Ursula von der Leyen Quotes
This WorldHealthDay we celebrate and honour healthcare workers, who are our first line of defence against the #coronavirus. Your work has been relentless, courageous and critical in saving lives. We want you to feel safe and stay well. For that you need protection.
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Let a hundred flowers bloom.
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In my opinion, all relationships between people have some sort of violence, and it is central.
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Widely distributed reports have noted in January 1968, Obama was registered as a Muslim at Jakarta's Roman Catholic Franciscus Assisi Primary School under the name Barry Soetoro.
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I always have bananas with me for energy.
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My experience is that's rare - that you have a script that is... what they call 'film-ready.'
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Customer expectations? Nonsense. No customer ever asked for the electric light, the pneumatic tire, the VCR, or the CD. All customer expectations are only what you and your competitor have led him to expect. He knows nothing else.
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Human writing reflects that of the universe; it is its translation, but also its metaphor: it says something totally different, and it says the same thing.
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Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep.
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I don't worry about whether I'm making a masterpiece, because I know that if you get just one of those in a lifetime, you should get down on your knees and say 'Thank you!'
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I would say that awards are for children. Because children need a tangible representation of their achievement. And as adults, you have to settle for the respect and admiration of your peers.
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I'm trying to have some longevity in this business. If that means not working for a while and just picking the right job, so be it.
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Fuseproject was founded in 1999, and the notion behind it, which is alive and kicking today, is fusing different disciplines. Our teams are absolutely incredible at their own discipline, but most importantly, they're incredible at partnering with each other.
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The pop musicians often leave meaning in the dust and substitute it for cartoons. The deeper artists - the grunge artists in the world and the emoticon people - tend to leave all of the happiness out of life like it just doesn't exist.
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I have an obsession with mortality. I saw a friend die when I was 18, and I can't get over it.
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I adore the designer B. Michael's curve-flattering gowns, but there is nothing better than jeans with a crisp white shirt.
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I don't smoke marijuana anymore. I don't drink. Marijuana is a handicap. So is alcohol. Alcohol is a terrible handicap. But in spite of being a handicap, it shouldn't be criminal.
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Anyone in public life who comes out, comes out primarily for themselves, and their life is immediately improved. That's what happened to me.
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I always feel that I compete with myself.
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As soon as you think you can do whatever you want and you have whatever great professional in the world waiting to work with you, then you are sunk.
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Everybody should have health care, on the one hand. But on the other hand, if you ask Americans, "Are you willing to pay for it?," they say no. So I've never been able to understand this contradiction.
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I am very lucky that I get to tell stories for a living. I love being able to grab people's attention, to keep them turning the pages, to make them stay awake all night.
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Let's say a Soviet exchange student back in the '70s would go back and tell the KGB about people and places and things that he'd seen and done and been involved with. This is not really espionage; there's no betrayal of trust.
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This WorldHealthDay we celebrate and honour healthcare workers, who are our first line of defence against the #coronavirus. Your work has been relentless, courageous and critical in saving lives. We want you to feel safe and stay well. For that you need protection.
