Abdullah II of Jordan Quotes
Ten years ago I said, you know, my goal is to be able to get food on the table. What I'm trying to say by that is trying to create a vibrant, capable and effective middle class. The quicker and stronger that we can be able to do this, the easier it is for political reform to move forward.

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Whatever you got you have to accentuate. I ran my female card up and down the ladder my whole career, because I was in a man's world. It was worked by women but owned by men. I was the only female owner in my field at that time.
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Books allow you to see the world through the eyes of others.
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You know, the Brits had a way of - running an empire. And I don't think America is comfortable with an empire.
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I remember taking my mom and dad to the premiere of 'The Inbetweeners Movie' and being really nervous. My mom was like, 'Laura, don't worry: I've watched all of the first series of the TV show, so I understand what this is going to be like.'
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For me, compatibility is a sense of humour, being able to laugh together; that is very important.
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Netanyahu supports - and he truly does support - building a Palestinian state within Israel.
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IBM, Microsoft, the profit they made was larger than the top four banks in China put together... But where did the money go?
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I knew Hunter Thompson since the '70s, and I loved him, but he would wear me out as I got older.
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One thing I have seen over and over again in life is that there is virtually no correlation between intelligence and common sense. IQ doesn't seem to translate that way.
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I've been fascinated by Machiavelli since I was very young. I've always felt that he had a bad rap from history, and that he was actually a person quite unlike what we now think of as Machiavellian. He was a republican. He disliked totalitarian government.
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The work on ants has profoundly affected the way I think about humans.
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I think I'm going to have a lot of trouble.
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With the right help, children have a good chance of overcoming their issues while they are still young and can have the bright future they deserve.
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You need to make sure you hire people who are capable of being strong team players. Team members should fit the company's culture, be committed to the team, and be capable of being genuinely vulnerable and selfless.
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You learn to control every aspect of your muscles, your face, your toes, your fingernails. And that is how you tell a story, through movement.
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In studio films, everything has to be boxed in, everybody needs to know beforehand - this is comedy, this is sci-fi, this is drama - and what's the point of independent film if you don't get to experiment?
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All Hollywood corrupts; and absolute Hollywood corrupts absolutely.
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I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.
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The 'Broken Destiny' series will be a trilogy, with each book releasing about a year apart.
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When I travel the country, I am often struck by how much we actually have in common. It's much more powerful than how much there is that's reported that divides us.
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'Peter Pan' makes 'Black Watch' and 'The Bacchae' look like a walk in the park.
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Ten years ago I said, you know, my goal is to be able to get food on the table. What I'm trying to say by that is trying to create a vibrant, capable and effective middle class. The quicker and stronger that we can be able to do this, the easier it is for political reform to move forward.