We are prepared for insults, but compliments leave us baffled.
Mason Cooley
Recitation: by Male by Female
I was blessed with a birth and a death, and I guess I just want some say in between.
Ani DiFranco
DeathBlessedSayWantBirthJust
I voted against Donald Trump for every American who looks and sounds like me. Because we love this country. We are proud of this country. We stand as equals in the United States of America.
Ana Navarro
LoveMeProudStandAmericanLooks
India's sprawling subcontinent can never become a plus-size Singapore. But perhaps we can weave together an urban web that is the equivalent of a thousand Singapores.
Anand Mahindra
TogetherIndiaBecomeNeverUrban
As a country with experience of coping with earthquakes, tsunamis and other natural disasters, Japan believes in emphasizing the mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction. We therefore prioritize investment in disaster prevention and post-disaster improvements under a policy of Build Back Better (BBB).
Shinzo Abe
ExperienceBetterPreventionBack
Most organizations don't fall apart as a result of one big blow. Most relationships don't end because of one grand argument. Most lives don't fall to pieces due to one sad event. No, I suggest to you that sustained failure happens as the consequence of small, daily acts of neglect that stack up over time to lead to a blow up - and break down.
Robin S. Sharma
FailureDailySadTimeSmallEnd
I knew quite a lot about politics before I went to Parliament.
Ruth Rendell
PoliticsKnewQuiteBeforeAbout
If I were to look back at my career, I think my greatest achievement is very simple. I've been able to make choices where I could glorify God.
Roma Downey
GodAchievementSimpleChoicesThink
There is an interesting scientific dispute about realism and optimism. Some find that very optimistic people have benign illusions about themselves. These people may think they have more control, or more skill, than they actually do. Others have found that optimistic people have a good handle on reality. The jury is still out.
Martin Seligman
GoodOptimismPeopleControlThink
Since I was born and raised in Brazil, the steps to becoming an entrepreneur in the United States have not always been easy.
Mike Krieger
EasyEntrepreneurBornAlwaysSteps
I felt like calling attention to AIDS. I had the AIDS ribbon colored into my hair during the playoffs in '95.
Dennis Rodman
HairAttentionPlayoffsAIDSLike
There was a misconception about me when I started off because I had my hair greased up and I have some vague resemblance to the hillbilly gene pool that Elvis came from. People would say, 'You want to be Elvis' and I would say, 'No'.
Chris Isaak
PeopleMeHairYouPoolWant
I am paid a good amount of money to not blink for 12 hours. It's fun, but I don't take it very seriously.
Chrissy Teigen
GoodMoneyI AmFunSeriouslyBlink
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