Jonathan Dimbleby Quotes
As it is, the grotesque distortions of the global market mean that for every dollar the West dispatches to Africa in the form of aid, two dollars are clawed back through subsidies and tariff barriers: a monumental rip-off by the rich as they instruct the poor to accept 'free' trade or else.
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When Mitt Romney talked about Putin expanding his sphere of influence, Obama mocked and said, 'The Cold War has been over 20 years, nothing to be worried about'... We keep making that mistake with Putin.
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I had eleven varsity letters. I loved basketball the best, but cross-country is a little more under your control.
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I've done comedy most of my career, which I love, but I wanted to expand.
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Most Americans, like most Japanese, view their dogs, cats, and other animal companions as family members, and rightly so.
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How can something that's 95% water be so divisive? Alone among vegetables, the poor, innocent stick of celery elicits the most vicious attacks.
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Have the courage to act instead of react.
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When I write in Hebrew, I don't look for sophistication in music; it's just pure emotion that comes out.
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My biggest fears aren't with my work. My biggest fears are walking through hospital doors. Once you can face that, being fearless about your work is easy.
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As a kid, I collected 'Vogue' every month for three years.
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On one hand I am this weird androgynous tomboy where I'm strangely low maintenance and have a five-minute makeup regimen. On the other I'm obsessed with all things beauty, from skin care to makeup.
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There's not a thing that any of you guys can say bad about me that would hurt my feelings... I'm not coming at you, what I'm saying is that, I'm willing to take that heat for my team, if we're playing well or if we're not playing well.
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As to which is cuter, a puppy or a baby, I'm going to say that probably depends less on the particular puppy and more on the baby. I've seen pictures of me as an infant and consider myself lucky that nobody ever offered my parents the opportunity to trade me for a beagle.
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It's ironic that when you go through a tragedy, you appreciate more. You realize how fragile life is and that there are so many things to still be thankful for.
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I'm not a huge fan of my work.
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Different directors offer you different things, and it's not necessarily the most obvious things.
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You have good days, you have bad days. But the main thing is to grow mentally.
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Bitcoin's got its issues. But it is not competing with perfection.
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You don't have to do anything in the movies. You just sit there. Well, that's not entirely true. You do less.
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Listen to your intuition. It will tell you everything you need to know.
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Thoughts are things; they have tremendous power. Thoughts of doubt and fear are pathways to failure.
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There are so many different narrative traditions across the world, and each of those traditions has evolved dramatically over time. Once I understood that, I felt truly free; I could write and invent the way I wanted to because there never has been only one way to tell a good story.
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Free market economists frequently see minimum wage legislation as mere political intervention. However, there are decent economic theories which show that, under certain circumstances, minimum wages can be beneficial, as it makes workers more productive.
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I have busted more hippies' noses than all the narcs in the free world.
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As it is, the grotesque distortions of the global market mean that for every dollar the West dispatches to Africa in the form of aid, two dollars are clawed back through subsidies and tariff barriers: a monumental rip-off by the rich as they instruct the poor to accept 'free' trade or else.
