Jean-Philippe Courtois Quotes
While globalization will make the world smaller and more accessible, we must continue to appreciate its vibrant diversity.
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I live in southern Appalachia, so I'm surrounded by people who work very hard for barely a living wage. It's particularly painful that people are working the farms their parents and grandparents worked but aren't living nearly as well.
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Ambition often puts Men upon doing the meanest offices; so climbing is performed in the same position with creeping.
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By the time a person has achieved years adequate for choosing a direction, the die is cast and the moment has long since passed which determined the future.
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When I was in jail, I was a lot of people's favorite person. I practically ran the jail. I had more freedom than the police.
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Ordinary people who have lots of good ideas want more than a suggestion box, and they need a union to represent that thinking.
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There was a special challenge in describing the awful childhood of a person who happens to be my own husband. It was very painful at times, for both of us.
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All I want is an education, and I am afraid of no one.
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I could live very quietly, do advertising to earn money.
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It's good for kids to look up to sporting role models.
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For someone who comes from my business background, getting fashion people aligned around certain things can be a challenge. In a way, the industry is so forward-looking. And yet, sometimes people in fashion are not open to change.
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My priority is to take care of my daughter and my family.
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We are in favor of greater free markets.
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I don't like to define my music. To me, music is pure emotion. It's language that can communicate certain emotions and the rhythms cuts across genders, cultures and nationalities. All you need to do is close your eyes and feel those emotions.
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And we've got a toaster and everything. So there is no reason for the wedding.
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Furthermore, America suffers not only from a lack of standards, but also not infrequently from a confusion or an inversion of standards.
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When I was auditioning for 'True Grit,' I was on the Paramount lot. I was wearing clothes from the 1800s that were big and uncomfortable.
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I'm not the type to get ulcers. I give them.
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Why is it the philosopher who is expected to be easier and not some scientist who is even more inaccessible?
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If you want to have prosperity here, we really have to see our small businesses able to grow and compete around the world.
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It's coming home to roost over the next 50 years or so. It's not just climate change; it's sheer space, places to grow food for this enormous horde. Either we limit our population growth or the natural world will do it for us, and the natural world is doing it for us right now.
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I listen to music mostly in the evening. I've come to love what is called world music, like the Zimbabwean Oliver Mtukudzi and the Colombian singer Marta Gomez. I also love the Irish folk singer Mary Black. Other favorites include Chet Baker, Eva Cassidy, and Billie Holiday.
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The demand for digital textbooks has increased since its introduction to the marketplace. As students become more familiar with them and computers get faster, larger and more portable, this product will gain in popularity.
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While globalization will make the world smaller and more accessible, we must continue to appreciate its vibrant diversity.
