Dalian Atkinson Quotes
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When foreign assistance has a clear mission, buy-in from the aid-recipient country, and explicit metrics for implementation, the United States will be able to transition aid-recipient nations into strong trading partners. One of the greatest examples of this successful transition is South Korea.
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It's nice to get any awards, whether it's lifetime achievement or the Keith Richards award for being alive one more year.
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I've had an extraordinary life as a dancer. You tour the world, you see all the great capitals of the world, the beautiful old opera houses all over Europe - you go everywhere. As a teenager, I would always say, 'I can't believe this is happening to little me,' because it was always a dream to dance.
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The time is right for electric cars - in fact the time is critical.
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There are certain things women are better at than men.
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I applaud anything that can take a kid away from a PlayStation or a Gameboy. That is a miracle in itself.
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I was a 'Duck Hunt' and 'Mario' guy, and stuff like that. I was never technologically driven. I never had all the cool, new toys. I was the youngest child, I wasn't the only child, so I wasn't spoiled as a kid. And, we were on the farm, so we didn't have a lot. Also, with computers, I'm not very good with them. I just check my email.
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I have an appreciation for everywhere I've been so far.
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I've always wanted to work with Paul Newman. I had a couple opportunities in the past, and I didn't take advantage of it, so it was really fun to be working with him.
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When you fail you learn from the mistakes you made and it motivates you to work even harder.
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Who is most deserving of all of the money that I, Zlatan, am paid? The answer is Zlatan.
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Prayer is aligning ourselves with the purposes of God.
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I'm lucky to have a wife and a child that keep me grounded.
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The dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book.
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I'm so proud of Maryland's firefighters, risking their lives to protect others, but we need to protect our protectors with the best equipment training and resources.
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The most significant indicator that there is no disaster in Iraq is the fact that there is no exodus.
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They have all different names for music. I think the music I'm going to change the style with is going to be really, really big-years and years after I'm gone.
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Art never improves, but... the material of art is never quite the same.
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'Is it my fault?' Joe said. 'Did I make that quarter you gave me obsolete?' He felt anger.'In some weird way,' Al said, 'yes, it is your fault. But I don’t know how. Maybe one day I’ll figure it out.'
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I learned in business that you had to be very careful when you told somebody that's working for you to do something, because the chances were very high he'd do it. In government, you don't have to worry about that.
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Books make us feel alive, and though we obviously won’t live forever, they make us feel as if we might.
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I've created several musical trends, really. That's not because I'm so far out and fabulous. It's because most bands have no ideas of their own. They're so desperate they'll grab at any old straw.
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If I was still at Ipswich, I wouldn't be where I am today.
