Jean Chretien Quotes
We need to work together to help Africans address critical issues such as health and education, governance, water and agriculture, trade and investment and peace and security.
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The Afghans themselves say that if you put two Afghans in a room, you get three factions.
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If you pick the right people and give them the opportunity to spread their wings and put compensation as a carrier behind it you almost don't have to manage them.
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It was my mother's idea. Her feeling was that I didn't have the intelligence to pick a trade myself.
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Besides the actual reading in class of many poems, I would suggest you do two things: first, while teaching everything you can and keeping free of it, teach that poetry is a mode of discourse that differs from logical exposition.
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As a free-speech advocate, I believe that adults should have access to any material they want. As a parent, and a community member, I think people should be able to protect their homes from imagery - much of it violent - that is, I feel, a form of child abuse when adult society inflicts it upon children.
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I think it would be bizarre to pick somebody to speak at the convention based on their sexual preference, because once you go down that road, why don't you pick a transvestite?
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We have two trainers at the polo ground and do a mix of aerobics, gymnastics and stretches before we start riding. As polo players, it's very important for us to keep in shape. We do a bit of yoga and Pilates sometimes, too.
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I love Vanna White as much as the next guy.
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Women always excel men in that sort of wisdom which comes from experience. To be a woman is in itself a terrible experience.
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Nowhere in the Bible did anyone bring back anyone's past sins and throw them in their face.
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The fundamental thing about my personality is that I think I'm an imposter.
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Horrors, I believe, should be original - the use of common myths and legends being a weakening influence.
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If I say 'Find me an interesting painting' to Google, someday a robot could go around the Picasso museum and take a picture for me.
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All issues are women's issues - and there are several that are just women's business.
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In December, I agreed to extend the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans because it was the only way I could prevent a tax hike on middle-class Americans. But we cannot afford $1 trillion worth of tax cuts for every millionaire and billionaire in our society. We can't afford it. And I refuse to renew them again.
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Most people want security in this world, not liberty.
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I like visualizing a lot, so the night before a competition and right before, I will visualize myself. I'll close my eyes, turn away from everybody, and just see myself doing exactly what I want to accomplish.
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Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children.
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I approached fundraising as an opportunity to align myself with partners who have more varied experience and diverse backgrounds than I do to help bring Glossier to life.
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The public's nerves are raw and edgy. You have to be discreet and understanding about the films you are showing.
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I've loved the Internet space in terms of creative content control and ownership, the things I haven't had since I started as a stand-up comedian.
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We will continue to do all we can to protect the public health against these dietary supplements that have been found to cause serious illness and injury.
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We need to work together to help Africans address critical issues such as health and education, governance, water and agriculture, trade and investment and peace and security.
