Jim Yong Kim Quotes

Institutionalized discrimination is bad for people and for societies. Widespread discrimination is also bad for economies. There is clear evidence that when societies enact laws that prevent productive people from fully participating in the workforce, economies suffer.

Jim Yong Kim

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PeopleDiscriminationBadWorkforce

We did great things when we were in Congress, and I want to continue work on the issues that matter to South Florida, because we deserve better.

Joe Garcia

WorkGreatBetterGreat ThingsWant

With crime fiction, you have to write a half-dozen before they catch on.

John Banville

YouCrimeWriteFictionCatch

I've spent most of my life trying to wear a persona that didn't quite fit and when I started writing books, it was like finally becoming the right person.

Meg Rosoff

LifeWritingRight PersonMy Life

One of the things about being a law student is that the academic discipline of law is very often removed from the practical reality of law. How to complain, who to complain to, and whether or not you even need to invoke the law is very different in the real world from how it's examined in the lecture theatre.

Robert Rinder

DisciplineLawTheatreWorldReality

I'm sick of all the hate and anger and stuff like that going on.

Rose Namajunas

HateAngerSickGoingLikeStuff

I've been reduced to drag.

Rupert Everett

DragBeenReduced

It's awfully hard to get into the head of a liberal. Instead of logic and reason, they are drawn to emotions and feelings.

Mike Gallagher

LogicFeelingsEmotionsHardReason

I'm open, and I'm out there, but I also enjoy being alone, relaxing.

Jazz Jennings

AloneBeing AloneEnjoyOpenOut

I don't trust people who are likable.

Claire Messud

TrustPeopleWhoLikable

I enjoy walking through Nolita and Chinatown, watching the people and the buildings, browsing through shops and stopping at little cafes for a cup of coffee or glass of wine.

Aslaug Magnusdottir

CoffeePeopleWineWalkingEnjoy

I would love to play Richard III.

Peter Dinklage

LovePlayWouldRichardIII

The death penalty issue is obviously a divisive one. But whether one is for or against, you can not deny the basic illogic - if we know the system is flawed, if we know there are innocent people on Death Row, then until the system is reformed, should we not abandon the death penalty to protect those who are innocent?

Richard LaGravenese

DeathPeopleYouInnocentKnow

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