Bob Geldof Quotes
I don't think anyone sets out to malign poor people but certainly that's what we do through organizations such as the World Trade Organization, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
Quotes to Explore
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It's so necessary to try and record the cultural memory of people. To set it down for generations to come. To better understand where we are headed. The problem is, a good portion of what we choose to remember is about willed forgetting. Which we all do, I believe, to protect ourselves from what is too difficult.
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It was a matter of survival for the local people, but it was the most violent scene I have ever witnessed. The people in my group, feeling helpless, were all spellbound and aghast at the same time. I became a vegetarian shortly after that.
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You have to find something there that relates to the characters and reality on some level.
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There are no free lunches in life. You have to earn it. I am paying my dues. People have accused me of having it easy because I am Amitabh Bachchan's son. Yes, I am his son, and I've never run away from it. I work hard to make him proud.
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I really wanted to break the mold of what modern touring is right now.
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How very little can be done under the spirit of fear.
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Futurists don't consider overpopulation one of the issues of the future. They consider it the issue of the future.
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I've had to be tough my whole life.
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I'm very fortunate to have gotten past the cancer problem.
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I am happy everywhere except in places where I see glitz and rich farts. I am happiest in Brooklyn, where the concentration of rich farts is minimal.
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'Power Play' is a morality tale for our post-Enron world and - not incidentally - wildly entertaining. Nothing wrong with that.
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My favourite job hands down - and I think I can speak for everyone involved - was 'Breaking Bad.'
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This particular nurse said, Cancer cells are those which have forgotten how to die. I was so struck by this statement.
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In 2009, I traveled to South Sudan with my organization PSI. While there, I visited a local school and met with a group of children who had formed a water club. The group learned about how to treat their drinking water and use proper hygiene practices, such as washing their hands before eating or after going to the bathroom.
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Romania is still very much underutilizing its natural and human potential.
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The interesting thing about movies, it's not always - y'know, you have to have structure etc and all those things, but an audience responds, in many ways, we walk away and certain things stay in our heads that are memorable.
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Some things are really sacred and important to other cultures, so you have to be aware, politically, about those things before you just adopt them.
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War is the continuation of politics by other means.
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People only go to the places they have visited first in their minds.
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My view was that government officials could not sit on the board of the central bank, and I am very happy that has been upheld.
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Over the years, if you look at the films of people like Billy Wilder, Preston Sturges, Frank Capra, their supporting characters, even if it's a doorman with two lines, always seem three-dimensional. To me, that's a sign of good storytelling.
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I don't think anyone sets out to malign poor people but certainly that's what we do through organizations such as the World Trade Organization, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
