Kerry Stokes Quotes
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In Europe, we will work towards having a common stance, while in France, we will strengthen our protection for asylum seekers whose lives are in danger because of their sexual orientation.
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After 'The Poisonwood Bible' was published, several people believed that my parents were missionaries, which could not be further from the truth.
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Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long.
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Bullying is a national epidemic.
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I'm very honest in my music and I'm often asked to explain the lyrics; as an introvert, I find that quite hard. And I always wear high heels on stage, which can be painful.
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Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work.
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You can't hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree. You can't hate Africa and not hate yourself.
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I've always been motivated more by negative comments than by positive ones. I know what I do well. Tell me what I don't do well.
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Glory is a heavy burden, a murdering poison, and to bear it is an art. And to have that art is rare.
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Since I was in my early twenties, at ABC, I was always only interested in things that were not already being done.
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Petrol price is a deregulated commodity, price of which is decided by our oil marketing companies based on input cost and other parameters.
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I just really want to do good work and work with some great people, people who challenge me.
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Growing up in Miami, I had all these great, strong influences. You know, being Cuban and the Latin influence, but also the strong hip-hop influence.
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There's no better satisfaction than writing. I feel that writing is the best and everything else comes with it.
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I thank my personal staff for their restless sacrifice for my work.
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The greatest evil is physical pain.
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Back when the concept of organ transplants qualified as science fiction, novelist Maurice Renard wrote a thriller called 'Les Mains d'Orlac.' Call it a bastard offspring of 'Frankenstein;' its plot revolved around the old theme of Science Giving Us Stuff We Shouldn't Have - in this particular case, restoring severed body parts.
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They more adeptly bend the willow's branches who have experience of the willow's roots.
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I think within Japan there is talk about how there is the need to reassess the future of the U.S.-Japan alliance.
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One day I realized that I really needed to stop losing myself in my work and in my addictions. What happens is you just wake up one morning and feel absolutely dead. You can't even drag your soul back into your body. You feel you have negated everything that is wonderful about life. When you have fallen that far, it feels like a miracle when you regain your love of life. That's when you can begin really looking for a relationship. When you can appreciate the whole concept of giving to someone, not just taking.
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On the videos for '1234' and 'My Moon My Man' I wanted to make the songs visible. And, really, what way can you make sound visible other than good old naive dancing? I was working with a choreographer, but I'm not a dancer. Any notion of elegance is impossible with me.
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I cancel going out if my hair doesn't look good.
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We should exterminate all rational thought.
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I have always been comfortable that no one has been able to assess what I really have.
