Noreena Hertz Quotes
Most of us are going through life without interrogating whether our decision-making processes are fit for purpose. And that's something we need to change - especially when the stakes are high and the decisions are of real import.
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Of course, I have given my engineers some headaches over the years, but they go with me. I have always wanted my buildings to be as light as possible, to touch the ground gently, to swoop and soar, and to surprise.
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I redefined how I ate and exercised and have continued to keep that up because it feels great.
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Taste is one of the five senses, and the man who tells us with priggish pride that he does not care what he eats is merely boasting of his sad deficiency: he might as well be proud of being deaf or blind, or, owing to a perpetual cold in the head, of being devoid of the sense of smell.
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It's funny: when I set out to create the world of 'California,' I didn't give the type of apocalypse much thought... I simply set my two characters, Cal and Frida, in a depleted world and moved through it intuitively.
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I'm the only person in this sport, for the most part, that ain't on steroids. Now there's new rules in effect, yeah, you've got guys not on steroids now, but they used to be. They've always been on steroids.
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In a small space, you want to keep the bedding as simple as possible so it looks clean, calm and collected.
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It's funny how the smallest things I've done speak the loudest about me, but I like that.
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Anybody who's spent thirteen or fourteen years in print journalism has a lot of stories he thinks were inwardly satisfying as far as preparation, understanding, and diligence.
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I have a tendency to really stuff things. I don't really express, you know? Like, express certain feelings and stuff.
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I had always been a fatalist about my career. What was to be was to be.
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Nine times out of ten, in the arts as in life, there is actually no truth to be discovered; there is only error to be exposed.
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We always say Jordan is not rich in natural resources - we don't have oil or gas like some of our neighbors do - but I think in terms of human resources, we are quite lucky and we are really trying to foster an environment of innovation and technology. I think Jordan will emerge as a center of innovation in the Middle East.
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I went to the opening of 'Sister Act,' and I had such a great time. I had no idea what it was about, and I had never seen the movies. But I heard the show went through some major last-minute craziness in previews, and man, opening night was really fun and really entertaining.
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A dream my girlfriend and I have is to move to New York for a year or two because we just love the city. I would take some acting classes.
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It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end.
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I believe in comfort. If you don't feel comfortable in your clothes, it's hard to think of anything else.
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They take journalism really seriously because they know the force that it is and can be.
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I get hired because I improvise well.
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The woman who accepts the limitations of womanhood finds in those very limitations her gifts, her special calling which bears her up into perfect freedom, into the will of God.
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The purpose of psychology is to give us a completely different idea of the things we know best.
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When people use you, it does not feel very good. But when God uses you for His purpose, it's the gretest feeling in the world!
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Man is God's highest present development. He is the latest thing in God.
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Most of us are going through life without interrogating whether our decision-making processes are fit for purpose. And that's something we need to change - especially when the stakes are high and the decisions are of real import.
