Robert Zoellick Quotes
Corruption is a cancer that steals from the poor, eats away at governance and moral fibre and destroys trust.Robert Zoellick
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My mum wouldn't have had any time for fantasy stuff; she's more practical.
Kate Thompson -
Every writer I know got their start in a library somewhere. We read a book, and we thought, 'I want to do that.'
Karin Slaughter -
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.
Oliver North -
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.
Tariq Ali -
When I was younger I wanted to be a gymnast, but they have to be quite short - I was tall.
Tamara Ecclestone -
When you have a chance to play a character people can relate to, it's rewarding.
Karine Vanasse
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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.
Victoria Pratt -
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.
Lao Tzu -
A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business, and I have always believed in sticking to an agreement.
J. Paul Getty -
My experience has offered me the sensibility that encourages me to try newer characters.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui -
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.
Finn Jones -
Anger is a manifestation of a deeper issue... and that, for me, is based on insecurity, self-esteem and loneliness.
Naomi Campbell
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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.
Ice Cube -
No cricket should be played for at least a month anywhere in the world after a World Cup.
Kapil Dev -
We cannot have that relationship if we only dictate or threaten and condemn those who disagree.
Zbigniew Brzezinski -
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.
Lance Loud -
And it is easy to believe you are not good enough if you listen to everybody else.
Mackenzie Astin -
It is well for his peace that the saint goes to his martyrdom. He is spared the sight of the horror of his harvest.
Oscar Wilde
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I really can't complain about actresses who get paid to be dumb. Most of us can't get paid to be smart.
Aaron Allston -
The more you read, the more you realize there are fascinating books to be read and so little time to do so.
Caroline Dhavernas -
Society is not homogeneous, and those who do not deliberately close their eyes have to recognize that men differ greatly from one another from the physical, moral, and intellectual viewpoints.
Vilfredo Pareto -
Sin is very important to the soul because sin is what disintegrates the soul; it's what attacks the soul. Sin kind of is to the soul what cancer is to the body.
John Ortberg -
I've worked with a lot of wooden actors in my day, but Pinocchio is the best.
Martin Landau -
Corruption is a cancer that steals from the poor, eats away at governance and moral fibre and destroys trust.
Robert Zoellick