Carlo Ratti Quotes
When you have all these traces of trash moving around, you can ask yourself how can we make the system more efficient. Then we can make better decisions. And perhaps we will not throw away the plastic bottles that go every day to the dump.
Quotes to Explore
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A new untruth is better than an old truth.
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They talk about the failure of socialism but where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia and Latin America?
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If you can shrug off a loss, you can't be a winner.
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We are two brothers: I am a doctor; my brother is an engineer.
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Phrases that have historical significance or become headlines don't just magically appear in the moment. They are mindfully planned.
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For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God.
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The 1950s would be my ideal decade because I'm actually very traditional; I enjoy being at home, and I'm a complete nester.
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I'm getting fat... because my size, I put on 20 or 30 pounds, it doesn't show very much... I'm thinking about going back to work out in a very short time.
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Fiji had experienced the ordeal of two military coups.
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I had to get some things right in my personal life. And once I got my family on the same page, to understand who I am and what I do for a living, I asked my oldest daughter, 'What do you think about Daddy coming back?' And she said, 'I didn't think you were done. I want you to win the Super Bowl.'
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My dream date is a tall, dark, handsome, blue eyed man with a bubble butt who will whisk me away to Paris in a hot air balloon to wine me, dine me and.
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If you write a novel alone you sit and you weave a little narrative. And it's O.K., but it's of no account.
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Power is, in its nature, encroaching; and such is the human make that men who are vested with a share of it are generally inclined to take more than it was intended they should have.
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Music has always played a big part in my life and, believe it or not, in my soap opera career.
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I lean into all things that are a little off. I will always wear overalls. At this point, I find a way in most of my life to wear a jumpsuit or an overall, anything that's sort of like an all-in-one situation. I do that on the red carpet a lot.
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It's important to me to try and expose young people to the things they believe are off-limits to them. I tell them, 'There are no walls, only the ones we put up.' My advice to young people looking at my life is not to follow my footprint but to go out there and make their own.
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You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.
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Contrary to popular belief, I'm not always trying to stand out.
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Homosexuality in Russia is a crime and the punishment is seven years in prison, locked up with the other men. There is a three year waiting list.
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As a father, I believe that involving children in sports at a young age is generally, a wise proposition. I believe that healthy competition is... well... healthy; that sporting events foster a spirit of teamwork that far surpasses the events themselves; and that active participation keeps children moving and is good for their self-esteem.
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The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving.
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Give hope (the magic ingredient for success) - you will have hope and be made hopeful.
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When you have all these traces of trash moving around, you can ask yourself how can we make the system more efficient. Then we can make better decisions. And perhaps we will not throw away the plastic bottles that go every day to the dump.
