Geoff Mulgan Quotes
Democratic nation states remain far more capable of managing the circuit of coercion, taxation and legitimation than any transnational bodies.
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When belief in a god dies, the god dies.
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I'm the most Colombian of the Colombians, even though I've lived 47 years outside of Colombia. I've lived 13 years in New York, and I never did a painting about New York. I've lived in France more than 30 years, and I've never painted Paris.
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At an unprecedented time with the worst attack ever on our soil, our President displayed extraordinary determination, leadership and resolve when history was thrust upon him and the United States.
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I can take an opinion, but I don't like when you try and spew hate and contaminate the way other people think. I feel like I'm one of the people that's always made music for the common man. That's why I don't really live my life the way I could. I don't stunt as much as I could stunt, 'cause that's not who my music is for.
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Industry and institutes need to build smarter linkages.
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'What can your kids teach you?' Well, I believe something different about kids. We don't own them, they have their own knowledge. From the start you have to make the choice to listen.
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Martin Scorsese, everything he does, I've got to see. And Jack Nicholson, I've got to see what he does.
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We women must listen to our inner voice. It is easier for women to do this as they are not afraid to say what they feel.
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We must differentiate between guilt and duty. The soldier on the front, like the common man, who does his duty everywhere, should not be held responsible for the actions of a few who also called themselves Germans.
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I'm not interested in being Franchise Boy.
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The British do not expect happiness. I had the impression, all the time that I lived there, that they do not want to be happy; they want to be right.
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You're allowed to work hard and have good things and do good things.
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Everything is beautiful, all that matters is to be able to interpret.
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The first thing one notices about Jill Abramson is her short stature. The second is her intensity.
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Note too that a faithful study of the liberal arts humanizes character and permits it not to be cruel.
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You can't teach the old maestro a new tune.
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I remember when I got into Juilliard - which was just crazy to me, that I would be studying at a school like that - the choice to cut all my hair off was really symbolic for me.
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I don't find touring very creative. There's not much time to yourself with your instruments.
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I attended Art & Design High School, and at one point, you had to write about what you wanted to be when you grew up. I wrote that I wanted to be a writer for 'Mad' magazine.
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When I was anorexic it just seemed like I literally wanted to disappear. And now I would like to reappear.
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I don't think Spain will need any kind of external support.
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A massage is just like a movie, really relaxing and a total escape, except in a massage you're the star. And you don't miss anything by falling asleep!
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What the world needs is a set villain that people can point at and say, “It’s all your fault!
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Democratic nation states remain far more capable of managing the circuit of coercion, taxation and legitimation than any transnational bodies.
