Maurice Strong Quotes
We owe at least this much to future generations, from whom we have borrowed a fragile planet called Earth.

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When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
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I write in a small office at home.
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I love to see women who are comfortable in their skin and dress to suit their body - that looks fabulous because it's authentic.
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My introduction to the Madonna Inn came as a young boy when we would take summer vacations to a nearby town. My dad would take us into their gift shop bathroom, which was a huge waterfall that functioned as the men's urinal. So as a kid, this was the most amazing thing I had ever seen.
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I grew up in Cyprus and Egypt, these fantastic places I remember fondly.
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In 1995, the Chinese government picked a 6-year-old child to succeed the Panchen Lama, the second highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism.
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As a musician myself, it annoys the hell out of me to watch an actor trying to play a guitar out of time with the music.
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The investigation into the possible effects of cosmic rays on living organisms will also offer great interest.
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My mom has helped me nurture my interest and hone my talent.
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Going to parties usually makes me feel depressed, just because I have such social fear after meeting people.
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For the third season, we do a sit around on one episode where we were in character and then we commented on one episode just being ourselves, so - not really. I was comfortable, though. I wasn't nervous.
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I love Jared Hess' movies. He's such a weirdo and such a nice, funny guy.
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The biggest part of my job now is to quickly develop successors, and around the world I am working to develop new business leaders in the company.
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Somebody can't complain when they enjoy going to work and enjoy the people they work with.
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I've been training quite hard.
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Not all lies are harmful. Sometimes we're willing participants in deception for the sake of social dignity, maybe to keep a secret that should be kept secret, secret. We say, 'Nice song.' 'Honey, you don't look fat in that, no.'
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If it hadn't worked out professionally, I would be teaching music theory and composition in a small college somewhere and playing drums in a jazz trio at the Holiday Inn on weekends, and I'd be happy there, too.
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What I value in books is lucidity. I want the language to be rich; I love lexical fireworks on the page, but I have to know what it means. I want to be surprised and delighted, not merely baffled.
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The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'
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I tell you, guilt dwells nowhere but in the eyes of the accuser. This men know even as they deny it, which is why they so often make murder their absolution. The truth of crime lies not with the victim but with the witness.
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Everybody is a hypocrite. You can't live on this planet without being a hypocrite.
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If you wish to appear agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things which you know already.
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We owe at least this much to future generations, from whom we have borrowed a fragile planet called Earth.