Margaret Chan Quotes
The possible impact of the virus [Zika] an extraordinary event and a public health threat to other parts of the world.
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The Afghans themselves say that if you put two Afghans in a room, you get three factions.
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Awards don't really mean much.
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If you're in a dark place, you're there for a reason. And the only way to get through to those kids or to other people going through the same thing is really to meet them in that dark place and then slowly bring them to the light.
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I'll tell you, in my life I've never once have seen a Hispanic panhandler, because in our community, it would be viewed as shameful to be out on the street begging. Those are all conservative values - faith, family, hard work, responsibility.
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My main concern with the condition of mathematics in high school is that there's a lot of fear involved! Math is not, generally speaking, presented in a fun way. The concepts, as I see them, are fun, and that's the way I'd like to convey them myself.
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I can't bear to see myself even in movies. The feeling is complex. I can't stand the sight of myself.
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More than anything, I think as our country matures, we recognize that women deserve to be treated with respect and dignity.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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For the record, I have long suspected that my favorite book is actually 'Charlotte's Web.'
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Our approach to banking is very different from the traditional banks or even some of the new banks. We do not necessarily go out and write single-cheque, large-ticket loans.
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I have been afraid of guns, I have sworn I would never use a gun on another person and so did not need one, and I have wanted to deny the existence of evil.
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A filial son to his father can be a traitorous subject to his ruler.
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One thing any DJ needs in his crate, especially at a barbecue, is a selection of 15-minute-plus jams.
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If I am not right for something there are many talented actors out there that will get it.
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It is impossible to imagine Goethe or Beethoven being good at billiards or golf.
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President Bush's emergency declaration for the State of Texas is great news for the people and communities that have experienced the devastating wildfires firsthand. Already, communities have rallied to help neighbors in need.
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French men can be very tough too, you know... Real bad boys move in silence, as we know, so you don't have to be loud and muscular to be scary, actually.
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For me, acting is a long-term thing. I'm not in a hurry to make it. I have no desire to explode onto the film industry. I still want to be acting when I'm 60.
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It is hard as an American to support the failure of American military operations in Iraq. Such failure will bring with it the death and wounding of many American service members, and many more Iraqis.
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I get irritated with the world. I get irritated with politicians. I get very irritated with governments and with corporations, but in terms of imagination - my imagination is always fertile. I'm either thinking of my own things or constantly engaged by the things that other people do.
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What is the world, O soldiers? It is I, I, this incessant snow, This northern sky.
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I've been in the art world for many years. But the sad fact is that most writers are visually prepubescent. Generally speaking, the literary world is provincial when it comes to matters of art. And it always has been.
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For hard it is to keep from being King When it's in you and in the situation.
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The possible impact of the virus [Zika] an extraordinary event and a public health threat to other parts of the world.
