.
Scientology is probably the most stigmatized religion in America already.
निराशा के दलदल में ले जाने वाली कई अलग-अलग नदियाँ हैं: गरीबी है; राजनीतिक दमन है; लैंगिक रंगभेद है; संस्कृति के छिन जाने का अहसास है; और धार्मिक कट्टरता है।
There are many different rivers that lead into despair: there's poverty; there's political repression; there's gender apartheid - there's a sense of culture loss; there's religious fanaticism.
There are many different rivers that lead into despair: there's poverty; there's political repression; there's gender apartheid - there's a sense of culture loss; there's religious fanaticism.
मेरे विचार से यह बात कि फिलिस्तीनी असल में यहूदी हैं, काफी चौंकाने वाली और क्रांतिकारी है। यह एक ऐसा संभावित पुल हो सकता है जिसे इस पूरे विवाद में अब तक नजरअंदाज किया गया है, और इसके समर्थन में पर्याप्त सबूत भी मौजूद हैं।
To me the notion that Palestinians are actually Jews is, I think, quite revelatory and very radical and a possible bridge that has been ignored, I think, in this entire controversy and there's ample evidence to support it.
To me the notion that Palestinians are actually Jews is, I think, quite revelatory and very radical and a possible bridge that has been ignored, I think, in this entire controversy and there's ample evidence to support it.
युद्ध की कला के विपरीत, शांति स्थापित करने की क्षमता हमेशा से दुर्लभ रही है।
Unlike the talent for war, the ability to make peace has always been rare.
Unlike the talent for war, the ability to make peace has always been rare.
जब आप फिलिस्तीनियों और यहूदियों पर किए गए विज्ञान और आनुवंशिक (जेनेटिक) अध्ययनों को देखते हैं, तो आपको एक एकता नजर आती है। दोनों ही कनानियों (Canaanites) के वंशज हैं। वे मूल रूप से एक ही लोग हैं।
When you look at the science and the genetic studies that have been done on Palestinians and Jews, you find that there is a unity. They're both descended from the Canaanites. They're essentially the same people.
When you look at the science and the genetic studies that have been done on Palestinians and Jews, you find that there is a unity. They're both descended from the Canaanites. They're essentially the same people.
अगर आप चाहते हैं कि लोग बात को समझें, तो आप कहानी को सीधे क्रम में नहीं सुना सकते।
You can't tell a story linearly if you want people to understand.
You can't tell a story linearly if you want people to understand.