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 love London, I love the British people.
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I'm a national security liberal, which I tell people because it's meant to sound absurd.
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I got along with people very well at every job I had, people liked me and I liked them and I loved being on my feet.
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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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One of my personal plights in this business is about playing 'The Sassy Black Girl.'
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I'm Latin, for crying out loud - I can't hold anything back!
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Women don't want to win, they want a winner.
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For my wrap present, Colin Farrell gave me a first edition book. I got so involved with this character and I was so sad when the movie was over that when I got home and I tried to read the book I got really emotional and I started crying.
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A person with grace is somebody who's socially graceful or is a classy person, but sometimes you just feel the opposite of that, and you just feel like a jerk and a loser and a weirdo.
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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.
