Birgitte Hjort Sorensen Quotes
It's the prerogative of the writer to rewrite the world into one he would like to exist.
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From the night, his solitude, the poet finds day and starts a diary that is lethal to the inert. The dark landscape yields a dialogue.
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In this time the enemy began to undermine our fort, which was situated sixty yards from Kentucky River.
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When I took over the ministry for science and technology, our weather systems were in shambles. Nobody believed in the IMD. Nothing was in digital mode. I changed all that. We got automatic rain gauges, automatic weather stations, Doppler radars.
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Progress, real progress, makes me cry harder than anything. When the world itself grows.
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Leaders should always expect the very best of those around them. They know that people can change and grow.
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Barberries, or zereshk, are tiny dried red fruit with a tremendously sharp flavour. They come from Iran, where they're used to add freshness to rice and chicken dishes.
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We make assumptions: nurses should be nice, teachers should be good. But everyone has a dark side, some darker than others.
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I'm an honest, open father.
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Put variety into your mental bill of fare as well as into your physical. It will pay you rich returns.
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The best way to cope with trouble is to stay out of it as much as possible.
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It's really a misconception to identify the writer with the main character, given that the author creates all the characters in the book. In certain ways, I'm every character.
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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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Learning about factory farms and their horrendous treatment of animals is what made me become vegetarian in the first place. I also support the education of the public on adopting pets from animal shelters or saving homeless animals off the street in lieu of buying them from pet shops.
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You can't propel a nation to move forward if all you are doing is taking something from them.
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I am Lebanese, and I know the interests of my country.
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Even though I'm very Westernized as an individual and very Canadian, I guess I've lost some of my Chinese culture.
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I just feel like growing up in Los Angeles, you learn, 'Well you're never gonna be the prettiest girl in the room, so just don't even try.' I mean, I care about being pretty, but it's not my most valued thing.
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It was cool to meet Cris Carter. That dude has some of the best hands to have played the game.
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We hire military veterans because they make great employees. They bring proven technical and leadership skills. They understand teamwork, and they're adaptable. Bottom line, hiring veterans is good for business.
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When I see something that's wrong, I just speak and act first and I'll take the consequences later.
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I have always thought of films as stories for the world.
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You will be safe in His arms 'cause the hands that hold the world are holding your heart.
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The world outside had its own rules, and those rules were not human.
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It's the prerogative of the writer to rewrite the world into one he would like to exist.
