Jim Yong Kim Quotes
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As kids, we spontaneously sing and dance and tell stories, and along the way, someone comes and says, 'No. You shouldn't be doing that.' And we slowly begin to unlearn our passions. I think you have to hold on to those things.
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Money is our madness, our vast collective madness.
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Censorship is advertising paid by the government.
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I support allowing homosexuals to serve openly in our military and eliminating the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy.
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Water for People is a non-profit international organization that brings together communities, entrepreneurs, governments - people - to create solutions that empower people to maintain their own reliable water systems and sanitation.
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I'm from outside Philadelphia, a town called Wayne, which is, like, 25 minutes northwest.
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I've never seen myself as a 'girl driver.' I'm just a driver.
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My father did irrigation jobs, and I would sometimes accompany him, and that gave me a taste of what was going on in the innards of India.
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I'm not a violent person.
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As a kid who wasn't into sports, at school I felt almost alienated at times, whereas in the theatre community there was this amazing sense of camaraderie. Early on, we would go to rehearsals with my dad and I was like the mascot for the backstage crew. That was a big part of my childhood, so I dreamed of one day doing a play in London.
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Whenever I've directed something, there's this feeling of demand and focus that I like.
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I've learned that mistakes can often be as good a teacher as success.
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I had Elvis' number in my book and I never called it.
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When a road is very dark it is hard to see the milestones on it.
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Screw you, I didn't like your taste anyway, I chose you,That's all gone to waste, It's Saturday, I'll go out and find another you.
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I pity the man who can travel from Dan to Beersheba and cry, 'Tis all barren!
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Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it.
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Damage hardens us all. It will harden you too, when it finds you—and it will find you
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The roughest part of that lifestyle is the travel and early mornings.
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I've been fortunate in my career to have performed in revivals of great musicals and to have originated roles in musicals that have in turn been revived. And I'm not dead!
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I no longer limit myself.
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Whenever I really get serious about something, I pull my hair back into a tight ponytail. If you see me with that, you know I mean business.
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I've always been engaged in social protection programmes.
