Joel A. Barker Quotes

The invention of the micro-loan was a big surprise to me. Who would have guessed loans of less than $20 made to poor people in undeveloped countries could create thriving local economies? And, even more surprisingly, that they more reliably pay off their debts than the wealthy of the world.

Joel A. Barker

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I started writing probably around when I was 15, because that's when I picked up the guitar. That was also around the same time when I began to create my own music, and everything really just clicked for me, and I knew this was what I was going to do.

Megan Nicole

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As any Brit will understand, things get a little easier when you don't have to be number one any more. Really, the fall of an empire is not as bad as everyone thinks. It's like retirement. People fear retirement, but it can turn out be rather pleasant.

John Oliver

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I am classified as an idol in Hong Kong and in Asia.

Andy Lau

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I'll spend whatever it takes to get my message out and to be competitive with these career politicians. I'm not going to take a penny of special interest money.

Jeff Greene

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You don't really know much until you get to be 70.

Sloan Wilson

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Buy the best you can find or afford and don't over manipulate it. If I cook a scallop, the best praise you can give me is that it tastes like a scallop.

Tom Colicchio

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I like to think we're all the sum of our experiences, so no one has my perspective.

Ronny Chieng

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It is never too early to encourage long-term savings.

Ron Lewis

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I wish that I had been in 'School of Rock' because, when I was younger, that movie was the movie. It really made me want to be an actor - that's so cheesy. But I remember seeing it when I was little and loving it so much, being like, 'I wish that I was in that.'

Miles Heizer

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It's very lonely bringing up a child on your own.

Diane Abbott

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I know exactly where I've come from, I know exactly who my mum and dad are.

Christopher Eccleston

KnowWhereComeWhoExactlyMum

I was seeing people of color growing up in my media. I was seeing them in positions of power.

Winston Duke

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