George Bernard Shaw Quotes
If the lesser mind could measure the greater as a foot-rule can measure a pyramid, there would be finality in universal suffrage. As it is, the political problem remains unsolved.
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For my film 'Fashion,' like an investigative journalist, I went about knowing the people, the models, the fashion designers. Similarly with the corporate world.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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I have an inner satisfaction of having done what I thought was right at the time which I thought was propitious.
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Feminism is rooted in racial rights and gender rights, and all of those things intersect, and to say that that's not something you can stand behind - it confuses me. I think it's a really great word.
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I think men, growing up, you have to go through some form of hardship. You've got to harden the metal.
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Here in France, I've seen some very good young designers, but they don't have this ability to be good businessmen, too. I think America gives you this.
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Any country that wants to lower its mobile phone rates, all they need to do is bring in an aggressive player.
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Winning the peace is harder than winning the war.
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Freedom and opportunity are precious gifts and the purpose of our politics is to expand them, for all our people.
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If you get to my age in life and nobody thinks well of you, I don't care how big your bank account is, your life is a disaster.
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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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You can know a person by the kind of desk he keeps. If the president of a company has a clean desk then it must be the executive vice president who is doing all the work.
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Great writing is great writing. It's as simple as all that.
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The problem is that religion tends to give people bad reasons to be good.
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First of all, just to get Diner made would have been an achievement in that I got a chance to direct.
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I'm on 'Dancing with the Stars' because I want to prove my sister wrong. My sister literally told the world that I could not dance, so I have to redeem myself.
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The problem is that the economy isn't growing fast enough to accommodate the level of spending produced through the democratic process.
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When I moved in, I said, 'I don't care how this makes me look or sound: I am converting one of these bedrooms into a shoe closet.' It's become more of a dressing room, but one wall is shoes in their perfect cubbies.
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You actually can’t understand American history without understanding slavery.
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The Walker Brothers, they were a talented pair of people. I thought that Scott had a very fine voice.
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My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government. We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration. Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness in Government.
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If the conditions were right there could be great acceptance. Often it is only when they pose an economic or political threat that it turns really ugly.
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If the lesser mind could measure the greater as a foot-rule can measure a pyramid, there would be finality in universal suffrage. As it is, the political problem remains unsolved.
