Angela Ruggiero Quotes
The more I've done work with the IOC the more I've come to realize I'm really excited about this, the work that I'm doing and the impact that I can have if I'm fully committed to it.
Quotes to Explore
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Best wine if you're stranded on a deserted island? 1982 Salon Champagne.
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I didn't choose to write a military man as much as Vince Haven chose me.
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Most of the important composers in our country are clustered in the Northeast.
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Denial of childhood and denial of freedom are the biggest sins which humankind has been committing and perpetuating for ages.
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I never got into politics for it to be a career. It doesn't take a lot of strength to hang on. It takes a lot of strength to let go.
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When a 300-pound person like me is playing, I'm supposed to drink at least a gallon of water a day.
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When people use their hurt and make a triumph in their song, that helps other people.
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Well, here's what I think. I mean, the people are saying, 'We don't want it,' and the Democrats are saying, 'We don't care. We're going to pass it anyway.' And so for the next three months, Washington will be consumed with the Democrats trying to jam this through in a very messy procedure an unpopular health care bill.
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I don't wear plaid shirts.
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I've really written my books for my husband and our family. They've brought us closer together by allowing us to discuss things that were unspoken for so long.
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There's a big difference between being privileged and being spoilt. My parents always said, 'Spoilt means ruined, and you're not ruined, just incredibly fortunate.'
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When your focus is social change and not financial change, why wouldn't you want to share that openly? Innovation only succeeds when it's shared.
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Some of my books sort of have a provocative take. Sometimes you find interesting things about characters that show they weren't necessarily the way people usually see them. It can make for lively conversations, but that's great. Spark a little controversy, get people to think about it. That's what it's all about.
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The world is a very abnormal place.
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I have always been interested in design, but in the beginning I didn't set out to make jewelry specifically.
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I don't talk about political matters. That's not my department.
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It is a sad but undeniable reality that people have died in the line of duty since the earliest days of the United Nations. The first was Ole Bakke, a Norwegian member of the United Nations guard detachment, shot and killed in Palestine in 1948. The toll since then has included colleagues at all levels.
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Let me just tell you how thrilling it really is, and how, what a challenge it is, because in 1988 the question is whether we're going forward to tomorrow or whether we're going to go past to the - to the back!
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If I'm not learning from something that I'm doing, then that means I've done it before. Do something different, even if it's within the same medium.
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I'm a genuine lover of music. I've always watched the Grammys from home.
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I know what a long shot race is like, and I'm willing to put the work in.
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Hard work and dedication is important to success, and I have those qualities.
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The point of my work is to show that culture and education aren't simply hobbies or minor influences. They are hugely important in the affirmation of differences between groups and social classes and in the reproduction of those differences.
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The more I've done work with the IOC the more I've come to realize I'm really excited about this, the work that I'm doing and the impact that I can have if I'm fully committed to it.
