Joyce Banda Quotes
My dream is for Malawi to be poverty-free, and I intend to eradicate poverty through economic growth and wealth creation.
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There's such a preoccupation with liquidity and such an unwillingness to invest beyond the horizon of the next quarter and making sure that the CEOs hit their quarterly earnings.
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I feel like writing a book there's always a version in your head that's an amazing version, but then you write the version that you can write.
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I've been writing stories since I was a kid. I love writing stories.
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There's a lot of garbage, and then there are those ones that just stand out so incredibly. You fight for those roles; you do everything in your power to get it.
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If you don't shop smart, you get a little trendy.
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I'm a Ronald Reagan conservative, I'm an economic conservative, I'm strong military. But I also voice and speak and work hard on the social issues.
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I thought, 'OK, Melissa Gilbert is playing my mom, and I'm playing her old role - no pressure.' So I went up to Melissa and said, 'It's such an honor playing your daughter,' and she smiled and said, 'Oh, shut up.' I thought, 'Great, a normal person.'
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I had the good fortune to be able to take a course with Margaret Mead. I had a fabulous art course, where it was explained to me that nothing exists in a vacuum, that everything is a result of the period in which it's done - the economics, the sociology, the politics, all sewn together. That was a very important lesson.
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I think it's a common misconception in the civilian community that the military community is filled with just drills and discipline and pain. They forget that these are humans who are in an abnormal situation.
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Even if they knew the truth of their own feelings, most mothers would be socially and emotionally incapable of revealing it.
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Vikings were pretty brutal, but also very educated people. They were salesmen, businessmen who started raiding when business wasn't good. That's why they had such great boats.
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I left home when I was just 17, finished up high school, and went to work.
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As much as my kids keep me young, they also have the reverse effect when I don't have the energy.
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Does Sex Matter? Of course it does. But does it matter enough to Matter? That's a different question.
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I'm the type of person to put myself in everybody else's shoes.
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No one ever bugged Jack Nicholson. When we made 'Witches,' and people were standing around to see him, he'd just come out and say, 'Hi everybody!' I was lucky enough to go with him to a Lakers game, too, and he was always friendly. No one bothers Jack, because he makes himself so accessible.
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I never use the word 'I' when I interview someone. I think it's irrelevant.
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When the element of conversion with reference to a standard is eliminated from life, what remains is the irresponsible quest for thrills.
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The most foreign fighters in Iraq are wearing British and American uniforms. The level of self-delusion is bordering frankly on the racist. The vast majority of the people of Iraq are against the occupation of Iraq by the American and British forces.
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Always be prepared; always work hard and take pride in your work no matter what it is. I still follow that advice and have already tried to pass it on to my children. They, of course, ignored me.
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If you want to be the person you ought to be, you've got to welcome competition.
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Time is the greatest remedy for anger.
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My dream is for Malawi to be poverty-free, and I intend to eradicate poverty through economic growth and wealth creation.
