James Wolfensohn Quotes
The Bank had never used the word 'corruption' at all until I got there, and the reason for that was, as the general counsel pointed out to me, that quite a number of our shareholders represented were not immune from corruption in their governments.
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I would convert to Judaism if the operation didn't hurt so much.
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There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
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Socrates was famously executed for his philosophical and political beliefs. I wondered what would happen if you had a similar character, who was so relentlessly questioning of everything? In a modern society, would we be any more or any less tolerant of that kind of character?
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I don't want to waste my energy in other things; instead, I would put all that in reaching the next level in a craft that I love the most.
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Comic books aren't nerdy. You'd have to be an idiot to think computers are nerdy.
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As actors, we put in our best, but when people don't like a film, you have to learn to deal with it. I've learnt not to get too emotional.
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I've always been a fan of Fran Drescher!
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The power of forgiveness is huge; it is really big, and it can save this world.
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I've already fought my share. God gave me a rich, eventful career, and I thank God for everything, but I'm done fighting.
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My one issue in this country is to get on a firm financial footing. There's not much you can do if you're bankrupt.
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Paris by night is a nightmare now. It is not a cliche anymore.
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I remember, after 'Tumbleweeds,' my friend and I wrote 'Pride and Glory.' I was just about to get it going. I had some really great actors attached, and New Line was going to make the movie, and 9/11 happened. And it was over. By September 12, it was over. And rightfully so. I understood that.
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I was not surprised to wake up alive. I suppose one is surprised only when one awakens dead.
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Let all Men know thee, but no man know thee thoroughly: Men freely ford that see the shallows.
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Teachers shape so much of what a kid's upbringing can be.
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In any event, colonization and the grant of lands were provincial matters.
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In our first season we had a 22 rating. Today Seinfeld, a hit show, gets a 15. Lost in Space actually had a bigger audience than Star Trek got at that time.
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There are a lot of good actresses out there.
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After 'The Empire Strikes Back,' I got to make big films that I didn't care about, 'Never Say Never Again' and 'RoboCop 2,' and then I got too old.
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San Francisco is the only city in America where marijuana is legal but plastic bags are not.
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We are like horses that must be broken; basically that one should submit to a pastor even if he is wrong.
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The Bank had never used the word 'corruption' at all until I got there, and the reason for that was, as the general counsel pointed out to me, that quite a number of our shareholders represented were not immune from corruption in their governments.
