Jimmy Carter Quotes
No matter where you go in the world in any country in Africa or Latin America and other place, you will find that China is very deeply involved in the affairs of that country.
Quotes to Explore
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Sometimes people fear the truth. They'd rather not speak to you than know what you really think.
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Imagine a world in which no writer has written a literary novel in sixty years. Imagine a place where not a single person has read a book that is truly about the character at its center.
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My work... is my legacy.
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I don't get irrational about it, but I do have a deeply-rooted competitive spirit. Not necessarily towards other people, but towards any obstacle that I set for myself.
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I am very proud of the fact that I get to go out there every day and train in order to represent the Mexican people, and I can only hope they look up to me in a similar fashion.
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You can never guess or assume what anyone is going to think.
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I really value words. I really try to illustrate and let people draw their own conclusions.
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I don't speak Spanish, I speak a little of Italian but no Spanish.
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Writing can't be too calculated. My best writing is when I set it aside, move on. It's not when I'm crafting a sentence, thinking about what word should follow another.
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I'm so motivated to collaborate with people and help them realize the kind of collective vision.
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I never ever paid attention to any election.
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When Nike says, just do it, that's a message of empowerment. Why aren't the rest of us speaking to young people in a voice of inspiration?
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To be with old friends is very warming and comforting.
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When I was young, I had this contrarian thing, and my music for a long time was an extension of that. I didn't want to entertain people; I had too much vanity to be an entertainer. I think that some layers of vanity came off.
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I just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing.
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I think the first thing you should know is that nobody in country music 'made it' the same way. It's all different. There's no blueprint for success, and sometimes you just have to work at it.
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At 18, I wanted to work with the creme de la creme because I thought that was the only way to be successful. But I don't think any A-lister has done as many B-grade films as I have.
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The best physicians are Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet, and Dr. Merryman.
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If you cage a wild thing, you can be sure it will die, but if you let it run free, nine times out of ten it will run back home.
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Know yourself -- and know your audience.
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With age comes wisdom, but sometimes age comes alone.
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Africa is the one continent where you still have a lot more young people than old people. So making sure they're healthy, good nutrition, good education. That'll be important for the world.
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To become an academic expert takes years of studying. Academic experts are experts in how and what others have done. They use case studies and observation to understand a subject.
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No matter where you go in the world in any country in Africa or Latin America and other place, you will find that China is very deeply involved in the affairs of that country.
