Achim Steiner Quotes
Including the value of natural resources and our social capital in national accounting is a vital step to achieve economic growth that is equitable and sustainable.
Quotes to Explore
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Fear is the dark room where the Devil develops his negatives.
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Dissent is the native activity of the scientist, and it has got him into a good deal of trouble in the last years. But if that is cut off, what is left will not be a scientist. And I doubt whether it will be a man.
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If Algeria introduced a resolution declaring that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote of 164 to 13 with 26 abstentions.
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You know, Castle, like anyone else, is a human being first. If you take a human being - especially a vain one like 'Castle' -and you bring in a gorgeous woman and have sparks fly, who can help themselves? What are you gonna do? Sparks happen!
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I think God gave us senses of humor, and we should use them.
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Playing evil is just not interesting. I don't think anyone who does evil stuff thinks they're doing evil stuff. That's the scary part.
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All I can say is that I did admire 'The Lives of Others', which I thought was really about something and beautifully done.
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Music is very spiritual, it has the power to bring people together.
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My grandmother impressed upon me the importance of family, and my grandfather encouraged my hunger for learning.
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My first audition was for a commercial for the lottery. I didn't get it, so I hate the lottery.
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When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible.
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Belief is not restricted to a brief affirmation based on imitation; rather, it has degrees and stages of development. It is like a seed growing into a fully grown, fruit-bearing tree; like the sun's image in a mirror or in a drop of water to its images on the sea's surface and to the sun itself.
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Cobb is a prick. But he sure can hit. God Almighty, that man can hit.
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I put down the camera long ago, you know? I was here in London, aged 19, and I was obsessed with my camera, shooting everything I could. Then someone stole it. It helped me to see things for the first time.
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The tensions between authority and the people need to be heard, especially when they are suffering and they can't eat.
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Isn't cricket supposed to be a team sport? I feel people should decide first whether cricket is a team game or an individual sport.
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My plays have been strange from the beginning, and they never got unstrange.
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The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom and benefit.
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You practically do not use semicolons at all. This is a symptom of mental defectiveness, probably induced by camp life.
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Moreover, statistics can be deceiving: the growth of jobs in the US in the 90s was due to many part-time jobs, with no benefits and generally low pay.
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I'm pretty happy not to be an insider anymore. There's just no common ground. I don't know if it's distrust or that the politics is substantially more partisan than the public. But there's no pressure to make a grand bargain on fiscal matters, on growth, on anything.
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Including the value of natural resources and our social capital in national accounting is a vital step to achieve economic growth that is equitable and sustainable.
