Nicholas Herbert Stern (Nicholas Stern) Quotes
Science and policy-making thrive on challenge and questioning; they are vital to the health of inquiry and democracy.
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'Madden' is all about speed, and the Falcons have it on both sides of the ball. I love playing sports games. I played my PlayStation so much, I pretty much wore it out.
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I use the PhotoReady Foundation almost every day, and their lip glosses are fantastic.
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Poverty is an anomaly to rich people; it is very difficult to make out why people who want dinner do not ring the bell.
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I wish at times I had finished school just to say I had.
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The dilemma for early 21st century journalism is this: Who will pay for the news?
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I wanted to tell a romantic and dark side of Ottoman history that was also slightly political, saying to the previous generation of writers, 'Look, I'm interested in Ottoman things, and I'm not afraid of it, and I'm doing something creative.'
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He who talks more is sooner exhausted.
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I hate birthdays.
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I know what I try to do. I try to be professional, turn up, not make too much fuss, do the job.
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Alimony - the ransom that the happy pay to the devil.
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Since I finished on 'The Mentalist,' I didn't need to be so near to the studio, so we decided to move a bit further out where you can get more house for your money, too. It definitely feels more like home.
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Democracy will win - because a government’s legitimacy can only come from citizens; because in this age of information and empowerment, people want more control over their lives, not less; and because, more than any other form of government ever devised, only democracy, rooted in the sanctity of the individual, can deliver real progress.
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If someone realises the piece they are wearing is inspired by me then it only broadens my audience.
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When you discover that you are going to have a child, it stirs up memories of your own childhood.
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There are some sounds that English singers find quite difficult to manipulate.
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Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.
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I remember dawn coming up over the Strait of Malacca; ragamuffin kids on the dock in Sumatra laughing as they pelted us with bananas; collecting dead flying fish off the deck and bringing them to our sweet, fat, toothless Danish cook to fry up for breakfast.
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I am first and foremost an actress of Indian origin.
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We have to support each other's tired nerves, I know that sounds so Pollyanna, but really... Mommy groups can be amazing, but haven't you ever gone to one and felt like you are back in high school, totally on the outside of the 'cool kids' club? I totally have!
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Musicals are very collaborative. Unless you find somebody who wants to do something with you and has equal commitment, it's not going to work.
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I have been accused of being a traitor, and I have been accused of not supporting the military. Nothing could be further from the truth.
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When people love you for your cultural contributions, geographical boundaries become nonexistent.
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Science and policy-making thrive on challenge and questioning; they are vital to the health of inquiry and democracy.
