Ory Okolloh Quotes
As much as innovation is important, I think we also need to just make stuff. If we look at Kenya, where I'm from, as an example, we are importing everything down to toothpicks.
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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The main thing for me is to make sure our home is peaceful, that it's healthy, that the kids are good.
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Indian classical music was born when time barely existed. It developed further within the structures of royal courts and a system of patronage where the ruler or the feudal master determined all.
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Shakespeare's villains are fabulous because none of them know that they are villains. Well, sometimes they do.
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We are saved by grace, not by the works of the law. But don't be so quick to write the law off.
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I'm happy pretty well anywhere on this big, beautiful planet.
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I don't believe we have defined health care reform very well in this country.
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The good name of the United Nations is one of its most valuable assets - but also one of its most vulnerable. The Charter calls on staff to uphold the highest levels of efficiency, competence and integrity, and I will seek to ensure to build a solid reputation for living up to that standard.
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Glenn Gould was my hero. Glenn Gould was my idol. I loved him.
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When you're buying paintings, it feels grown up.
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My great hope would be that Quebec would realize itself fully as a distinct part of Canada, and stay Canadian, bringing to Canada a part of its richness.
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Most people want security in this world, not liberty.
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Economic growth is important. But we cannot count on economic growth alone to fund the public education system our children need and deserve.
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Location is the sole difference between mobile and traditional Web.
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I come from a poor family.
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I always felt like Tahliah's a very grown-up name to have. It's a pretty name when you're young, and then I think when I became a young lady, it felt kind of like a lot to grow into for some reason. I don't know. It sounds kind of regal. I never really liked it. I always felt like I couldn't live up to it.
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Typical news accounts and commentaries about school shootings and rampage killings rarely mention gender.
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The room-service Caesar salads with soggy croutons, the distant relatives who show up at readings pitching weird, far-fetched investment schemes, the fans who have you sign a book to 'Cathy' and then tell you, 'No, it's Kathy with a K' - it gets challenging after a while. It tests your stamina.
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I want to play. Obviously we didn't get it done the first time I was a part of that team. If God blesses me with another opportunity to try it, it would be an honor. I would have a second shot at fulfilling one of my goals.
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I was faced more with apathy than opposition.
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Your soulmate doesn't just mean your husband or your boyfriend. I have friends in my life who I believe I was meant to meet and be a part of.
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The magic of drama is infinitely more powerful than the magic of trickery. It is as available to the conjurer as it is to the actor. The only difference is that actors take it for granted, whereas few conjurers are even aware that it exists.
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I guess I've always wanted to push the boundaries as an actor.
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As much as innovation is important, I think we also need to just make stuff. If we look at Kenya, where I'm from, as an example, we are importing everything down to toothpicks.
