Rafael Grossi (Rafael Mariano Grossi) Quotes
There have been certain issues, but we have been working reasonably well. Necessary precautions are imposed because of the situation but we are working.
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We do not celebrate people who have made success out of serious hard work.
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My parents never understood why I didn't want to be a doctor or lawyer. They're Cuban immigrants who wanted to give their children the American dream, and, to them, that was more of what 'the dream' entailed.
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I've got my ideal job. I like to sing, I like to dance, I like to bang drums and dress up, and someone pays me - it's incredible.
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I am always the one who is responsible for anything bad that happens in Indian cricket. Everything that happens is because of me.
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Pop culture, it's crazy. There's all this violence in video games. In 'Call of Duty,' people are literally just blowing other people up. Hey, let's protect your country from your couch while eating your sandwich.
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I have a saying. 'Never judge a book by its cover'. I say that because I don't even know who Ozzy is. I wake up a new person every day.
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Everyone should have a moment with Ron Howard in their life to give you faith in our industry.
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Some of the most amazing people I've met in life are cops.
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If I still lived in Russia, I'd be dead... or a really effective oligarch.
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GIS started on mainframe computers; we could get one map every five to 10 hours, and if we made a mistake, it could take longer. In the early '90s, when people started buying PCs, we migrated to desktop software.
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If there is one thing that the women and men of the late 20th century who have an awareness and enjoyment of history can be sure of, it is that Islam was not sent from Heaven to foster egotism and mediocrity.
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Hypocrisy is a detriment to progress. There's always a hidden agenda.
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You put a lot of pressure on your defenders to be able to hold the fort when you go forward.
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I think the reason Buddhism and Western psychology are so compatible is that Western psychology helps to identify the stories and the patterns in our personal lives, but what Buddhist awareness training does is it actually allows the person to develop skills to stay in what's going on.
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Be smarter than other people, just don't tell them so.
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We absolutely need to reform the Congressional budget-writing process.
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When I was publishing my first books, the previous generation of authors was fading away, so I was welcomed because I was a new author.
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Mike Judge usually receives underwhelming acclaim for his movies when they come out; it takes a while for people to catch up.
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White people on Facebook, I discovered by reading people's messages and walls, tended to lurk and judge.
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Conquer evil people by gentle kindness, and make zealous people wonder at your goodness. Put the lover of legality to shame by your compassion.
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How sweet, how passing sweet, is solitude! But grant me still a friend in my retreat, whom I may whisper, solitude is sweet.
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Civil confusions often spring from trifles but decide great issues.
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There have been certain issues, but we have been working reasonably well. Necessary precautions are imposed because of the situation but we are working.
