Maurice Strong Quotes
I am President of the UN created University for Peace, which has a strong commitment to the relationship between peace, security and the environment. I meet with young people around the world and I always come away enthused and encouraged.
Quotes to Explore
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The hatred Muslim extremists feel against the West feeds on certain conflicts in the world.
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Look what venison does to a goofy guitar player from Detroit? I'm going to be 54 this year and if I had any more energy I'd scare you.
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No one could ad lib like Peter. You would think that it was all scripted, he was so poetic, but it wasn't.
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Novelists should be like scientists, dissecting the cadaver.
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We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for their abundance.
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In 1980, shortly before my 11th birthday, I wrote my first essay in English.
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I believe the collapse of the House of Windsor is tied in with the collapse of the Church of England.
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One of the biggest challenges for the MENA region is unemployment coupled with high population growth rates. The World Bank is committed to supporting infrastructure projects that will help with job creation across the region.
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Blip.tv is growing its audience by forming partnerships with traditional TV manufacturers and a new breed of company in the set-top box market that lets consumers connect to the Internet via their televisions.
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The problem with the Iranian regime, of course is, one, its unsettling effects on the Sunnis, particularly Saudi Arabia, and, secondly, its potential threat to Israel.
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I see myself as a composer who plays music and likes to play with other people, and not just as a solo artist.
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I have a lot of growing up to do, or a lot of growing down. I think that's probably more appropriate.
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Today, India is a nuclear weapons state.
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I always did plays. When I was in kindergarten, I got chosen to be Alvin in 'The Chipmunks.' We did a Chipmunks song. I was always a natural performer. It was easy for me. I danced and I sang, and all that stuff. I felt like I'd be something in the arts, but it vacillated between being a dancer and a singer, or whatever.
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A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business, and I have always believed in sticking to an agreement.
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I learned you can't trust the judgment of good friends.
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I was frequently told at drama school that I was thinking too much. And I still have to suppress that part of me because it can sometimes be a hindrance.
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I really enjoy doing sitcom television. It allows me to stay in Los Angeles and spend more time with my husband and kids.
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I'm quite surprised that nobody has asked me to do my own line of tweezers. I totally would love to do that. Or, like, mascara. Cara's Mascara!
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Loss of sincerity is loss of vital power.
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The water won't clear up until we get the hogs out of the creek.
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Perhaps our teachings seem less religious and more technical, like psychology, so they are easier for secular people to use.
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I am definitely a perfectionist, and I do like things a certain way. But as I have got older, I would say that I am a little bit less of a control freak.
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I am President of the UN created University for Peace, which has a strong commitment to the relationship between peace, security and the environment. I meet with young people around the world and I always come away enthused and encouraged.
