Jacqueline Novogratz Quotes
Rockefeller viewed his philanthropy through the lens of his business, and it really mirrored the Industrial Revolution. It was highly centralized, it was top down, it was based on experts, and it was big-picture.
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The first book I sat down to write was an historical romance. It was really bad and thankfully no one ever saw it.
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I've written many extra verses to songs that I learned to sing - an extra verse about a friend, or just add some verse - and that led to writing my own songs.
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From the spinners, Anil and I have been together for a long time and I respect him a lot.
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I'm not on Twitter, and I don't read the papers day to day, so I am somewhat protected. There's this weird separation between your private and public persona.
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When you're in the battlefield, survival is all there is. Death is the only great emotion.
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My confidence is easy to shake. I am very well aware of all of my flaws. I am aware of all the insecurities that I have.
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My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement.
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I love playing sports. I'm overly eager and aggressive and not very skilled, so it leads to many small injuries.
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I always read the translator's draft all the way through - a very laborious business.
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As much as possible, I try to encourage people to use stunt men because that is really their job.
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I'm rap's vigilante. I'm out for justice.
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I think globalization is a great thing. And now a lot of people complain about globalization; a lot of people don't like, you know, the globalize of the concept, the idea of the results. I think the globalization is a great idea and to create a lot of jobs.
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Gujarat is the fourth state in the world where we have a separate climate-change department.
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It's an odd mix, the life of a playwright.
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At the lodge the chief gave me many particulars which were relative to the late visit of the Spaniards.
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So the lover must struggle for words.
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The nature of an ensemble means when you're a supporting character and not the lead character, you get little tidbits here and there, but you're usually there to provide bits of comic relief and little bits of action or something.
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I don't read as much as people may expect. In fact, sometimes I feel that I should probably read more, but then I do believe that one of the big problems of our times is that there's too much reading and not enough thinking.
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Black films and television are growing and getting the recognition... and the opportunities.
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Workers insist that they are not disgruntled. They are very gruntled.
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I have my cards read every time I pass a tarot-reader booth. I would be so embarrassed to have one of those 900 numbers appear on my phone bill, because I don't know how I would explain it to my business manager. It would almost be like saying, 'Okay, I'm white trash.'
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I've had journalists beg me to please say something negative about my estate.
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Great people have great values and great ethics.
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Rockefeller viewed his philanthropy through the lens of his business, and it really mirrored the Industrial Revolution. It was highly centralized, it was top down, it was based on experts, and it was big-picture.
