Miroslav Lajcak Quotes

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

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Author Biography

  • Author Profession: diplomat
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  • Birth: March 20, 1963

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My name was originally John Collins, but I just didn't think it had the flair I needed. I found out the poet laureate of Poland was named Krasinski and so it seemed like a shoe-in for show business.

John Krasinski

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I don't know how many bands I saw who would try to wreck a hotel room, but I never wrecked a hotel room in my life! If I'm gonna sit there and throw a TV out the window... if it's a good TV, maybe I should just take it home.

Angus Young

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My literary heroes all wrote about L.A.: Joseph Wambaugh, Ross Macdonald, and Raymond Chandler were the three writers that made me want to be a writer.

Michael Connelly

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'Anchorman'... is not grounded in anything. There is absolutely no heart to that movie, which I love.

Steve Carell

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I think I've become one of the best finishers in boxing; if I hurt a guy, I normally take him out.

Sugar Ray Leonard

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The first newspaper I worked on was the 'Springfield Union' in Springfield, Massachusetts. I wrote over a hundred letters to newspapers asking for work and got three responses, two no's.

Tom Wolfe

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Philip Roth is a fabulous writer, but he pretty much stays within his own life. He's so good - I mean, practically anything I've ever read of his I've really enjoyed. He just has tremendous talent. But I think he should have given himself a break and gone deeper into the society.

Tom Wolfe

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I did the plays in middle school. I was cast as a gate in my fourth grade play, and every year I got a bigger role. Then, in 7th grade, I played Smike in 'Nicholas Nickleby,' and the casting director saw me and asked me to audition for a movie. That movie led to me getting 'Moonrise Kingdom.'

Lucas Hedges

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President Obama has repeatedly urged Congress to let the Bush tax cuts expire for those earning more than $250,000 a year. Increasing rates on top earners is an obvious way to raise revenue from those who can afford it most.

Christina Romer

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I haven't ever felt I've had to divide my 'actress' life from the rest of my life.

Bonnie Wright

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I love the Park. I like to walk on the East River, too, up at Gracie Square, but Central Park is my favorite part of the city.

Brooke Astor

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Increasingly, we are embedding artificial intelligence into the core of our clients' businesses across every function and process.

Pierre Nanterme

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