Chrystia Freeland Quotes
TED is certainly a gathering of an incredibly eclectic, incredibly interesting community, but it's also an elite community - at least an important portion comes from that global 1%.Chrystia Freeland
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I want to be an animated character. I'm also doing more writing and directing.
Illeana Douglas -
Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.
Babasaheb -
I have worked really hard on my game, but I think my mother has been a real pillar of strength. She has prayed a lot, sacrificed a lot for me. You know, she hasn't seen me bat so far. When I am batting, she is praying... mothers are like that, aren't they?
Yuvraj Singh -
When I was first starting to write plays, I quite literally had never heard of the idea of studying playwriting. I wouldn't have studied it even if I had heard of it.
Wallace Shawn -
I definitely want to work on a project with young designers, not just French but international.
Carine Roitfeld -
Let us remember we are all part of one American family. We are united in common values, and that includes belief in equality under the law, basic respect for public order, and the right of peaceful protest.
Barack Obama
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I feel the happiest when I'm at the golf course. And I feel calm when I'm on the golf course. I think I'm just a much better person when I'm on the golf course.
Inbee Park -
I was born in San Diego, and we moved to Los Angeles when I was seven. A couple of years later, I started acting!
Danica McKellar -
If you look back on the breakups that you've had, whether it's a long relationship or a one-night stand, it's always awkward.
Patrick Wilson -
I grew up with that completely fictive idea of motherhood, where the mother never strayed from the kitchen. All the women in my books are very afraid that if they do anything with their minds they won't be complete women. I don't think my daughters' generation has that feeling.
A. S. Byatt -
I love Bob Altman. I always admired him so much because I always thought he was a genuine voice.
Malcolm McDowell -
The biggest rival I had in my career was me. I couldn't control Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Tom Watson or Lee Trevino. The only person I could control was me.
Jack Nicklaus
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There's a general culture in this country to cut all the trees. It makes me so angry because everyone is cutting and no one is planting.
Wangari Maathai -
You can be in the shape of your life, and then injury strikes. So you have to grab your opportunities.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson -
You can't show up at the bedside and then turn on your skills. You have to keep your game sharp all the time.
Abraham Verghese -
I was willing to accept what I couldn't change.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam -
After September 11, when the United States took action to overthrow the Taliban, our interests and Iran's aligned, and we were able to coordinate quietly but effectively.
Earl Blumenauer -
It is so funny because I was always embarrassed because I never had formal training in acting.
Haley Bennett
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I don't know if it's changing already with 'Joanne,' but my intention is to bring people together that don't know each other and that would maybe feel awkward, but somehow be brought together by the music. That's what I wanted to do. Because that is pure and authentic to my family history and what I stand for.
Lady Gaga -
I play piano very badly. That's my great regret.
Marcello Giordani -
I've got to write about my character every day. I've got to find out where he lives, what bus he catches to school, and stuff like that. You've got to know every little thing about him so when you do it, it feels natural.
Kodi Smit-McPhee -
TED is certainly a gathering of an incredibly eclectic, incredibly interesting community, but it's also an elite community - at least an important portion comes from that global 1%.
Chrystia Freeland