James Wolfensohn Quotes
The poor people of the world tend to be the places that al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups can recruit.
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By adopting a wonderful mutt, you'll save a life and help reduce animal homelessness while also boosting your chances of a more robust new furry friend, as mixed-breed dogs have demonstrated better health and longer life spans than their purebred cousins.
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Nowadays, there are seven music directors in one film. I had never heard of such a thing before. If one of our old music directors was told to share a score with others, he would have left the assignment.
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I probably get strangers coming up to me two or three times a week to just say something nice. I get more than my share of compliments as I walk through my daily life. I'm not having to show off or make a point about how good I am at doing something. I think I've always kind of been that way.
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I've never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party.
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If the plane moves, some turbulence, I am nervous flyer.
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You have to relish the challenge of television.
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The so-called skills gap is really a gap in education, and that affects all of us.
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I think what it really is, is that I date creative people. And I think that what intimidates them is not my purse; it's my mind.
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I think women love very hard. We love men. We just love with everything we have. And sometimes, I don't know that that love is met with the type of dignity that we wish it would be met with.
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If I don't train enough, of course I'm nervous.
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Awards are so unnecessary because I think we get so much out of our work just by doing it. The work is a reward in itself.
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Played tennis for years. But you can't improve at tennis after you're 50. You get to be in your 40s, and suddenly you're a doubles player.
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I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test.
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I think that haredi children should study the core subjects and that their parents must work, and I believe that there are many haredim who think like me and would be glad to discover that someone is fighting the radical functionaries and rabbis who embitter their lives.
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Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.
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So many people love sci-fi, and they're so loyal.
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I eat super clean and am always watching what I eat.
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It is often suggested that the A.N.C. is controlled by the Communist Party, by Communists. Well, I have been long enough in the A.N.C. to know that that has never been true.
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On stage, you're not limited at all because you're free in language: language is the source of the imagination. You can travel farther in language than you can in any film.
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People don't know how to behave in public anymore.
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Rebellion per se is not a virtue. If it were, we would have some heroes on very low levels.
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'Vanity Fair' caught me at a very exciting time in my life filled with night clubs, international fashion shows, celebrities and lots of cash to go around. Sometimes things just fall into place. 'Vanity Fair' was one of those things.
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When I was, like, 12, I remember grabbing a mic, pretending it was a guitar, and performing in front of my friends. I didn't know at the time I wanted to be an artist.
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The poor people of the world tend to be the places that al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups can recruit.
