Desmond Tutu Quotes
Those who invest in South Africa should not think they are doing us a favor; they are here for what they get out of our cheap and abundant labor, and they should know that they are buttressing one of the most vicious systems.
Quotes to Explore
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Oxford is Oxford: not a mere receptacle for youth, like Cambridge. Perhaps it wants its inmates to love it rather than to love one another.
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In order to lead a country or a company, you've got to get everybody on the same page and you've got to be able to have a vision of where you're going. America can't have a vision of health care for everybody, green economy, regulations - can't have a bunch of piece-meal activities. It's got to have a vision.
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One of the problems with posing a 'bold new plan' is that you can't just extrapolate from previous plans.
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In a movie, you have to be mindful that no budget is going to be able to deal with running around the globe at every whim of the writer.
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For me, I never, never, from the moment I started acting, had a desire to be famous.
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There's a smartphone gait: the slow sidewalk weave that comes from being lost in conversation rather than looking where you're going.
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I once tried thinking for an entire day, but I found it less valuable than one moment of study.
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The health industry, the fitness industry, was really starting to pick up. This was around the mid 80's.
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My dad was a holistic doctor, so putting good things into my body has always been something I've strived for.
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No one in my family wrote. And there was no real introduction. I suppose I somehow blundered into it when I was about six or seven years old. I was asked what present I would like, and, without knowing why, I responded that I would like a journal. It was a beautiful journal - so beautiful that I didn't want to sully it.
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I'm not about trying to get and get and get. I feel good when I get, but I kind of feel better when I give.
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I think riots happen when communities are under pressure for long periods of time. That's not a mistake.
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The restaurant business had a profound effect on my future and that of my two brothers. When we were able to stand on a stool to reach the sink, we washed dishes, and later, when we could see over the counter, we waited tables and managed the cash register.
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I think a superhero would be awesome to play.
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It's funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they'll do practically anything you want them to.
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Guys don't like girls that throw themselves at them. That's something that I've learned.
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As Ralph's character begins to discover the political thriller aspect of the film, he falls deeper in love with his wife, so the two run together. That's the beauty of this film. It has fast pace and excitement, but it also has heart and soul.
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My focus is always on the day. What I've done behind me, I try to have respect for it, and keep an eye on it, and make sure it isn't abused, and obviously be thoughtful about it, because it's all real to me. I'm basically in every band I ever was in, and the songs, I still mean them all.
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Let observation with extensive viewSurvey mankind, from China to Peru.
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Poverty is no disgrace. But it is certainly not a recommendation.
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America was the one territory where they didn't release 'Nights In White Satin' at the time it was made. It was about three or four months later, after 'Tuesday Afternoon,' so I think we have a special fondness for it.
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I like anything with Zak Bagans and ghost hunters.
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The most powerful teaching a child will ever receive will come from concerned and righteous fathers and mothers.
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Those who invest in South Africa should not think they are doing us a favor; they are here for what they get out of our cheap and abundant labor, and they should know that they are buttressing one of the most vicious systems.
