Paul Farmer Quotes
It is clear that the pharmaceutical industry is not, by any stretch of the imagination, doing enough to ensure that the poor have access to adequate medical care.
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I realized pretty soon that I have to do more than just play bass in the background way. So, I developed a kind of playing which only a handful of musicians accepted.
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I'm a bit of a layman physics junkie. I don't really understand it, but I love trying to understand it.
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I think what human beings need is to be able to laugh at the absurd, hold on to ambiguity, and learn to love nuance, instead of making everything one or the other, and structurally, so much of the Internet and online publishing doesn't have room for any of that.
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Really, I have to laugh because there was a whole set of stories that made me sound like the Dragon Lady, you know, 'tough this and tough that.' Then there is this business about 'gooey.' The bottom line is I am a pragmatic idealist.
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It's very hard to maintain focus in the gym.
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I think music needs danger; it needs risk.
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Prior to the United Nations even being formed, Palestine was a country. But the right of the Palestinian people were trampled, and unfortunately, international organizations contributed to those rights being trampled.
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I always knew I would act. It was just a matter of time.
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I write almost entirely in bed or on a couch with my feet up on the coffee table. I feel most creative when I'm looking out the window, and my bed and couch have nice views of the New York skyline.
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I was actually pretty shy in school. My defense mechanism was to be the class clown. I remember getting into a lot of trouble for being disruptive, and I was brought in front of the headteacher, who said: 'What's going to happen to you; what are you going to do when you grow up?' and I said: 'Well, I'm obviously going to be a comedian.'
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I have not been a follower of how many millions my films made or did not make.
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What we think determines what happens to us, so if we want to change our lives, we need to stretch our minds.
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When you look at where the Democratic field is going relative to foreign policy, they are increasingly moving away from a policy of pre-emptive self-defense that the president has adopted since September 11.
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My books cover many aspects of daily life through which your children will recognize their own relationships in their families and communities.
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I'm a notorious late-night texter. I seem to use a lot of lip, heart, and tongue emoji.
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Tax cuts are like sex: When they are good, they are very, very good. And when they are bad, they are still pretty good.
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An artist or a creative person of any kind goes about their work because it's their path, it's what excites them, it's what aligns their soul with who they truly are, who they showed up to be.
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Teams that play together beat those teams with superior players who play more as individuals.
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All things can corrupt when minds are prone to evil.
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The faith towards God in Christ must be sure and steadfast, that it may solace and make glad the conscience, and put it to rest. When a man has this certainty, he has overcome the serpent; but if he be doubtful of the doctrine, it is for him very dangerous to dispute with the devil.
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There are ways that we can manipulate the corporate media to talk about the issues that we care about.
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When I was in high school, I was a bad kid and a good student.
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More than four thousand programs produced and consumed. Some of them were pretty good, a great many of them were forgettable; but a handful may even be worth a book.
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It is clear that the pharmaceutical industry is not, by any stretch of the imagination, doing enough to ensure that the poor have access to adequate medical care.
