Margaret Chan Quotes
The multiple roles that women can play in a society if given the opportunity is really a tremendous asset.
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The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind.
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We got a chance to go and play in some places that the usual European tour by an American band didn't go to.
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I was never offended that people underestimated me because of my appearance or that they thought I was pretty and discouraged me from fighting because they didn't want me to risk hurting my looks.
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As a woman, I've learned that having a uniform of your staples or setting your look and saying what distinguishes you - like red lips or hair or whatever - leaves so much time for the rest of the day.
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During my theatre days, I was more comfortable doing comedy. It's such an irony. I have always played a buffoon on stage, and yet I don't have any comic role to my credit.
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Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.
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I don't have a caustic sense of humor. What I find funny, that humor comes from a much gentler place.
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Thirty was so strange for me. I've really had to come to terms with the fact that I am now a walking and talking adult.
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If observed facts of undoubted accuracy will not fit any of the alternatives it leaves open, the system itself is in need of reconstruction.
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The Rio Earth Summit in 1992 changed my life completely, turning me into an activist. From the air, you see things you can't see from the ground - you really understand the impact of man, even in a place you know well. My work is meant to convince people we can no longer live like this.
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I find it hard to act other than the way I feel.
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When I was in my late 30s, I lit a figure on fire on Baker Beach in San Francisco. It was me, a friend, and maybe eight people, tops. There wasn't any premeditation to it at all. It was really just a product of San Franciscan bohemian milieu.
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This Earth is our only home. Together, we must protect and cherish it.
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Even though the society that Marx foresaw is far from being an historical reality, Marxism has penetrated so deeply in history that we are all Marxists, one way or another, even unknowingly.
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Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.
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When I go home, I play with my baby dolls and strollers and diaper bags, and play with my sisters.
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One-sided national economic triumphs cannot be achieved in the increasingly interwoven global economy without precipitating calamitous consequences for everyone.
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Writing is the hardest way of earning a living, with the possible exception of wrestling alligators.
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Yes, because when you're in love, you are shy.
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I write to escape from my life. Writing about men separates 'me' from my work in a way that I find comforting.
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I don't believe in an outside agent that creates the world, then walks away. But I feel very strongly there is an intelligence at work in every flower, in every blade of grass, in every cell of my body. And it is that intelligence that, I wouldn't say created the universe. It is creating the universe. It's an ongoing process.
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For me, it's about surrounding myself with the best, most talented team out there, and not ever being afraid of being the worst guy in the room. It's ego-crushing, yeah. Every day is ego-crushing. But it keeps you sharper than you can imagine.
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The multiple roles that women can play in a society if given the opportunity is really a tremendous asset.
