Paul Polman (Paulus Gerardus Josephus Maria Polman) Quotes
The world faces enormous human development and environmental challenges, from poverty and disease to food security and climate change.
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Speakers who talk about what life has taught them never fail to keep the attention of their listeners.
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It's my private life, and it's not up for grabs.
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A Nicklaus Design golf course is done by the guys in my company that I work with, that have been trained in my vision, and they do what they think I might do. They might come in the office and ask me questions and I'd certainly answer their questions, but I'm not involved in the site visits or anything else.
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My son, George, has been a bad, bad boy! Right, George?
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There is always shame in the creation of an object for the public gaze.
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I come from a generation that suffered school lessons in portacabins and crumbling hospitals. I tell you one thing, for the eighteen years they were in power the Tories did nothing to fix the roof when the sun was shining.
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All politicians should have 3 hats - one to throw into the ring, one to talk through, and one to pull rabbits out of if elected.
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When I was in college, I was always saying I was a socialist.
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I always wanted to be a writer. Maybe, had I been brought up in another generation, I might have just gone into writing rather than medicine - which is not to say that I didn't also have a great attraction towards the idea of being a healer. Fortunately, I've been able to combine the two in ways I could never possibly have imagined.
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I grew up with a pet iguana named Willy. We had a very contentious relationship. It turns out that iguanas are not meant to live in suburban homes.
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If you want to read and you want to draw, that helps you to express yourself.
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I love comedy because I'm naturally a very silly person.
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Dolphins games always have been among the most popular NFL telecasts in England.
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Set religion free, and a new humanity will begin.
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Orthodox Christianity, by playing upon the emotions of man, is able to accomplish wonders toward keeping him in order and relieving his mind. It can frighten or cajole him away from evil more effectively than could reason.
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I've always been a bubbly and energetic and happy person, but when I get upset, I get frustrated; when someone makes me mad, I definitely have a temper, and I've had to deal with having a temper my whole life.
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I enjoy making films, but my heart is in the stage. Every night you have to be on. There's no second take.
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The more you work with anyone, the more comfortable and safe you feel. The more you have an understanding.
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Young people are constantly absorbing - through media, textbooks, and policy - the myths of American exceptionalism; for black children, this means that what they are taught in class does not match the world that they navigate daily.
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A rusty nail placed near a faithful compass, will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy.
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I'm amazed that years after I stopped playing tennis, people still recognize me in restaurants and ask for my autograph.
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I believe that the only way that the human race is gonna survive is to start colonizing space and setting up colonies on the moon, and then space stations.
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Standing around the grill is fine, but I like to have my friends come in and out of the house. Movement makes the party more exciting.
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The world faces enormous human development and environmental challenges, from poverty and disease to food security and climate change.
