Michael Ignatieff Quotes

I went into politics thinking that, if I made arguments in good faith, I'd get a hearing. It's a reasonable assumption, but it's wrong. In five and a half years in politics up north, no one really bothered to criticize my ideas, such as they were. It was never my message that was the issue. It was always the messenger.

Michael Ignatieff

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GoodFaithPoliticsIdeasThinking

I'm embarrassed that people will know that I can't ride a bicycle. For years, I have been feigning bad ankles and saying I wasn't in the mood for a bike ride.

Jill Soloway

RideBikePeopleSayingBicycleBad

For actors, you've gotta sometimes fill in your backstory.

Anna Gunn

YouSometimesYourFillGotta

After 9/11, new security measures not only added longer lines and earlier check-ins, but took away our privilege of carrying knitting needles or our favorite moisturizer on board with us. Although we want to be safe when we fly, in some ways it all just adds to the misery of our experience.

Ann Hood

ExperienceFlySecurityNewWantUs

Pop culture is a huge strategy for WWE: our storylines are reflective of what's happening in the world and what's popular.

Stephanie McMahon

CultureWorldStrategyPop Culture

Being able to take care of myself is something that my mom really instilled in me.

Stevie Nicks

MyselfMeMomCareTake CareTake

I've never liked playing golf. I prefer to be on the treadmill to keep in shape.

Robert Budi Hartono

GolfNeverShapePlayingKeepLiked

The United Nations has an irreplaceable role in dealing with global issues. While other international bodies play important roles, the U.N. is the only truly global arena where we can achieve results for the global good.

Miroslav Lajcak

GoodResultsPlayAchieveImportant

I'm interested in the lives of Americans for whom the ways this culture has tried to define itself - that is, self-esteem defined by material wealth - they have nothing to do with that.

Debra Granik

CultureWealthNothingSelf-Esteem

Familial love can find an echo in our own hearts just as it did in that of Charles Dickens.

Peter Ackroyd

LoveFindOwnEchoHeartsJust

I find that when I get on stage now, I don't want to perform a lot of my songs because they don't feel like me. So I want to make songs that are timeless.

Rihanna

MeFeelFindNowWantStage

It's doubtful that any fiction worth reading has been produced on a computer running Windows Vista.

Lynn Coady

ReadingWorthWindowsFictionBeen

South Koreans who have seen and praised the mass games should remember the hardship of tearful children. Teachers drive them hard with curses and orders to repeat and repeat. When the children return home in the evening, they can hardly walk.

Kim Il-sung

HomeChildrenWalkDriveEvening

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