William Greider Quotes

In its present terms, the global system values property over human life.

William Greider

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• It is shallow people who think beauty is frivolous or excessive. If you are bringing beauty and god, you are enriching the country. Rice feeds the body, books feed the mind, beauty feeds the soul. It is one thing I can really be proud of and stand tall in the world.

  

  Imelda Marcos
  • People
  • World
  • God

• We have been given a role to play. We have been asked to provide, to give lectures on the role of Islamic development and the way we do it here, so the people who are Muslims there would understand what the role of Islam is.

  

  Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
  • People
  • Development
  • Islamic

• I do hot yoga and TRX, a kind of suspension training.

  

  Yami Gautam
  • Kind
  • Training
  • Yoga

• It's different from Liverpool. Boston seems to be a friendly place.

  

  Ian Rush
  • Different
  • Place
  • Boston

• When I was younger, I wanted to marry early, like at 23. Year by year, I found things I wanted to do, and the thought of marriage disappeared. But I don't want to marry too late. Around 31?

  

  Park Shin-hye
  • Marriage
  • Thought
  • Year

• If you look at the very best presidents, the most effective presidents, they were always decent salespeople. Ronald Reagan was an extremely effective salesman, very tuned to the people he was selling to, very clear in what he was selling, very resilient and buoyant.

  

  Dan Pink
  • People
  • Best
  • Look

• The reason that the all-American boy prefers beauty to brains is that he can see better than he can think.

  

  Farrah Fawcett
  • American
  • Think
  • Boy

• Doing stunt work is risky, but it's something I enjoy.

  

  Verne Troyer
  • Work
  • Enjoy
  • Doing

• You have to respect your audience. Without them, you're essentially standing alone, singing to yourself.

  

  K. D. Lang
  • Respect
  • Alone
  • Singing

• I need one psychological expert to help me concentrate.

  

  Dana Hussein
  • Help
  • Me
  • Psychological

• I'm tempted by everything. My husband makes fun of me because every day it's a new food that I love. I have a weakness for butterscotch pudding, ice cream in any flavor and dark chocolate, although that's one thing I do keep in my house - 70% dark chocolate.

  

  Gail Simmons
  • Love
  • Fun
  • House

• I wanted to get a cropped hairdo, but Sreenu Vaitla loves my look in 'Chiruta,' so he suggested that I keep the long hair.

  

  Ram Charan
  • Long
  • Hair
  • Look

• 'SNL' doesn't have a traditional writer's room. On Monday, there's the pitch meeting with the guest, and I played that like it was stand-up.

  

  Hannibal Buress
  • Up
  • Writer
  • Monday

• I wouldn't do a film like 'The Dirty Picture.' I have a husband and kids, and I won't be able to do justice to such a role. You need a certain mentality and ease to carry such a character.

  

  Kajol
  • Character
  • Kids
  • Justice

• On September 11 last year international terrorism entered a new dimension.

  

  Otto Schily
  • Year
  • September
  • Terrorism

• The strength of British theatre should be that these actors in their middle years know what they're doing and are good at it. Not rich, not famous, but making a living.

  

  Ian Mckellen
  • Good
  • Famous
  • Theatre

• Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you.

  

  Randy Pausch
  • People
  • Long
  • Surprise

• In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

  

  Oscar Wilde
  • Opinion
  • Matters
  • Insane

• I hated high school. Ugh. I couldn't wait until it was over so I could sleep in. In college, I made sure all my classes were in the afternoon. I hated getting up in the morning.

  

  Mario Cantone
  • Up
  • School
  • High

• I am sorry too," said Lupin. "Sorry I will never know [my son]... but he will know why I died and I hope he will understand I was trying to make a world in which he could live a happier life.

  

  Joanne Rowling
  • Life
  • World
  • Live

• We who have been true readers all our life fully realize the enormous of our being which we owe to authors.

  

  C. S. Lewis
  • Life
  • True
  • Realizing

• I think my biggest fear is trying to communicate in Spanish with someone I don't know and them laughing at me or thinking it's awful, but for the most part, people I've encountered just see that I'm trying, and they're helpful. It's helpful to me to communicate with people.

  

  Megan Nicole
  • People
  • Thinking
  • Trying

• In our advanced technological age, most people deny the possibility of miracles.... Miracles don't happen, we are told, because they contravene the laws of nature and worse, they sound religious! Yet we live and move in a sea of miracle.

  

  James Brown
  • People
  • Live
  • Nature

• In its present terms, the global system values property over human life.

  

  William Greider
  • Life
  • Values
  • Term