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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I live with myself. I wake up with myself, I eat, and I take a dump with myself. I don't see anything special there. I do all the same things other human beings and creatures do. I don't see any need to be telling the data of the day of this particular human being by posting it on online. It's not interesting to me.
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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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Considering the very close genetic relationship that has been established by comparison of biochemical properties of blood proteins, protein structure and DNA, and immunological responses, the differences between a man and a chimpanzee are more astonishing than the resemblances.
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There is no winner or loser - just one family, the U.M.P. The time for internal squabbles is behind us.
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Well even before she was diagnosed with the cancer, I would have said that she was a lot tougher than me and most guys would probably say that about their wives and it's probably true in most cases.
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You ask Why to a lot of things and you wind up very unhappy indeed, if you keep at it. The poor girl's better off dead
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I believe the collapse of the House of Windsor is tied in with the collapse of the Church of England.
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Corruption is a cancer that steals from the poor, eats away at governance and moral fibre and destroys trust.
