Robert Zoellick Quotes
Corruption is a cancer that steals from the poor, eats away at governance and moral fibre and destroys trust.
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My mum wouldn't have had any time for fantasy stuff; she's more practical.
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Every writer I know got their start in a library somewhere. We read a book, and we thought, 'I want to do that.'
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One of the great upsides to a national book tour is the chance to break out of television's cocoon and interact directly with the American people.
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Indian classical music was born when time barely existed. It developed further within the structures of royal courts and a system of patronage where the ruler or the feudal master determined all.
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When I was younger I wanted to be a gymnast, but they have to be quite short - I was tall.
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When you have a chance to play a character people can relate to, it's rewarding.
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Cast changes are a hard thing. For two years, we had this little family. We weren't together when these changes were decided upon. It all happened during our hiatus.
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In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
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A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business, and I have always believed in sticking to an agreement.
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My experience has offered me the sensibility that encourages me to try newer characters.
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There's nothing interesting about seeing our characters for an hour and a half do some flashy flying in the sky and beating up on some buildings. It's boring, and people don't want that anymore. They want character, and they want story.
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Anger is a manifestation of a deeper issue... and that, for me, is based on insecurity, self-esteem and loneliness.
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In any country there must be people who have to die. They are the sacrifices any nation has to make to achieve law and order.
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I have great people, smart people that are around me and we love the challenge. I guess it's like climbing a mountain or building a building. It's a challenge but you love every challenge that it brings or presents itself.
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No cricket should be played for at least a month anywhere in the world after a World Cup.
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In Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Canada has at last produced a political leader worthy of assassination.
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We cannot have that relationship if we only dictate or threaten and condemn those who disagree.
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Scrawling 'I'm gay' in lipstick on your parents' bedroom mirror may demonstrate a personal signature of the highest style, but is not particularly sensitive to their feelings. Upon hearing me utter those words almost twenty years ago, my own mother did what and self-respecting middle-class mom would do: went directly into a seizure.
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And it is easy to believe you are not good enough if you listen to everybody else.
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Actually the action called a kiss represented nothing more for me than some place where my spirit could seek shelter.
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I never meant to write about the experience of losing a good friend to breast cancer when I was going through it. But after it was over, I realized that although something deeply sad had happened, something truly beautiful also had.
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The problem is not one of rogue cops. The problem is a problem of rogue leadership. The problem is a problem of immoral leadership. We have heard a lot about public morality and moral leadership in the last year. But very little of it focuses on the immoral conduct we're complaining about today.
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We will 'de-age' progressively, as cures are developed.
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Corruption is a cancer that steals from the poor, eats away at governance and moral fibre and destroys trust.
