Ibrahim Babangida Quotes
Our approach to economic development must be modern, focused and in tune with the global trend.
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I'm usually late to the game on shows and watch them after they've aired. But I love 'House of Cards,' 'The Killing,' 'Orange Is the New Black,' loved 'True Detective,' and 'Arrested Development' when it was on. Also 'The Wire,' though I was way late to the game on that.
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The system of idolatry, invented by modern christianity, far surpasses in absurdity anything that we have ever heard of.
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Sport is an important part of the development of kids, and hence, it should be made a part of their curriculum.
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The rivalry between the Montague and the Capulet kids seems very modern to me. Juliet is a free spirit, full of untapped love and passion. I think a lot of girls can relate to her. And it's very relevant in terms of kids defying their parents.
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I also read modern novels - I have just had to read 60 as I am one of the judges for the Orange Fiction Prize.
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I am bullish on the global development. I am bullish on billions of people getting out of poverty.
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One cannot spend one's time in being modern when there are so many more important things to be.
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Artistic development made me who I am. Somebody took the time to help me find what it is that works for me as an entertainer and who I am as a music maker.
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I'm going to start these art museums that are basically converted homes, and I have one for modern art, and I have one for 19th century European art, and one for French impressionism. I've got Japanese.
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Modern society has evolved to the point where we counter the old-fashioned fatalism surrounding the word 'cancer' by embracing the idea of the Uber-mind - that our will possesses nearly supernatural powers.
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I need to make things mine. It annoys me to buy something that is imposed on me. When I have a suit made, I go to the Sicilian tailor Alessandro Martorana in Turin. I like shorter jacket sleeves and often fold the cuffs up. It's more modern that way.
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As I prepare for my second term as Secretary-General, I am thinking hard about how we can meet the expectations of the millions of people who see the U.N.'s blue flag as a banner of hope. We have to continue our life-saving work in peacekeeping, human rights, development and humanitarian relief.
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If you asked me to sing a modern song, I wouldn't be able to - I can't easily slip into that groove. But if it were a song by Nico or The Velvet Underground, fine.
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My next goal is for Shenzhen to become the model of environmentally-friendly and sustainable development.
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I am interested in classic building development, such as hotels and residential homes, rather than commercial properties.
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The Make in India campaign has taken off and is backed with skill development. It is going to open new vistas for employment for the youth.
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NEPA's common sense approach to foster discussion and collaboration about major development projects has worked well to protect our national treasures and resources.
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People want development. Not everyone knows what it means. Same as jobs. Not everyone knows what a job is, but people want jobs.
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One of my favorite modern American authors is Denis Johnson. I'm deeply inspired by all of his work - I rip him off constantly.
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In this office we do not have problems. We have interesting developments. We have challenges. If we absolute must we may, on occasion, have a slight difficulty. But under no circumstances whatsoever do we have problems.
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I really tried to push every genre that I could into this record. I wanted every song to have this feel, where as soon as the listener tunes in, they say "That's CoJo, that's Cody right there." That being said, it is a little different. There's Americana, there's Bluegrass, there's some rock, there's some really George Jones-style stuff on it, slow-style Ray Price country elements, there's some modern country, a little of this and a little of that. We tried to push a lot for show versatility, because I grew up with a lot of versatility in my music.
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The question wasn’t when things had changed. It was this: When had he decided to simply accept society’s rules, to play the game precisely as it had been laid out by those who already had power?
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Our approach to economic development must be modern, focused and in tune with the global trend.
