R. Lee Wrights Quotes
Democracy? I want nothing to do with a system which operates on the premise that my rights don’t exist simply because I am outnumbered.
Quotes to Explore
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I loved the world of imagination.
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Basically, when I went to school in Sri Lanka from age five onward, the classes there were sometimes sorted into a hierarchy of your skin tone. So the fairer-skinned kids sat at the front row, and the darker-skinned kids sat at the back by the poor ones who played out in the street all day long.
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I don't have many friends in Philadelphia. I sort of have one. I have the dog and someone else.
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The modern economy is becoming a place where women hold the cards.
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There are a lot of factors in the life of an F1 driver which can combine to make you believe that you are somehow above normality. I think that is a mistake to start believing that. But, at the same time, it is important to be confident.
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If I can save 25 billion dollars in terms of reduction of import, I will be adding one percent to the GDP. By conserving the oil energy by the people, the GDP will become 5.5 percent, and this will change the economy of the country.
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Derivatives are financial weapons of mass destruction.
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As soon as street art got popular, I was just like, 'I'm out of here.'
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We've got to step up our conservation efforts before it's too late. We're not protecting our lands and natural resources. Take the Grand Canyon for example; I'm sure that at one time it was a beautiful piece of land, and just look at the way we've let it go.
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I certainly went to high school with some mean girls, and I would not wish that hell on anybody.
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I could have probably built a great career in management consulting, but one of the insights that I had early on is that just because you're good at something doesn't mean that you should continue to do it. Somewhere in my heart of hearts I knew it wasn't what I wanted to do.
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I stand by the principle of honesty, fair play, and trustworthiness.
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I am happy that thousands of students, young designers and fashion people will be able to see and study my work in every aspect of it.
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I have never known stage-fright at any time.
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I try to basically keep my opinions to myself when it comes to people who are charged with crimes that I don't know anything about.
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When I want to understand what is happening today or try to decide what will happen tomorrow, I look back.
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Foreign politicians don't have resources - or limited resources. It's useless dealing with them.
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Singing is about telling a story. When you are onstage, you get to be your own self... When acting, you're someone else.
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Whereas if you have a camera in the courtroom, there's no filtering. What you see is what's there.
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Keanu Reeves learned a lot, respecting the culture. I was surprised when I first met him. He knew a lot already and he learned a lot. And also he learned Japanese. It's incredible. On the set, switching between the Japanese and English, even for us, is very hard. It's complicated. But the first time Keanu spoke in Japanese it was a very important scene between us, and more than the dialogue's meaning, I was moved. His energy for the film, completely perfect Japanese pronunciation. It was moving, surprising, respecting.
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The victory of democracy in South Africa is the common achievement of all humanity.
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The strongest democracies flourish from frequent and lively debate, but they endure when people of every background and belief find a way to set aside smaller differences in service of a greater purpose.
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Democracy? I want nothing to do with a system which operates on the premise that my rights don’t exist simply because I am outnumbered.
