Eskinder Nega Quotes
As a prisoner of conscience committed to peaceful transition to democracy, I urge Europe to apply economic sanctions against Ethiopia. What short-term pain may result will be compensated by long-term gain. A pledge to re-engage energetically with a democratic Ethiopia would act as a catalyst for reform.
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I make sure I sing a cappella to let people know I can sing.
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I've performed Schoenberg's 'Pierrot lunaire' many times.
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Building human-centered organizations doesn't imply a return to the paternalistic, corporate welfare practices of the 19th century. Most of us don't want to be nannied.
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The mood of the 80s - Get what you can, can what you get, and sit on the can.
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Unless man is committed to the belief that all mankind are his brothers, then he labors in vain and hypocritically in the vineyards of equality.
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That's one of the things that I've loved about 'Spider-Man' and Marvel in general. The characters all have dimension.
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Asian people are very practical and come from a conservative world. The parents want their kids to be doctors and lawyers. There are casting calls for Asian children, but once the parents find out the children might miss school, they're opposed to it.
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I love winning more than I love playing badminton. Winning is everything.
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I started this charity, Fashion for Relief, in 2005, after Hurricane Katrina happened. New Orleans was actually the first place I visited in the United States. It was one of my first big jobs, a shoot for British 'Elle.' It was April 14, 1986.
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The referendum of 5th July will stay in history as a unique moment when a small European nation rose up against debt-bondage...
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The democratization of genius is made possible by the fact while one can quarrel with judgments, one cannot quarrel with feelings.
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A man´s taste is formed more by his culture, his profession, and the period in which he is young than by his race or politics.
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Meine Ruh' ist hin,Mein Herz ist schwer.
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If Canada could simply apply the basic principles of sustainable development, such as the internalization of costs and 'polluters pay,' it would have long-term beneficial effects, both environmental and economic.
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Balance is key: I need to be successful in my career to feel fulfilled, be surrounded by people I care about to share it with, and have my health to be able to do the things I love to do!
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Your immune cells are like a circulating nervous system. Your nervous system in fact is a circulating nervous system. It thinks. It's conscious.
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Ignorance is bliss, or so we're told. Personally, I find ignorance is also destiny.
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When you're in a hole, stop digging.
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It's a lot easier to stay idealistic if you don't sign two to five next-of-kin letters every day.
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In my early 30s, I started to realise I was avoiding something on a personal level, but also as a writer. I was in denial about who I was, and was trying to be someone who I was not.
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If people are making fun of you, then you're probably doing something right.
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Circumstances in life often take us places that we never intended to go. We visit some places of beauty, others of pain and desolation.
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We're here to implement that vision. We're not here to change it.
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As a prisoner of conscience committed to peaceful transition to democracy, I urge Europe to apply economic sanctions against Ethiopia. What short-term pain may result will be compensated by long-term gain. A pledge to re-engage energetically with a democratic Ethiopia would act as a catalyst for reform.
