Ingrid Betancourt Quotes
We're humans. Why always turn human attitude into political behaviours? I hate that.
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The best relationship is one that does not foster too much independence nor too much dependence, but exists in the healthy interdependence zone.
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I would wait in line for anything to do with 'Doctor Who.'
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I don't get controversial, I don't get political and I don't tell you what to do with your life. I just go out there and tell some stories, and people can relate.
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By the general process of epic poetry, I mean the way this form of art has constantly responded to the profound needs of the society in which it was made.
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Love should be an inspiration, not an obligation.
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On my 50th birthday in 2005, my discount-wielding AARP card came in the mail. I hurled it in the trash, put on something fabulous, and had a decadent meal. Just the thought of putting it in my wallet felt like a concession.
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Winning the peace is harder than winning the war.
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When I went to Juventus, I was young, but in training, I had legends like Fabio Cannavaro and Lilian Thuram marking me. I had to work hard to get my respect.
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I try to basically keep my opinions to myself when it comes to people who are charged with crimes that I don't know anything about.
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I'm a slow starter.
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Yves Saint Laurent was the first person who made me feel like a woman.
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I grew up in Pittsburgh, and regularly, my parents would take us to the Holiday House Supper Club to see acts like Nancy Wilson, Sarah Vaughn, Ben Vereen, Freda Payne, Stephanie Mills, and The Temptations, to name a few.
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I didn't really like reading much before I did 'The Golden Compass'. But then my teacher told me to read it. And I thought, 'Oh God, I'm going to have to read a whole book by myself!' It's not that I couldn't read, it's just that I didn't really like books very much. But the book that she lent me I really enjoyed.
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I'm a character actor, but I look like a leading man.
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We create success or failure on the course primarily by our thoughts.
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I think Russian people are learning that democracy is not an alien thing; it's not a western invention.
Garry Kasparov -
Perhaps the truest axiom in baseball is that the toughest thing to do is repeat.
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Nobody is impervious to misfortune.
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John Boehner was and is an unprincipled ward-heeler who simply couldn't weather the transition of the Republican Party from a corporatist party with a sizable conservative base to a purely conservative party.
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We've outsourced our memories to digital devices, and the result is that we no longer trust our memories. We see every small forgotten thing as evidence that they're failing us.
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No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.
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If you are satisfied, you will never see any more progress. One remains dissatisfied, but that doesn't mean that things are not happening.
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If one assumes a humble attitude, one's own good qualities will increase. Whereas if one is proud, one will become jealous of others, one will look down on others, and due to that there will be unhappiness in society.
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We're humans. Why always turn human attitude into political behaviours? I hate that.
