Klaus Schwab Quotes
When the World Economic Forum was established in 1971, the global population was four billion, of which 50% lived in poverty.
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The problem is that no ethical system has ever achieved consensus. Ethical systems are completely unlike mathematics or science. This is a source of concern.
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I've always performed. I've done plays at home.
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I think a woman gets more if she acts feminine.
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I could go out to five parties a day if I wanted to. I don't. I have attachments to my wife and kids - and about 20 pieces of art.
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What I've learned is that people have a desire to talk after the first line of reporters go away, and they are no longer speaking out of shock.
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The essence of a general's job is to assist in developing a clear sense of purpose to keep the junk from getting in the way of important things.
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People don't understand that all presidents, the minute they become president, get a knock at the door. And there's a man there saying, 'Let's talk about your funeral.' At the time I thought, God, that's a terrible thing. Later on, I thought it was pretty wise.
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We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for their abundance.
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A man will turn over half a library to make one book.
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Well, after the divorce, I went home and turned all the lights on!
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I don't think that when I'm acting I feel like I lose myself to it, but that sense of losing, that sense of discomfort, well, I guess maybe that comes a bit! It's about redefining what 'uncomfortable' means for you.
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When I watch a movie for the first few times I'm usually thinking about where I was in a given scene, who was next to me, what we were doing etc. But after I've gotten through all of this, when I'm really watching the film itself, then I get moved.
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I would love to play a superhero. I wish I could be in 'The Avengers,' kicking butt.
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I have a friend that has five kids and she went through a trial separation with her husband, and she didn't have time to be upset. Every now and then, she'd call me on the cell phone and just cry.
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I like that Barack got that job.
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In a perfect world, I would be a painter. I love working with my hands. I don't get to do it as much as I like, but I am finding a way to make more time as life goes on because it's a really great outlet for me to express myself.
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I've always had a complicated relationship with sleep. Even as a little kid, I never wanted to go to bed - it always seemed unfair in some way.
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I've had a lot of struggles and I would be in a lot of trouble, I think, if I wasn't a Christian.
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Women are but the toys which amuse our lighter hours-ambition is the serious business of life.
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To say that the grocery business is cutthroat would be a major understatement.
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I'm looking for things where, like with 'Ten,' I don't look like me, and I'm playing something a bit different. I'm just trying to flex a different muscle and see if it works. I've saved the world and killed monsters and done all that. Now I want to try something a bit different and a bit more challenging.
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I do want to lose weight for my children. I don't want them to think being fat is okay.
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In the world's eyes, what they know of me is from the blogs. What they know is from the media.
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When the World Economic Forum was established in 1971, the global population was four billion, of which 50% lived in poverty.
