Michael Ignatieff Quotes

The detention of Japanese Americans during World War II would qualify as an example of majoritarian tyranny and misuse of executive prerogative, driven by fear and racial bias.

Michael Ignatieff

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FearWarWorldTyrannyBiasRacial

People want their 15 minutes and are willing to do anything to get it.

Joe Rogan

PeopleWantAnythingGetWilling

Working on 'Skyfall' was the most enjoyable experience I've ever had on a movie, ever.

John Logan

ExperienceWorkingMostMovieEver

As complicated and complex and as difficult as we are, the unity of Europe is a pre-condition for a better organized world, and if the European Union would fail or decompose, or other members left, the U.S. would have a more difficult role to play in the world.

Jean-Claude Juncker

UnityWorldBetterComplicatedPlay

To understand how quickly we're cooking the planet, we need good data. To have good data, we need good satellites.

Jeff Goodell

GoodCookingDataUnderstandNeed

A horseman's head is in Athens, and his body is in London: Poseidon's torso is separated between Greece and the U.K. This means that they cannot be celebrated and appreciated as a whole in the country they came from.

Amal Clooney

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Theoretical physics is one of the few fields in which being disabled is no handicap - it is all in the mind.

Stephen Hawking

MindPhysicsFieldsBeingFewWhich

I don't know why people think I'm polished - I often leave the house with buttons missing and ladders in my tights.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

PeopleThinkHouseKnowWhyLeave

I loved the fact that if you put goods on the floor, you could watch them sell.

Mickey Drexler

LovedYouFloorWatchSellFact

You'll encounter difficulties at any job, and the best way for me to get through them is via endurance.

Liu Wen

BestJobMeYouEnduranceWay

You may be basing a portion of your self-worth on your bank account without even realizing it. Try to pinpoint the activities and qualities that, free of charge, fulfill you.

Jean Chatzky

FreeYouSelf-WorthTryBankMay

I've tried different things through the years to get some play on mainstream. I'll try to tailor-make it.

Dolly Parton

PlayTryYearsThroughThingsGet

A basic truth that the history of the creation of the transistor reveals is that the foundations of transistor electronics were created by making errors and following hunches that failed to give what was expected.

William Shockley

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