Zola Budd Quotes
Looking back... it's hard to understand what all the fuss was about as things changed in just a few years. When you look at all the things that have happened in the world, it seems very small.
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If you have a block of ballistics gelatin and a high-speed camera, pretty soon somebody gets a gun!
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I've been told I'm a little bit eccentric.
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I think what 'The Monster' means to me is I find it really hard - like a lot of other people in the world - to really be OK in my own skin. It was a message to myself saying, 'It's OK that you're not perfect.' I'm gonna learn to love myself and accept myself, even though I'm a little crazy.
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It's not easy to talk about things that are still hurting.
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You're going through the horror of it, you're going through the isolation of it but you're being empowered by reminding yourself that you're connected to everybody else.
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I keep in touch with what's real.
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The Old Firm clubs are not easy clubs to manage and sometimes I think frustration comes in that, in the end, make you happy to be leaving.
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In a repressed society, artists fulfil a sense of harking back to instant gratification, or immediate expression, by doing things that function on the edge of society, or outside of what is conventionally accepted.
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Children seem naturally drawn to poetry - it's some combination of the rhyme, rhythm, and the words themselves.
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One of the main lessons I have learned during my five years as Secretary-General is that broad partnerships are the key to solving broad challenges. When governments, the United Nations, businesses, philanthropies and civil society work hand-in-hand, we can achieve great things.
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Let us take our children seriously! Everything else follows from this... only the best is good enough for a child.
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Throughout history, the only way to secure a throne has been with a phalanx of children - nine for Victoria, 13 for George III.
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I like to stay home a lot. I like to do other things too, like decorate or build.
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Bragging about yourself violates norms of modesty and politeness - and if you were really competent, your work would speak for itself.
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Writing a book, you can only get stopped by yourself.
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The trend in entrepreneurship is up, but an entrepreneur's ability to hire is down.
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If you are unable to understand the cause of a problem it is impossible to solve it.
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Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.
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I work very hard every day not to have a lot of expectations. You just let go of the results, because a book will be on bookshelves and in libraries long after we're gone, and, in some ways, whatever happens is none of our business.
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I am against censorship. I don't think there is anything more stupid than censorship.
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With every project you do, you bring out a part of yourself, and it seems to be quite a good way of expanding a person.
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The Bible clearly says that when we have a problem with our brother, we are to go to them and try to resolve the situation.
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Looking back... it's hard to understand what all the fuss was about as things changed in just a few years. When you look at all the things that have happened in the world, it seems very small.
