Joao Lourenco Quotes
Corruption happens because there is impunity. That's the reason why corruption is widespread at all levels - from the person who asks for a bribe on the street to those who hold prominent positions.
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He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.
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When I learnt to write I became my own master, I became very strong, and that strength is with me to this very day.
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All my books are optimistic!
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If you want to put out a million CDs and sell them and get them played on the radio, and even videos, or whatever, if that still exists, that kind of muscle can only come from a label like Columbia.
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Turning 18 is a big deal.
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I'm a slow starter.
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Not always trainers, but if I don't have to, I don't wear high heels. It's really just if something looks good on me, I'm going to buy it. It can be Zara or Chanel... I'm going to buy it.
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I love dressing up for events; to me it's almost like wearing a costume for the evening.
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In the early part of the '60s I was influenced by the Ventures.
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My bag always weighs a ton. I carry my whole bathroom with me. You never know what's going to happen in a day!
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But if I played well and prepared myself properly, then all I had to do was control myself and put myself in a position to win.
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If you're on a budget, Sweetgreen is a new chain of salad bars that are very good but inexpensive. You choose from a menu or customise your own, with some protein, a healthy salad and a great dressing.
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I am Lebanese, and I know the interests of my country.
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I don't want any romantics to go into the military. I'm not a pacifist. I think we need a military, and the better one we have, the better off we are. I don't want kids going in there thinking that it's John Wayne on Iwo Jima. That's not healthy.
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Adventuring can be for the ordinary person with ordinary qualities, such as I regard myself.
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My paintings do not have a center, but depend on the same amount of interest throughout.
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I just try to speak passionately about things I'm involved in and moved by.
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Our program for American GIs can be heard at 1630 hours.
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We all bullet point our triumphs, but I am who I am because of everything you don't see on my CV. The stuff that doesn't work out teaches you how to trust your instincts and adapt.
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If I couldn't do it, then I'd be defeated. I've got the tools to do it. I never did question my tools.
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When you're going off to Iraq, your horizons become more short term.
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A lot of the time, I was unhappy as a kid, so I spent it, I guess, in a gray place.
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The search for happiness has long been a dominant feature of American life. It's a byproduct of prosperity, not to mention the most famous line in the Declaration of Independence.
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Corruption happens because there is impunity. That's the reason why corruption is widespread at all levels - from the person who asks for a bribe on the street to those who hold prominent positions.
