Chris Bohjalian Quotes
The reality is that most of North America knows next to nothing of the 20th century's first genocide - the systematic slaughter of 1.5 million Armenians in the First World War.
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What is more important? What the members of a politicised tribunal say, or what the citizens vote for? For me, it is clear.
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We keep, in science, getting a more and more sophisticated view of our essential ignorance.
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People speak of the fear of the blank canvas as though it is a temporary hesitation, a trembling moment of self-doubt. For me it was more like being abducted from my bed by a clown, thrust into a circus arena with a wicker chair, and told to tame a pissed-off lion in front of an expectant crowd.
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Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite.
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And, of course, in the Philippines there were so many thousands of Americans that were captured by the Japanese and held and who were rescued by Filipino Americans, or Filipinos I should say, and by U.S. troops near the close of the war.
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Especially in the day and age now with social media and cameraphones and things like that, you always have to act like you're being watched.
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Boning is a pain, but it makes such a majestic chicken.
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My dad was a designer for Upper Deck, and I had hundreds of Ken Griffey Jr. cards. Hundreds. I could have paid for college with them.
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I could have ended the war in a month. I could have made North Vietnam look like a mud puddle.
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If we want to recruit and retain high-quality teachers, it starts with a fair wage, adequate working conditions, and the resources and support to succeed. Remember: teachers' working conditions are students' learning conditions.
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Carving out an identity for yourself is important so I'm trying to do that as well.
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I dedicated my 20s, my passion and energy to the name 'Rain.' I always did my best, and I thought if I did, it would eventually show, and even if it didn't turn out well, I wouldn't have any regrets.
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So if I get these actors for 30% of their price by coming in so late with an offer when they know they are not getting another offer then I do it this way.
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I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up happening.
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This particular nurse said, Cancer cells are those which have forgotten how to die. I was so struck by this statement.
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At the risk of sounding like Virginia Woolf, I could live on £700 a year.
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But you can make good radio, interesting radio, great radio even, without an urgent question, a burning issue at stake.
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Education should be totally secular. I am not telling people not to believe in God, but it should be a personal matter which should be done at home.
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You don't need most beauty products. They're an emotional purchase. That's why the conversations are really important. What choice do you have but to ask your customer what they want?
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However novel it may appear, I shall venture the assertion, that, until women assume the place in society which good sense and good feeling alike assign to them, human improvement must advance but feebly.
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Sitting at a candidate rally is similar to sitting in a ballyard. Both give you the opportunity to assess the technical metrics and reflect on the intangibles - what baseball calls 'make up' and politics calls 'character' - the leadership, talent and maturity to add value to a venture.
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I think the bring-your-own-device is the best thing that ever happened to CIOs. Now employees are paying for their own devices.
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She is a girl so I wouldn’t slap her. I would lock her in a room full of spiders and let her think about what she’s doing to the youth of America.
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The reality is that most of North America knows next to nothing of the 20th century's first genocide - the systematic slaughter of 1.5 million Armenians in the First World War.
