Christiane Amanpour Quotes
Our industry has invested so much money in technology that perhaps it's time to invest in talent, in people.
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Watching a whole cluster of friends, and my own mother, die over quite a short space of time convinced me that purely materialist 'explanations' for our mysterious human existence simply won't do - on an intellectual level.
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A lot of my work involves instilling objects with the power of touch - a transference of soul, spirit, energy through actions.
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They don't call it the Internet anymore, they call it cloud computing. I'm no longer resisting the name. Call it what you want.
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We were taught manners and we had to do our chores - Katie and I grew up as normal kids.
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Why did I elope with my husband after knowing him for only four months? I wish I could show people the picture of the two of us that night and have them feel what I felt. But it's just a picture. It can only capture how things looked, not how they felt.
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I warm up with my mom and make sure I understand what the songs are about and make sure I'm using the right technique. To be honest with you, I really don't practice a lot... Usually, I say a prayer and ask the Lord to sing with me and help me and stand on the stage with me.
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Badly constructed houses do for the healthy what badly constructed hospitals do for the sick. Once insure that the air in a house is stagnant, and sickness is certain to follow.
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We decided we don't use the term 'fat' for me. We use the term 'juicy' for me. My wife's fine with it, but the rule is when I'm over double her weight, it's over.
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I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
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It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.'
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You can condemn and criticize religion... all those things are fine, but you can't mock and disrespect people.
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Storms and darkness scared me, but somehow it encouraged me to learn about nature and I think nothing's dark, dark is beautiful too.
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Rather than waiting to restore fiscal responsibility after we pass legislation, we must work to ensure we remain committed to it as we draft legislation.
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French fries. I love them. Some people are chocolate and sweets people. I love French fries. That and caviar.
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My own belief is that there is hardly anyone whose sexual life, if it were broadcast, would not fill the world at large with surprise and horror.
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The integrity of the federal procurement system needs to be protected so that the public has confidence in government contracts, and small businesses have every opportunity to compete.
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As it is, relationships are difficult, aren't they?
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I was all about my thoughts, my work, my inspiration. I was always in hair.
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Oh, Diane Nash deserves her own film. Diane Nash is a freedom fighter who is still alive and kicking. She was one of the leaders of the desegregation of Nashville, basically. She was a student at Fisk University who was one of the founding members of SNCC, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
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If I would use anything from 'The Little Prince,' even some little quote, it's all copyrighted in France. Like Walt Disney in this country, it's a national treasure.
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Good tests kill flawed theories; we remain alive to guess again.
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My own ambitions were eclectic. My father ran a steel plant, and I was expected to study metallurgy and end up at the steel plant when I finished high school at age 15. Despite my proficiency at science, I decided against it and instead went on to study filmmaking.
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The further you are from a problem, the smaller it gets.
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Our industry has invested so much money in technology that perhaps it's time to invest in talent, in people.
