Anthony Giddens Quotes
'Taking charge of one's life' involves risk, because it means confronting a diversity of open possibilities.
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I always thought George Bush was more oblivious than mean, but oblivious can quickly go to mean.
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I mean, there's no point in sittin' around and cryin' about spilt milk. Gotta move on.
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I think a lot of writers are tempted to add complexity by over-complicating things, but always remember that most natural rules/laws are, at their core, simple. Start simple, and build from there, or you risk getting yourself and your readers tangled.
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The women putting their lives at risk for our country deserve better than to be treated as second-class citizens.
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Humans have changed ecosystems more rapidly and extensively than in any comparable period of time in human history, largely to meet rapidly growing demands for food, fresh water, timber, fiber and fuel. This has resulted in a substantial and largely irreversible loss in the diversity of life on Earth.
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Diversity in the industry is very lacking, and equal opportunity comes very far and few between for people of color.
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Diversity and inclusion are always something industries should strive for.
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For this reason, the expansion of relations with all countries is on the agenda of the Islamic Republic of Iran. I mean balanced relationships, based on mutual respect and observation of each other's rights.
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I think the potential for the program at the risk of sounding self-serving is large, some would say even limitless, so I'm excited about it and I think it can even pass next year.
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I want to be helpful to the charities I support. I think you can dilute it, the more you do. You have to be a bit strong about what you do... otherwise, you risk spreading yourself a bit thin, and you can be less useful.
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'Are you sure,' she asked, 'that it is God whom you serve?' The Cardinal looked up, met her eyes and smiled very gently. 'That,' he said, 'that, Madame, is a risk which the artists and the priests of this world have to run!'
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'Above all there is our fixed joint determination to build a strong and united Fiji, rich in diversity and pampered with tolerance, goodwill and understanding.' (Attributed to Mara by his successor as President, Ratu Josefa Iloilo, 10 October 2005).
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Odds that you will die at some point in your life: 1 in 1. Thus, you might say the greatest, most significant, and universal risk factor in death is being born. This implies that it really isn't very helpful to approach the subject of risk by focusing on how we might die; rather, it's far wise to consider how we should live and what risk we will live with.
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Often the willingness to think differently about a problem and then risk sharing the idea with others certainly pay off.
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To us art is an adventure into an unknown world, which can be explored only by those willing to take the risk.
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Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. The study of this Book is forbidden. It is wise to destroy this copy after the first reading. Whosoever disregards this does so at his own risk and peril. These are most dire.
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There will always be a measure of calculated risk-taking in manufacturing fame, especially in a deeply divided political climate.
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I personally have said many times I'd be a hundred percent in equities. That fits my risk profile and my views of the world, though obviously it's not appropriate for everyone. Most investors need a more diversified portfolio.
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Getting anything off the ground is going to require a little bit of risk. That risk starts with sharing the idea.
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Because interrogations are intended to coerce confessions, interrogators feel themselves justified in using their coercive means. Consistency regarding the technique is not important; inducing anxiety and fear is the point.
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Even when early innovations start to succeed, it is not uncommon to see growing businesses sabotaged for threatening the status quo.
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'You don’t seem the superstitious type.''I’m not,' Ben said. 'I’m careful. There’s a difference.'
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Just as a tree, though cut down, can grow again and again if its roots are undamaged and strong, in the same way if the roots of craving are not wholly uprooted sorrows will come again and again.
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'Taking charge of one's life' involves risk, because it means confronting a diversity of open possibilities.
