Jim Yong Kim Quotes
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We all sit in front of our mics and our scripts lay on music stands. Then the silliness begins!
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I want to be an animated character. I'm also doing more writing and directing.
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If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
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Your private life is really very important for you. You know, all of us, you know.
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I never sell a book. I sell myself. And the way to sell yourself is to be an instrument of love.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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The fact that Western Muslims are free means that they can have enormous impact. But it would be wrong to claim that we are imposing our ways on the West. New ideas are now coming from the West. To be traditional is not so much a question of protecting ourselves as to be traditionalist in principle.
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I've discovered that the standard all-American dream of fame and fortune is not success for me. Success for me is simply the joy of working - doing good work - and then bringing that joy home to my family. But if what I do in my work doesn't enrich my life with my family, I'm doing the wrong thing.
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Initially, it would bother me when filmmakers, script writers, dialogue writers and choreographers tried to recreate a bit of my dad though me.
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Not obsessed with particularly Nike, but sneakers in general. I love them.
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You can be lonely when you have a guy living with you.
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This is my ultimate fantasy: watching QVC with a credit card while making love and eating at the same time.
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When the CEO makes a decision, people don't come back on it.
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I still have a young attitude.
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I think of myself as a performance artist. I hate being called a pop star. I hate that.
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When I think of the most beautiful women, they're not supermodels.
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I connect with people on a daily basis.
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I am just enjoying what cricket has given me. In sports, it's obviously really important for all of us to remain fit - and health is wealth, so health comes with the sport.
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One and the same thing can at the same time be good, bad, and indifferent, e.g., music is good to the melancholy, bad to those who mourn, and neither good nor bad to the deaf.
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The average attention span of the modern human being is about half as long as whatever you're trying to tell them.
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The fans of 'The Hunger Games,' of the book, are very passionate. It's funny: Even at my concerts there are people holding up 'Cinna' signs.
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I wanted to be a writer, to write these stories that would make people see the world in a different way. But I ended up going to business school because I thought I could ultimately get to where I wanted to go faster that way.
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Look, you've got a generation of people coming along who are going to form their own new relationship with the idea of supporting the causes that they care about or changing the world. And these people are not going to do it the way our parents do it.
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World Bank is a bank that's focused on economic development and poverty alleviation.
