Alisher Usmanov Quotes
		
	 
	
		
	
	
	
		I have been very fortunate to be successful in business, and I believe that it is right that people who have this type of wealth should give something back into society.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Alisher Usmanov 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		I believe that architecture is fundamentally a public space where people can gather and communicate, think about the history, think about the lives of human beings, or the world. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Tadao Ando 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		One reason the United States is one of three countries in the world that do not have any form of paid maternity leave is that many American business leaders, like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, oppose any family-friendly policies. They scare people into thinking maternity leave will be a job killer. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Madeleine M. Kunin 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Don't get me wrong: there are some fantastic people who work at British Cycling who kept me together, who were there when I was struggling with it all. They were walking the same tightrope in many ways, because if you do speak up, your days are numbered. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Victoria Pendleton 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		AIDS is a horrible disease, and the people who catch it deserve compassion. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Sam Kinison 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I think, with 'Pride,' I always knew that was something amazing because of the people who were in it and the story and the way it was written and who was directing. Anyone in that cast knew it was special. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Faye Marsay 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I think that what's been holding composers back a great deal is that they feel they must have a new style every year. This, in my case, would be hopeless. In fact, it is said that I have no style at all, but that doesn't matter. I just go on doing, as they say, my thing. I believe this takes a certain courage. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Samuel Barber 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		My favorite Broadway show day-to-day, just for the experience, was 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.' The people were so much fun. It was a great show. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Barrett Foa 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Of all liars the most arrogant are biographers: those who would have us believe, having surveyed a few boxes full of letters, diaries, bank statements and photographs, that they can play at the recording angel and tell the whole truth about another human life. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				A. N. Wilson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I do get recognized, but I must say Edinburgh is a fantastic city to live if you're well-known. There is an innate respect for privacy in Edinburgh people, and I also think they're used to seeing me walking around, so I don't think I'm a very big deal. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Joanne Rowling 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Who has connections to Connecticut? That's where rich people go to live the rest of their life in the woods. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Patrice O'Neal 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Some people say I have attitude - maybe I do... but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does - that makes you a winner right there. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Venus Williams 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I don't like Los Angeles. The people are awful and terribly shallow, and everybody wants to be famous but nobody wants to play the game. I'm from New York. I will kill to get what I need. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Lady Gaga