Nicholas Donabet Kristof (Nicholas D. Kristof) Quotes
In general, talking about human rights tends to be very persuasive for people who care about human rights.
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My view is that life is too short. I'm not being melodramatic or anything, but when your mother dies in your arms - just you and her, and it's one o'clock in the morning, and you're waiting for her to exhale - you just think, life's too bloody short to argue about the little things.
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I've never been one to run from a challenge.
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The first prize for any production is, if you can find a location that means you don't have to build sets, that will serve, and is not excessively expensive to hire, then it can save you a lot of money.
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It's true that I'm taking a break from writing a regular column to do other things but it's got nothing to do with what dear Simon has or has not written.
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The penalty of success is to be bored by people who used to snub you.
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As a model, I really stand for not being a model, if that makes sense. When I started, the whole idea of the model was very different; it was a bit stuck-up. Not stuck-up, but no one was trying to have fun, or not even have fun, but be willing to smile.
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This is a learning in the business life that first of all you need to have commitment, dedication and passion for what you are doing.
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You reach a point in your career when the weeks turn into a month or more of the phone not ringing.
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In the course of the reform, some new circumstances that we had not anticipated have appeared.
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When I grew up, I never – I wasn't allowed to go out. I missed my prom because I went to an AAU tournament and all that stuff. For me, it was basketball, basketball, basketball.
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Pay attention to science and not myths: We think liars won't look you in the eyes, but it turns out an honest person will only look you in the eyes about 60 percent of the time.
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Lots of people think the violence in the films I make is overwhelming, but they think they're seeing something that they aren't seeing.
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None of them want to delay. Understand that. None of them.
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A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.
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With each book I write, I become more and more convinced that the books have a life of their own, quite apart from me.
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I buy when other people are selling.
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I was sad to see anybody leave, we had a very nice family on that show. I was very sad to see momma go, Victoria and especially Linda. My god that was my wife on the show, in fact my wife calls her wife.
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I originally wanted to be an astronaut when I was a kid. Then I had this huge fear of black holes because my brother learned a bunch of stuff about it, and he's like, 'Oh, yeah, if you go into one you're never coming back.'
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In a certain sense all men are historians.
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I have experienced the intensity of patriotism as a submarine officer, the ambitions of a competitive businessman, and the intensity of political debate. I have been sorely tempted to launch a military attack on foreigners, and have felt the frustration of having to negotiate with allies or even former enemies to reach a consensus instead of taking more decisive unilateral action.
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An idea doesn't count if you can't use it.
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I am a firm believer that a good plot makes for a fun enough read, but it's not what binds us. If we don't care about the characters, we won't care - not in a lasting way - about what's happening to them.
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One night love affair, pretending we don't care, and now we're left with nothing.
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In general, talking about human rights tends to be very persuasive for people who care about human rights.
