B. Traven Quotes
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China, frankly, can be an opportunity for Africa based on the huge infrastructure deficit on the continent, but what needs to happen is that governments and citizens have to build internal ownership of the need of good governance, transparency, accountability, for respect for the environment.
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The hatred Muslim extremists feel against the West feeds on certain conflicts in the world.
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I cannot control what goes on in another lane and this is how I focus on the Games. There is no point in being nervous of other swimmers. It's just about focusing on yourself and what you need to do in order to perform at your best.
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I've wanted to be an actor for such a long time that I haven't had anything else in my thoughts. I think my family would have quite liked me to be a lawyer.
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Nobody, I think, ought to read poetry, or look at pictures or statues, who cannot find a great deal more in them than the poet or artist has actually expressed. Their highest merit is suggestiveness.
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Hip-hop is an instant gratification, winners and losers circle, and often those who are losing give up after three or four, five years.
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I'm not a Man U fan at all, but I can't get enough of Rooney. What a joy to watch!
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If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect.
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I have been acting since I was thirteen.
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I'm fortunate to be famous for two rather imposing characters like Magneto and Gandalf.
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I know that for me, a lot of people will look at me and they'll think 'Somali' or 'outsider' instead of 'Minnesota.'
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I love books.
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The more I push myself to really live and really experience things and step outside of my comfort zone, the more the songs are allowed to flow.
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The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights.
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Republicans have never been good at public relations.
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I have turned down so many endorsements. My phone never stops ringing.
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Some artists are working to buy the mansion or whatever the element of fame must bear, but I spend all my money on my show.
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Music is extremely intuitive, which acting too in a different way.
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Poetry is an effort of a dissatisfied man to find satisfaction through words.
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I love interpreting other people's music.
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Mantle didn't want to stick out, but he did. He didn't wish to be treated as special, but he was. He was uncomfortable being the center of attention, but he was the centerfielder for the most famous franchise in sports.
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Thelma '...We're too old to keep being foolish.'
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Generally I'm wide open to people; I love helping them in any way I possibly can. But for me to invest, a business has to have a lot of creative scale; it has to be unique.
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The deplorable thing is that the people who were tortured yesterday, torture today.
