Nina Fedoroff Quotes
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It's a great event to get outside and enjoy nature. I find it very exciting no matter how many times I see bald eagles.
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I have 179 children that I take care of full-time: close to 40 in Uganda and the rest in Sudan.
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When I was in college, I studied business because I thought I wanted to be a director and producer.
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There is a big cry in California to stop everyone from running to Canada.
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I'm an old-fashioned girl, and I didn't believe in living with people, so I guess I married for the wrong reasons at times.
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Italian was my first foreign language. I speak it better than English.
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My aunt took me to see 'Salad Days' when I was seven. This story of a magic piano that infects everyone who hears it infected me, too. It was a Road to Damascus moment in my life.
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Broader social concerns within Muslim communities, such as discrimination, integration or socio-economic disadvantages, should be treated distinctively and not as part of counterterrorism agenda, which has been counter-productive.
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I won't leave any unfinished manuscripts.
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We want an Afghanistan that is shaped by the dreams of the great Afghan people, not by irrational fears and overreaching ambitions of others.
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Almost all Iraqis with any previous experience in the intelligence business are Sunni Arab, increasing the risk of penetration of the new intelligence apparatus by the insurgency.
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Doing nothing is happiness for children and misery for old men.
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Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives.
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My parents gave me a boxer puppy as a present. I have wanted a dog for years and must first give her attention in the morning.
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Live theater is my favorite of all the mediums that I have worked in, so I have every intention on coming back to Broadway.
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In England people are very proud of being very stupid.
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I was never totally what we would now call 'politically correct,' even in my most militant phase. I always liked good food, good wines. I suppose it was because I had total confidence in myself.
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I think they tried the 3-D revolution at least five times throughout history, and it never seemed to work. However, finally, 'Avatar' did it.
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Whether it's in in livability, transportation, or the environment, Portland is always leading the country. We have more to do before we achieve our goals, but we should all be encouraged by our progress and this recognition.
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I don't want to do things because it will please other people. I'm not doing this to get fame or any attention. I try to be selective about who I get advice from. I would like to contribute to the art world, but, you know, you can't plan these things.
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If you look at 2009, why did the recovery happen? Recovery happened because somebody in the world's largest economy opened the tap: the U.S., followed by Europe and now Japan.
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I think I was programmed to do good things when I came into the majors. I knew how to play.
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The more we can grow on already cultivated land, the better.
