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%.
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I want to be an animated character. I'm also doing more writing and directing.
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Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.
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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?
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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.
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I definitely want to work on a project with young designers, not just French but international.
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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.
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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.
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I was born in San Diego, and we moved to Los Angeles when I was seven. A couple of years later, I started acting!
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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.
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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.
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I love Bob Altman. I always admired him so much because I always thought he was a genuine voice.
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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.
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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.
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You can be in the shape of your life, and then injury strikes. So you have to grab your opportunities.
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You can't show up at the bedside and then turn on your skills. You have to keep your game sharp all the time.
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I was willing to accept what I couldn't change.
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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.
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It is so funny because I was always embarrassed because I never had formal training in acting.
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You have to decide if you want something stable and safe or if you want to take a risk and go outside the formula and try something new. That's everything that dance embodies.
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I mean we The Beatles had to go through humiliation upon humiliation with the middle classes and showbiz and Lord Mayors and all that. They were so condescending and stupid. Everybody trying to use us. It was a special humiliation for me because I could never keep my mouth shut and I'd always have to be drunk or pilled to counteract this pressure. It was really hell .
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Regardless of whom you pray to, during war our experiences as a community and as mothers are the same.
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Faith is part of who I am, yes. I was raised Christian Scientist. The most important thing I saw every single week on the wall at Sunday school was the Golden Rule.
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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%.
