Catherine Ashton Quotes
In the EU you have half a billion people who share a common belief in democracy, in rights, in the kind of economic life we want.
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You are dealing with people who have taken the responsibility of killing their own because they think that they are right, they think that they are serving the interests of their people. They not going to give that up easily, just because you've shown up.
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The name 'Charmageddon' actually comes from a social technique that I use. Which is, you know, literally obliterating people with charm so that you can get away with saying stuff that no one else could ever get away with, you know?
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In many parts of the world, more people have access to a mobile device than to a toilet or running water.
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I don't like getting people upset, so that's not my goal. But I like putting people in situations where how they respond says a lot about them.
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There are things that people say that hurt my feelings or whatever, especially with social media right now. It can be the most amazing thing, and it can also be the most negative and detrimental thing.
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Music is really something that makes people whole.
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Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.
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Red carpets and dressing up are a part of work that I enjoy less than some people.
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If the first bite is with the eye and the second with the nose, some people will never take that third, actual bite if the food in question smells too fishy, fermented or cheesy.
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People always say there's no such thing as bad publicity, and you always think they're right, because it seems self-evident: nobody's going to buy a magazine that nobody ever talks about, so people should want to buy a magazine that everybody's talking about.
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Jewelry and pins have been worn throughout history as symbols of power, sending messages. Interestingly enough, it was mostly men who wore the jewelry in various times, and obviously crowns were part of signals that were being sent throughout history by people of rank.
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I grew up in Haughton, Louisiana. I go to my white grandparents' house, and then I cross the railroad tracks and hang out with my black grandma. We have English teachers on my white side. My grandpa is a principal. And then you go to the other side, and people have been in jail.
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I know that people can live celibate lives. I did it myself for many years.
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My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people.
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With the people, for the people, by the people. I crack up when I hear it; I say, with the handful, for the handful, by the handful, cause that's what really happens.
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People who create 20% of the results will begin believing they deserve 80% of the rewards.
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The advent of the digital age and the immediacy and convenience of digital video and photography allows people to become an integral part of the feedback loop which actively shapes the content we are fed.
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There just is exponentially more money in the movie business than in the music business. As a result there are more people involved in the creative process.
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If Britain is to have a stable, affordable pension system, people need to work longer, but we will reward their hard work with a decent state pension that will enable them to enjoy quality of life in their retirement.
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The secret of the difficulties of those people who make a great deal of money, and yet are always in want of it, is this-they throw it away as soon as they get it on the first whim or extravagance that strikes them, and have nothing left to meet ordinary expenses or discharge old debts.
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I wish we could have acted quicker on Detroit or other failing schools.
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The United States faces structural employment problems because of the long-term effects of globalization and technology. This was only exacerbated by the Great Recession.
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Once you get older, people stop listening to what you say. It's very agreeable once you get used to it.
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In the EU you have half a billion people who share a common belief in democracy, in rights, in the kind of economic life we want.
