Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Quotes
In Liberia, our main obstacle is infrastructure: the lights, the water, the roads. Companies can't operate without those things. And even though we have commitments from our partners, it takes time to turn commitments into cash.Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
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Read some good, heavy, serious books just for discipline: Take yourself in hand and master yourself.
W. E. B. Du Bois -
I think India has several advantages in the knowledge sector, in the software sector.
N. R. Narayana Murthy -
I think most families have a few secrets or some strange aspect to their history. We're all fascinated by family dynamics, but I'd much rather sit in an audience and watch someone else's problems!
Ed Harris -
After one Olympics, if we invest in sports and say we will get a gold medal in the next Olympic, it doesn't work like that in sports. How it works is that you provide the infrastructure, provide education about nutrition and health.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni -
I'm not a big fan of doing what my mother wants me to do, like any daughter.
Gabourey Sidibe -
All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one.
Irwin Shaw
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I've often thought the Bible should have a disclaimer in the front saying, 'This is fiction.'
Ian Mckellen -
Salaries and wages must reflect the reality of the enterprise's economic performance; deviations from the planned performance should be reflected in pay.
Samora Machel -
Live every day as if it's going to be your last, and one day, you'll be right.
Malachy McCourt -
There is evidence that some of al Qaeda's nuclear efforts over the years met with swindles and false leads.
Barton Gellman -
My father was a construction worker most of his life. My mother, when she came from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, to the United States, never had a chance to go to college either and became a clerical worker. But they did nothing but build this country.
Xavier Becerra -
Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.
Gary Cherone Van Halen
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Power in politics, sovereignty in America is with we the people, and that is the path to turning this country around: empowering the people.
Ted Cruz -
In the Army, because the stakes are so high - right? - you can't just be a yes-man and say, 'Great idea, boss!' if you don't believe it - right? - because lives are at stake. And the commanders that I've worked for, they want frank assessments; they want criticism and feedback.
H. R. McMaster -
I'm certainly relishing the idea of living a century. Can you imagine that? What an achievement.
Olivia De Havilland -
Keep your elbows soft. Keep your elbows looking fine.
T. J. Miller -
Everything is a narrative in life. I learned that early on as a reporter at the 'Washington Post.'
Kara Swisher -
Joe Torre would tell you to make sure you can hit the ball on the outside part of the plate.
Dale Murphy
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I think that if men treat animals badly, they will almost certainly treat human beings badly in due course.
Malcolm Muggeridge -
When I wanted to become a serious actor, this girl told me, 'You should go to Juilliard.' And I said, 'Okay.'
Nelsan Ellis -
That day in Moscow, it will all come true, when, for the last time, I take my leave, And hasten to the heights that I have longed for, Leaving my shadow still to be with you.
Anna Akhmatova -
'Gremlins' is one of those eternal movies that stands the test of time and that everyone loves and knows.
Alexandra Daddario -
Someone asked me about how it feels to wear the same costume every day and whether it gets tired or boring, but the good thing about it is that you know what to expect, every day.
Allison Tolman -
In Liberia, our main obstacle is infrastructure: the lights, the water, the roads. Companies can't operate without those things. And even though we have commitments from our partners, it takes time to turn commitments into cash.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf