Alek Wek Quotes
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For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.
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All dictators, the rich and famous, to the lowest security guard who holds a gun, easily forget that power is transitory.
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Silence is also conversation.
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GM has never been about feeding the world or tackling environmental problems. It is and has always been about control of the global food economy by a tiny handful of giant corporations. It's not wicked to question that process. It is wicked not to.
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Capital is reckless of the health or length of life of the laborer, unless under compulsion from society.
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If you are a kid, reading is really important stuff.
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Everything I make starts very personally.
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Through the years, I have so many wonderful memories of playing with the Red Wings: winning four Stanley Cups, scoring big goals, going into battle every night side by side with my teammates, playing with every ounce of effort I could muster.
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I have been immeasurably honored to serve the people of Maine for nearly 40 years in public office and for the past 17 years in the United States Senate. It was incredibly difficult to decide that I would not seek a fourth term in the Senate.
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People can defame anyone they like, people can write anything they like. But non-accountability is a part of modern Indian culture.
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The ad in the paper said 'Big Sale. Last Week.' Why advertise? I already missed it. They're just rubbing it in.
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I think we could all do better sometimes of not overextending ourselves as much.
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We've been in the same house since 1960, so we've been here for 45 years now.
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My sincere hope is that 'The Da Vinci Code,' in addition to entertaining people, will serve as an open door to begin their own explorations.
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My philosophy: find what it is you want to say, walk in the room, say it, and get the hell out.
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Now, I don't mind making fun of those preachers who steal money from people, they kind of deserve it.
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There’s a big difference between keeping the peace, which is something folks do pretty well themselves, and enforcing the law, which is another thing altogether.
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Deute den lieblichen Schein und mache Ernst aus dem Spiel, so wirst du das Centrum fassen und die verehrte Kunst in höherm Lichte wieder finden.
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The American people expect and deserve a government that works and leaders who work together.
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I don't have a go-to move, man; I just rush.
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In the last 20 years of collecting contemporary African art, I have been bombarded by incredible shapes and colors that I now want to translate into clothes.
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My mom choreographed the top Olympians; she's really the queen of ice in her world, so I kind of get my directorial bug from her because she's really good at telling people what to do!
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I'm comfortable around girls because I grew up with two sisters and a single mom. I feel very lucky for all they have taught me. They tell me to be myself, have fun, and focus on eye expressions.
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For me, you have to have some kind of modesty.
