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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As if there could be true stories: things happen in one way, and we retell them in the opposite way.
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I like it when adult straight men are big fans of 'Pitch Perfect!'
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I refuse to accept the view . . . that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality.
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What is it like to get in someone's head and hunt them from inside their eyes? That's so freaky to me.
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News is the most — the most human thing there is, reflecting the changing picture of our daily lives and the world around us. Fleeting, of course, but essential. A free press is the most vital and important element in a democracy. Why, you can always tell when democracy is threatened because attempts are made to stifle free expression and keep people from knowing what is going on and forming their own judgments.” She added thoughtfully, “It is terrible to see news distorted and falsified for private ends or personal gain or to engender hatred or serve totalitarian purposes as has happened abroad and is happening here every day.
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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.
