Wangari Maathai Quotes
When you think of all the conflicts we have - whether those conflicts are local, whether they are regional or global - these conflicts are often over the management, the distribution of resources. If these resources are very valuable, if these resources are scarce, if these resources are degraded, there is going to be competition.
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First of all, I'd like to say here the fact that I'm not naturally a craftsman has made me work very hard.
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I know I was a great friend to Tiger Woods. But when you have a relationship that's involves business and friendship - and the business part comes to an end - things always get a little blurry.
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Who cares and remembers if my last film was a success? I need to work harder.
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The World Bank can only survive if it's spending money.
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If I'm coming in at 4:00 in the morning and my kids have been in bed since 8:00, 9:00, that's not setting a good example. The responsibility that I have kids inside my household has made me realize now that I have to be an example.
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Like many people in Britain, I have an affectionate respect for the Queen, and am surprised that I should be having such republican thoughts.
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I worry about people who sell out to chase fame because when they get it, it might not be so satisfying.
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Kids in a home with grandparents are healthier.
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The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.
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I think authors can get into trouble viewing the subject matter as their turf.
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I don't care about how much other actors get.
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Such is the state of life, that none are happy but by the anticipation of change: the change itself is nothing; when we have made it, the next wish is to change again.
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There was a time when caddies couldn't wear shorts.
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I studied the lives of jazz singers who would tour Europe, and... what I learned was life was big ride for them. They'd seen the dark side of humanity... but touring the world playing jazz, it was a truly carefree way of living. A great escapism, if you like.
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I think we all carry the seeds of our own destruction. You really have to be aware that just because something is good, it doesn't mean it's not going to trigger a self-destructive impulse.
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I just knew how to do the one thing I did, and whether I did it well or not depended on who the director was.
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I can't think of anything worse than trying to schmooze someone with the idea that you're an actor.
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My characters hope for better lives.
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I've always been interested in strange foods, coming from all different places.
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If you're keeping yourself in the bubble and only looking at your own data or only watching the TV that fits your agenda then it gets boring.
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The lurking suspicion that something could be simplified is the world's richest source of rewarding challenges.
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Marriage is another trap. If you are someone who likes independence, it's another stamp against that. And you have to swear to fidelity.
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Hope is like one of those orchids that grows around toxic waste: lovely in itself - and an assertion, if you like, of indefatigable good - but a sure sign that something nasty lies underneath.
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When you think of all the conflicts we have - whether those conflicts are local, whether they are regional or global - these conflicts are often over the management, the distribution of resources. If these resources are very valuable, if these resources are scarce, if these resources are degraded, there is going to be competition.
