Edgar Rice Burroughs Quotes
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Devout Anatolian masses rising from poverty have transformed Turkey politically and economically.
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I would never write a memoir, because it would be too boring.
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I just realized quite early on that I'm not going to be the type who can write a novel every two years. I think you need to feel an urgency about the act. Otherwise, when you read it, you feel no urgency, either. So I don't write unless I really feel I need to, and that's a luxury.
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I really tend to write in retrospect.
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It takes some courage to write fiction about politically controversial topics. The dread is you'll be labeled a political writer.
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Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself.
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I would like to write a movie and, if it wasn't too crazy, also direct.
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Helping people boost themselves out of poverty is the best way to make a lasting positive difference in a person's life.
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I've experienced poverty and plenty, and there's a lesson to be learned when you're brought up in poverty.
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I write romance because I love to read romance.
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Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache.
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I just write mechanical things.
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There is still a severe and scary amount of extreme poverty in rural parts of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Burma and sub-Saharan Africa.
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I am bullish on the global development. I am bullish on billions of people getting out of poverty.
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If I had to rank my skills, I have a long way to go before I can write a good graphic novel.
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I think I would like to write screenplays, books, really anything.
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To escape the curse of commoditization, a company has to be a game-changer, and that requires employees who are proactive, inventive and zealous.
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For as long as our people are held hostage by controllable socio-economic forces, we cannot afford to be indifferent to the ravages of poverty in all its dimensions and ramifications.
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If the Planning Commission said those who live above Rs 5,000 a month are not at poverty line, obviously there is something wrong with the definition of poverty in this country. How can anybody live at Rs 5,000?
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The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there. People will follow.
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I can no longer obey; I have tasted command, and I cannot give it up.
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The USO tours I've been part of have definitely been the highlight of my career and my life.
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I don't just want to be a cute girl in a comedy or the actress who just does the same thing over and over again. I want to play roles that are distinct. I want to have a more varied career like actresses Viola Davis or Angela Bassett - those are the people that I grew up watching and admiring.
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I write to escape; to escape poverty.
