I don't know that anyone comes from a truly functional family.
Andie MacDowell
Recitation: by Male by Female
While all democratic systems are works in progress, ours started rather late and therefore has a longer distance to cover. But democratic transformation for us is not mimicking some facets of Western governance. The focus has been on building institutions of democratic governance.
Meles Zenawi
FocusProgressBuildingLateStarted
Once I really got into securities fraud prosecutions, I came to realize how central they were to the maintenance of a free market and how, in many ways, they are far more important to the welfare of our society than many of the more sensational criminal cases that one hears about.
Jed S. Rakoff
SocietyFreeImportantMoreFraud
No matter what's happening in my life, I can always get lost in the romances of my characters.
Amanda Seyfried
LifeMy LifeI CanLostMatterGet
I am the happiest Hispanic I've ever met. Truly.
Rita Moreno
I AmHispanicHappiestMetEverAm
For my diet, I choose mostly organic. But in general, I am a big believer in trying to strike a balance with everything.
Liya Kebede
BalanceI AmDietTryingChooseBig
The blue-collar is not supposed to read Horace, nor the farmer in his overalls Montale or Marvell. Nor, for that matter, is the politician expected to know by heart Gerard Manley Hopkins or Elizabeth Bishop. This is dumb as well as dangerous.
Joseph Brodsky
HeartFarmerDangerousDumbKnow
I think it's good for parents to be supportive, to motivate, and to somewhat nudge their kids because the majority of kids will want to quit something when it gets hard - that's just their nature. Children will normally take the easier road.
Dominique Dawes
NatureGoodChildrenParentsRoad
I was so much more insecure at 19. Thank God. It would be really cruel if there were a 19-year-old walking around with my confidence.
Diane Lane
ConfidenceGodThank GodWalking
I went to Wellesley College, and it was really hard for me to get a job after I graduated. I would go into places where I would not see any black people at all in Boston - like, zero. And then in publishing in New York City, it was pretty much the same. I knew that it wasn't about the value of my work.
Chirlane McCray
WorkJobValueNew YorkCollegeMe
The experience of pregnancy - it depends on your situation, but it can be quite isolating.
Cobie Smulders
ExperienceSituationPregnancyYour
I want to bring clean water to people who do not have it. What I'm trying to do now is think of ways to build a well-drilling machine that is low-cost so people in rural areas can afford it.
William Kamkwamba
WaterPeopleThinkTryingNowWant
Blockchain infiltration will be met with resistance because it is an extreme change.
William Mougayar
ChangeWillResistanceBlockchain
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