Margaret Chan Quotes
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The new technologies that we see coming will have major benefits that will greatly alleviate human suffering.
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I don't want or need to gain respect with what I do off the court. I want respect for what I do on the court.
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The truth about people at every economic level of life is you get those who are kind and who are not, those who are greedy, whether they be rich or poor. That's a common thread through humanity on any street you go to.
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I've really been writing a lot of country songs. I used to get criticized for doing a 'Bump & Grind,' then turning around and doing a gospel song. But the truth is I'm glad I have a gift that allows me to switch lanes.
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I watch a lot of television. I always have.
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Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people.
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I am a control freak. I will admit that freely.
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Any time you have an injury, it's going to be tough.
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Yeah, I don't like, um, I'm not interested in rock 'n' roll piano. I find it a little grating.
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You need to impress me, outwit me, compete with me? Go ahead, knock yourself out, I have no problem with that at all.
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There are still so many movies made starring 50 men and one woman! A white male actor should never be allowed to complain about anything. Shut up and sit in the corner. I mean, seriously!
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The relationship between husband and wife should be one of closest friends.
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I was lucky. My parents and teachers provided me with a wonderful and secure childhood where I always knew I was loved, valued, and listened to.
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When people are poor, they find ways of making things taste like fish.
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Girls have an unfair advantage over men: if they can't get what they want by being smart, they can get it by being dumb.
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If you're in a conversation with me, the last thing I'll probably say when I'm walking away is, 'Thank you and sorry.'
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Fear obscures reason, intensifies emotions, and makes it easier for demagogic politicians to mobilize the public on behalf of the policies they want to pursue.
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I'm 80 years old, and I don't know what I'm going to be when I grow up.
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I do not begin my novel at the beginning, I do not reach chapter three before I reach chapter four, I do not go dutifully from one page to the next, in consecutive order; no, I pick out a bit here and a bit there, till I have filled all the gaps on paper. This is why I like writing my stories and novels on index cards, numbering them later when the whole set is complete. Every card is rewritten many times.
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It has to hurt Miami, as effective as the two back rotation was for them last year. Ronnie looked to be a guy who could handle more responsibility and now he'll have the chance. But it's such a shame. After all the work Ricky put in and all the work the Dolphins put into him, it's sad for a guy who seemed to have his act back together.
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You are you, and I am I, and if by chance we find each other, it's beautiful. If not, it can't be helped.
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So far there is no evidence for increased chance of human-to-human transmission.
