Chung Mong-joon Quotes
My vision is to make Seoul the center of East Asia in terms of economy, culture and tourism.
Quotes to Explore
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Listen: our culture is saturated with irony whether we know it or not.
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I suffered from 'No one will ever fancy me!' syndrome, well into my teens. Even now I do not consider myself to be some kind of great, sexy beauty. Absolutely not.
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As much as possible, location-specific information should not be collected in the first place, or not in personally identifiable form.
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I really want to have actors contribute their own ideas, with phrasings and ideas on all levels.
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The mistake of the West was to put the Sauds on the throne of Saudi Arabia and give them control of the world's oil fortune, which they then used to propagate Wahhabi Islam.
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Over the years, humans have managed to incorporate nearly every element, light and weighty, common and obscure, into our daily lives. And given how small atoms are and how many of them there are all around us, it's almost certain that your body has at least brushed against an atom of every single natural element on the periodic table.
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I hope to get out before they start football next year.
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Don't be afraid in nature: one must be bold, at the risk of having been deceived and making mistakes.
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Anytime I'm involved with anything that's well-received, it's a surprise to me.
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I live in New York. I don't really particularly want to move to LA.
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The only people playing the roles of classic rock stars are hip-hop artists, now. Kanye's stage persona, and the way he approaches making albums, and the way he wants to be better than everyone else? That's reminiscent of Freddie Mercury. That's reminiscent of the Beatles.
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I love dressing up for events; to me it's almost like wearing a costume for the evening.
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There was an ingredient used in perfumes and remedies in the Middle Ages called 'momie' that is certainly one of the most fascinating I've come across.
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I feel crazy that me sticking with my dreams actually worked. It's wild and incredible.
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Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
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The train system in India is chaotic and fun - it's the best way to see the landscape. Being in with all the families and also being the odd animal is a colourful experience you'll never forget.
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It's a place where I could do something on a weekly basis and see if I like it.
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I tried to bake a cake for my mother's birthday - it took me four hours. It was terrible, and I cried for three days.
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I decided that not talking is like a litmus test for a real friend. You can just sit there and be. Not always be filling up the air with words
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Truth is life's most precious commodity.
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Music is more like water than a rhinoceros. It doesn't charge madly down one path. It runs away in every direction.
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Whatever you say about popular culture, people like people who know things, who are experts, and it doesn't particularly matter what they look like.
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Culture, as Indian people understood it, was basically a lifestyle by which a people acted. It was self-expression, but not a conscious self-expression. Rather, it was an expression of the essence of a people.
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My vision is to make Seoul the center of East Asia in terms of economy, culture and tourism.
