Barack Obama Quotes
The old rules may say we can’t protect our environment and promote economic growth at the same time, but in America, we’ve always used new technologies - we’ve used science; we’ve used research and development and discovery to make the old rules obsolete.Barack Obama
Quotes to Explore
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We are asleep with compasses in our hands.
W. S. Merwin -
Each of our 900 shows so far was different - maybe that's what makes the fans come back to our gigs time and again. And that they're always part of the show. Phish concerts are a communal experience.
Page McConnell -
One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -
A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
Man Ray -
There is racism all over the United States. Most Southerners I know, we definitely find ourselves defending our heritage.
Octavia Spencer -
Enjoy every sandwich.
Warren Zevon
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If I wanted to do clothes or if I wanted to make a building or design a choreography, you are able to do that - they are all under a similar kind of design umbrella.
Zaha Hadid -
Historically, the notes of scale systems anywhere have been based on these pure harmonics.
Lara St. John -
Any personal crisis - you have to use it to get stronger.
Carlos Slim -
As I understand, the role of the federal judiciary, the role of our court system, is to provide justice.
Ted Deutch -
Most pitchers fear losing their fastball, but since I don't have one, I have nothing to fear but fear itself.
Dan Quisenberry -
That's the thing with sci-fi and action roles. You have to play the danger as real. If you don't, you end up with egg on your face. You have to commit. You can't think about how stupid it might look without the special effects.
Victoria Pratt
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My personal trainer is an ex-dancer so we do a lot of ballet and jazz.
Rachel Stevens -
When I hear people debate the ROI of social media? It makes me remember why so many business fail. Most businesses are not playing the marathon. They're playing the sprint. They're not worried about lifetime value and retention. They're worried about short-term goals.
Gary Vaynerchuk -
Gender equality and women's empowerment have been a top priority for me from day one as Secretary-General. And I am committed to making sure that the U.N. leads by example.
Ban Ki-moon -
Cancer is a scary thing and you have to deal with it seriously.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -
I prefer the old masters, by which I mean John Ford, John Ford, and John Ford.
Orson Welles -
When I was a kid, I wanted to be serious, like Daniel Day-Lewis. No one really dreams of being a comic actor, do they? Now I realise how stupid that is - and it's because comic acting isn't taken seriously enough. It's a discipline. You know instantly - either you're funny and getting the laughs, or you're not.
Chris O'Dowd
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Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.
E. B. White -
A curious paradox: people have only the narrowest private interest in mind when they act, yet they are at the same time more than ever determined in their behavior by the instincts of the mass. ... The diversity of individual goals is immaterial in face of the identity of the determining forces.
Walter Benjamin -
There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded.
Princess Diana -
Montaigne puts not self-satisfied understanding but a consciousness astonished at itself at the core of human existence.
Maurice Merleau-Ponty -
The old rules may say we can’t protect our environment and promote economic growth at the same time, but in America, we’ve always used new technologies - we’ve used science; we’ve used research and development and discovery to make the old rules obsolete.
Barack Obama