Geoffrey West Quotes
Cities are the origins of global warming, impact on the environment, health, pollution, disease, finance, economies, energy are all problems that are confronted by having cities. That's where they - all these problems come from.
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I always say that I am a big fan of films but I am an even bigger fan of the filmmaking craft.
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I didn't think much about batting average when I was playing.
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We have to challenge the whole idea that it's acceptable for a society like Britain to have such a significant number of people who do not work one day of the week and don't have any possibility of improving the quality of their lives.
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Let us work toward greater cooperation with all Caribbean Countries, whether we speak English, Dutch, French or Spanish, whether we are independent or not, and whether we be island or continental territories.
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I'm just very wary that once you start military operations in any country, it's very difficult to predict what the outcome is.
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To stay interested in tennis, I have to mix it up with other things.
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Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.
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I never want to be anywhere else than in the rehearsal room. I mean, it's so lame to say, but it makes me supremely happy to work with people and to talk and invent and laugh.
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I am young, and I think all young guys would love to play a superhero - any superhero - it doesn't matter. I could be a superhero that would just turn into a big blob or something like that, but I could tell all the ladies, 'Hey, I am superhero!'
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Children who have an education grow up to lead healthier lives - earn higher income, take better care of their families, contribute to their economies.
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There are epic downsides to living a somewhat public life. The upshot of that is there's nothing to hide. It's a relief in a way. There's nothing about me that can't be said.
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I just don't think men fancy me.
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Writers have to be very careful and discerning because so much of the machine is out of their control.
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But I think boys ultimately are easier than girls.
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No one connected intimately with a writer has any appreciation of his temperament, except to think him overdoing everything.
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I always try to start my weekend by running on the beach, which is great fun here in Barcelona.
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I think there's nothing that can drive you more than a huge dream or a huge challenge.
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I had a long conversation with Steve Carlton. He told me that on the days he pitched, he felt it was his responsibility to make everyone around him better, to lift his teammates. That's what I try to do.
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I rise today to discuss the National Intelligence Reform bill. I commend my colleagues in both Houses for their hard work in coming to an agreement. As with any conference, each voice is heard, but none can dominate and compromise must be achieved.
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I never accepted why there should be some invisible, wavy cutoff line separating Great Fiction from phosphorescent beauties and dollhouse miniatures, novels that contain a whole world in a snow globe.
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I never let anyone pluck, including myself, unless my mom approves. She guards my eyebrows. She's like the eyebrow police!
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Like I said, everybody has got something they have to deal with health-wise, and everybody's human. I should look after myself better, but so should everybody, right?
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We've all heard of the surveys revealing that teenagers think cows lay eggs, and others where children can identify more brand logos than trees, by a staggering margin. My view is that children will form a significant part of the green fightback. They instinctively understand the value of the environment.
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Cities are the origins of global warming, impact on the environment, health, pollution, disease, finance, economies, energy are all problems that are confronted by having cities. That's where they - all these problems come from.
