Barton Gellman Quotes
Rolf Ekeus, his appearance can deceive. He looks somewhere between an international diplomat and a mad professor. He's got that sort of shock of white hair and a slightly absent-minded way of speaking. But he's extremely sharp and very serious about power relationships.Barton Gellman
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Cuba needs a dose of perestroika.
Carlos Fuentes -
I was 21 in 1968, so I'm as much a child of the '60s as is possible to be. In those years the subject of religion had really almost disappeared; the idea that religion was going to be a major force in the life of our societies, in the West anyway, would have seemed absurd in 1968.
Salman Rushdie -
I love the 'Lost' ending. I stand by it, but there are a lot of people out there who hate it.
Damon Lindelof -
All I want is an education, and I am afraid of no one.
Malala Yousafzai -
History is the present. That's why every generation writes it anew. But what most people think of as history is its end product, myth.
E. L. Doctorow -
I hate thinking about clothes. I hate shopping.
Natalie Maines
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I write about wounds, the eternal treasons of life. It's not very funny, but it's sincere. My commitment is to sincerity.
Tahar Ben Jelloun -
I conveniently was not accepted to film school, which I applied to in 1987, and so I decided I would become a filmmaker instead of a student.
Ira Sachs -
If man makes himself a worm he must not complain when he is trodden on.
Immanuel Kant -
I like to smile. I smile even when I'm nervous since it calms me down and shows my friendliness.
Yani Tseng -
Patients are becoming aware that they're being taken for a ride by big pharma companies. They charge high prices and have never cared for India's healthcare. There are 23 million cases of cancer every year and India has a fair share of that.
Yusuf Hamied -
Everybody knew that I could type pretty well.
Jack Adams
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I'm aware that beyond my own need to find a personal balance, I should be sending a signal to society as women's minister about the importance of work-life balance.
Najat Vallaud-Belkacem -
All those who are around me are the bridge to my success, so they are all important.
Manny Pacquiao -
History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.
Abba Eban -
I think there are so many phenomenal runners. I grew up watching Cathy Freeman, Kelly Holmes, and Michael Johnson, so I'd say they are my favourites.
Laura Robson -
Most people would identify with the fact that we tend to be defined by the struggles we came through than by the successes. And certainly for me that's true.
Wendy Davis -
My parents realized the dangers of raising a daughter in a social, political, and legal climate that was growing increasingly oppressive toward women and girls. Although they fled to London when I was just three weeks old, the challenges facing women's rights in Iran became ingrained in my social consciousness.
Nazanin Boniadi
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I mistrust illuminations: what we take for a discovery is very often only a familiar thought that we have not recognized.
Jean-Paul Sartre -
If you want to have a big impact, government is the way to do it. Just think of the number of people you can touch.
Gina Raimondo -
I'm very, very serious - I'm serious enough not to take myself too seriously. That means I can be completely wedded to the moment. But when I leave that moment, I want to be completely wedded to the next moment.
Maya Angelou -
I try not to punish the audience by making them listen to too much acoustic guitar.
Kaki King -
It's upsetting to me that you have to be a millionaire to invest in your friend's start-up.
Fred Wilson -
Rolf Ekeus, his appearance can deceive. He looks somewhere between an international diplomat and a mad professor. He's got that sort of shock of white hair and a slightly absent-minded way of speaking. But he's extremely sharp and very serious about power relationships.
Barton Gellman