Francois Rabelais Quotes
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My second-grade teacher went around the class and asked everybody what they were going to be when they grew up. I said, 'I want to travel the world,' and he said, 'You'll be married and pregnant by 21, just like all the girls in this room.'
Brown Campbell -
I'm fighting hard to make the world a better place, and you can, too. Get involved with your community, be a leader, set an example, be passionate, be your best.
Gabrielle Giffords -
To ensure stable and sustainable economic growth, world leaders must re-examine the international rules of the monetary game, with advanced and emerging economies alike adopting more mutually beneficial monetary policies.
Raghuram Rajan -
I'm guilty of it myself, sort of thinking, 'Classic novels: snoozeville.' But there is a huge amount of wonderful material.
Natasha Little -
My whole thing is to entertain, make people laugh and to forget about the real world for awhile.
Dan Aykroyd -
As you get older, you see the world at a different angle, maybe more cynically, but I just bury my anger.
Zach Galifianakis
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Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.
Malala Yousafzai -
If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos.
E. O. Wilson -
Life would be very dreary if there were no magic. If the real world were only that veil of tears, I just don't think could get up in the morning.
Victoria Moran -
The most interesting letters I received about 'The Name of the Rose' were from people in the Midwest that maybe didn't understand exactly, but wanted to understand more and who were excited by this picture of a world which was not their own.
Umberto Eco -
A smile is so sexy, yet so warm. When someone genuinely smiles at you, it's the greatest feeling in the world.
Mandy Moore -
Kids are starting at such a low base rate in terms of fitness that it's taking them years to catch up to where people like me started from. Every little bit is making it more difficult for kids to succeed on a world stage.
Daley Thompson
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Every burned book enlightens the world.
Ralph Waldo Emerson -
Coming from a farming background, I saw nothing out of the ordinary in running barefoot, although it seemed to startle the rest of the athletics world. I have always enjoyed going barefoot and when I was growing up I seldom wore shoes, even when I went into town.
Zola Budd -
Barack Obama has talked a lot about changing the way America relates to the world, and few areas are as ripe for reform as our policies on foreign aid.
Iqbal Quadir -
You know you've reached true success the day you become truly humble. That's the day you stop needing to prove to the world - and yourself - that you've accomplished something meaningful.
Naveen Jain -
Within a month I announced I was going to start this initiative: A World of Women for World Peace.
Eddie Bernice Johnson -
The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself.
Wallace Stevens
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Learn computer science. It's extraordinarily helpful. I like recommending learning economics as well so they think in terms of business, they have rational frameworks for looking at the world, but yeah, computer science is an amazing way to get into, even if you want to be CEO, having a tech background is helpful.
Fabrice Grinda -
My parents didn't exercise, so it was not something I saw was good for you or fun. I wish I had grown up knowing to do that.
Christina Hendricks -
'Only trying to make conversation, friend.''Don’t bother-it’s an overrated activity at the best of times.'
Alastair Reynolds -
The truly wise man is he who always believes the Bible against the opinions of any man.
R. A. Torrey -
Even when I was five years old, I was obsessed with space.
Sunil Nagaraj -
Remove idleness from the world and soon the arts of Cupid would perish.
Francois Rabelais