Kailash Satyarthi Quotes
I am thankful to the Nobel committee for recognising the plight of millions of children who are suffering in this modern age.
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TV presenting isn't the hardest job in the world, and I've done all right financially out of it.
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You don't have to be desperate. Never be desperate. That is my slogan.
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I've directed independent film.
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The first movie my dad ever showed me was 'Predator' – I was five. And I think the second one was 'Jaws.'
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My house looks like it was decorated by a 14-year old with a platinum American Express card.
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I was in a really crummy pop-punk band. I think we did a whole bunch of Blink-182 covers, and we were on the fringe of losers and jocks. So we invited all the cool kids to come watch us play in our bass player's brother's bedroom. And it was terrible, but everyone thought we were so cool.
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I haven't leaked anything to anybody. They are wrong!
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'Mean' is a song I wrote about somebody who wrote things that were so mean so many times that it would ruin my day. Then it would ruin the next day. And it would level me so many times, I just felt like I was being hit in the face every time this person would take to their computer.
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In high school, my English teacher Celeste McMenamin introduced me to the great novels and Shakespeare and taught me how to write. Essays, poetry, critical analysis. Writing is a skill that was painful then but a love of mine now.
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I have this really high priority on happiness and finding something to be happy about.
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You gotta take care of the people that are part of the foundation. If you don't, it crumbles.
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I don't think successful musicians were really put on this planet in order to have a great time, pat themselves on the back and say, 'Oh, what a clever boy I am!' I think that, like most artists, we were put on the planet to suffer just a little. And we do.
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The nearest approach I have ever seen to the symmetry of ancient sculpture was among the Arab tribes of Ethiopia. Our Saxon race can supply the athlete, but not the Apollo.
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The extras are a nice bonus feature, but the main incentive is the musical experience.
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I welcome the Democrats' ideas on Social Security. I think it is very important to make a bipartisan reform.
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My biggest asset is not cash - it's a large, growing, devout fanbase.
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I'd like to help educate kids about the Major Leagues - what to anticipate, what to expect, what they'll need to do to prepare themselves.
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Some struggle is healthy. If you can embrace it rather than be angry, you can use it as your pilot light.
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Good manners have much to do with the emotions. To make them ring true, one must feel them, not merely exhibit them.
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If you're going to invest in an Internet stock, you must be a long-term investor.
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In the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., "No lie will last forever." We have to work at removing lies from our own hearts. And on the national level, we do this not because we blame our country, but because we love it.
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A man who was fond of wine was offered some grapes at dessert after dinner. "Much obliged," said he, pushing the plate aside, "I am not accustomed to take my wine in pills."
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I think storytelling is all about children. We human beings love to hear stories being told - and it first happens when you're a kid.
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I am thankful to the Nobel committee for recognising the plight of millions of children who are suffering in this modern age.
