Miriam Defensor-Santiago Quotes

Planet Earth is estimated to have a lifetime of nine billion years. And we're right smack in the middle of our lifetime. We've been in the universe for 4.5 billion years. So, that should mean something. We should sort of take a look at where we came from and where we are going.

Miriam Defensor-Santiago

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: politician
  • Nationality: filipino
  • Birth: June 15, 1945 - September 29, 2016

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UniverseLookEarthMeanRight

I don't mind being older. I'm proud of my age. I've achieved a lot. It's the same thing with Mick and the Stones. They should be revered and respected. Isn't it strange that now we're living longer we have so much less respect for old age? Perhaps it's a less valuable commodity?

Jerry Hall

AgeRespectOld AgeMindProudNow

It's not something someone sets out to do - I never really set out to make movies about strong fighting women, but it just seems to happen that way. I've certainly known some, and I think my sister was probably a big influence.

Joe Wright

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I was a baseball player and a football player at Stanford, so I didn't play a lot of golf in college. I really started playing a lot after I turned pro and I had some time in the off-season.

John Elway

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This is the first time in my life I've had hair this short. It's always been down to my waist. I can't hide behind my hair any more.

Melissa Joan Hart

LifeTimeHairShortMy LifeHide

These men both publicly and privately have done so much for me. Without Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick I would be living in a little motel just around the corner here, trying to make ends meet.

Mel Brooks

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There's too many actors in LA. I mean, I'll go out there from time to time, but I always find it pretty soul-destroying. I don't drive, and the people kind of rub me the wrong way. It's just not home. You know? It's not New York. It's not... my town.

Michael Imperioli

HomeTimeNew YorkPeopleMeDrive

No politician has a 50-year horizon.

Steve Jurvetson

HorizonPolitician

I'm not into fad diets; I'm not into depriving. I like fast food, and I like chocolate.

Alyssa Sutherland

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In beef trade issues, we base our decisions upon science.

Mike Johanns

ScienceDecisionsTradeBeefIssues

But if I can be convinced and then through the work that we do together, the orchestra can really be convinced of the big sweep of that communication that the piece suggests, then the audience will get it and it will be a good experience for all of us.

Michael Tilson Thomas

WorkGoodCommunicationExperience

Investing in better-quality education outcomes - especially in maths and science - more than pays for itself.

Julia Gillard

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There's a domino effect with certain things you say.

Johnny Vegas

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