Fyodor Dostoevsky Quotes
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The travel and tourism industry, it's just a huge part of our economy.
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I just can't get used to the idea of being somebody unreal in people's minds. I can't live my life like that. And it's just anathema to being a writer. It's not healthy.
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I want to do roles that take women a step farther. I don't want to be slotted into anything. But if I get a brilliant role which requires me to be a mother, then I will do it. But I want people to see that a woman could be anything at whatever age, even if she is married or has two kids.
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I've never had a study in my life. I'm like Jane Austen - I work on the corner of the dining table.
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Turkey, a powerful and reliable ally of the U.S. through the Cold War, appears to be coming unmoored from Europe and the West and is becoming increasingly sectarian, autocratic, and nationalistic.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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As more ad spending shifts online, the ability to have expertise and to innovate quickly will become critical.
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When God calls a man to be upright and pure and generous, he also calls him to be intelligent and skillful, and strong and brave.
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Everybody is improving but I am improving slowly, which seemingly widens our distance.
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Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.
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A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.
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Few things are more important to our country's future than recruiting and keeping great teachers in our schools.
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I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
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A modern health and social care system has to be completely focussed on the needs of its users.
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You can tell black artists are front and centre when Usher discovers and launches Justin Bieber.
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One of the major goals of health insurance reform is to bring down the cost.
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I've made it my mission to make movies starring African American actors and about the African American experience and put them in the mainstream. They're very universal stories I've told - every movie I've done.
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How will the approach of the Singularity spread across the human world view?
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I don't think I've ever not had a dark side. But one of the wonderful reasons why you go into this business is that half your life you live in a fantasy, which is somebody else's life. It's actually a great release because you're not having to deal with the itty-bitty bits of life.
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I used to be fast and loose with the term 'country' because I didn't know what else to call my music. I still don't.
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I do not deny the importance of truthfulness, but sometimes an untruth, which benefits someone, may turn out to be a better alternative. It is better to have an impeccable characterbut it is more important to spread love and compassion.
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Omidyar Network first supported Africa Check in 2014 when they were a team of just three dedicated people intent on building a more fact-based environment for public debate in South Africa.
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I love writing. I think writing and directing go hand in hand.
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If you want to overcome the whole world, overcome yourself.
