Dambisa Moyo Quotes
I have dedicated many years to economic study, up to the Ph.D. level, to analyze and understand the inherent weaknesses of aid and why aid policies have consistently failed to deliver on economic growth and poverty alleviation.
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My father was a very gregarious, very open guy. So every weekend, the house was full of people.
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Most actors go, 'I read the script and fell in love with it'; I fall in love with the directors.
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Some of the furor that surrounded a Harry Potter publication was fun.
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You're creating new things in movies and people are going to steal them.
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The great thing about writing is that it has to work without that invisible layer of the reader's added knowledge.
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I have this kind of mild nice-guy exterior, but inside my heart is like a steel trap.
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On average, our corps members stay in the classroom for eight years. But again, given the systemic nature of educational inequity, we know it is vital that some of our alumni take their experience outside the classroom.
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Escapism makes a lot of intuitive sense - whisk people away from their cares with stories of a better life.
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I think, from the very beginning, I always knew that I needed to get out of Malaysia and do my thing somewhere else.
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He who improves an opportunity sows a seed which will yield fruit in opportunity for himself and others.
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Everybody sooner or later has to drop the luggage and the baggage of illusions.
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All human laws are, properly speaking, only declaratory; they have no power over the substance of original justice.
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Things derive their being and nature by mutual dependence and are nothing in themselves.
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I like the dark undertow of grime, and it gets me aggressive. You need that aggression.
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God isn't really interested in our batting averages.
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Yes, I would agree that America, just like Spain was in the 17th Century, is the main empire of the world and they are the ones who, on the surface, are the most pushy: pushing their language, pushing their culture - or what there is of it - pushing by force their system on others.
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If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect.
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It's hard because people often don't recognise shyness; they think it's just someone being rude. I have had to work to overcome that, especially if I'm meeting my readers at author events, because I don't want them to think I'm snooty or rude.
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We have a large amount of data that shows playing fast-paced games improves hand-eye co-ordination, the ability to focus on the task at hand, and your ability to make decisions, as gaming improves your brain's allocation of resources.
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The most common mistakes women make when applying makeup are not applying it in the proper light and not using their hands as blending tools.
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Prosecutors necessarily weigh a number of factors before bringing charges. There are obvious considerations, like the strength of the evidence, especially regarding intent. Responsible decisions also consider the context of a person's actions and how similar situations have been handled in the past.
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Believing is such a comfort that it's hard to give up a belief just because it isn't true.
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Why don't we face up to the fact that many of us in Silicon Valley are living lives that involve telling ourselves a lot of lies.
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I have dedicated many years to economic study, up to the Ph.D. level, to analyze and understand the inherent weaknesses of aid and why aid policies have consistently failed to deliver on economic growth and poverty alleviation.
