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Julia Gillard Quotes

A literate, skilled workforce is essential for low-income countries to attract investment and fill jobs with local rather than imported labour.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: statesman
Nationality: australian
Birth: September 29, 1961

Topics

Investment Workforce Attract Rather

I think a person who is disabled should be disabled by no act of their own. If you become disabled because of alcoholism, drugs, or things of that nature, I do not think those conditions qualify someone to be called disabled. I think those conditions result from personal decisions.

Nature Think Decisions Result You

For nearly a century, Republican-controlled Houses held the line on tax rates, a Republican coup de pointe to Democratic tax-increase parries.

Tax Republican Line Democratic Coup

Some states are doing better than others. Some states naturally have stronger economies. So it's not as simple as saying, 'Let's go to $15.' If you do it wrong, you can hurt the very people you're trying to help.

Simple People Saying Hurt Better

Whoever I am, or whatever I am doing, some kind of excellence is within my reach.

John W. Gardner

Excellence I Am Reach Doing Kind Am

All of my scripts are based on other people's novels. Generally, I consider myself as one who writes for theatre. I do not see film work as a continuation of writing for theatre. It is more of an interruption of the writing process.

Work Myself People Writing Theatre

Even if it flops, when you're sitting at the drawing table, you dream about seeing your work on the big screen, no matter what.

Work Drawing You Seeing Dream Table

The last thing a director needs is an actress who feels an ownership towards a particular character.

Character Ownership Director Last

I think my own thinking is harsher than my mom's discipline.

Discipline Mom Think Thinking My Own

I have interviewed Hugo Chavez, Tim McVeigh, and hundreds of fascinating characters in South America, where I have lived for the past 15 years.

Jonathan Franklin

Past America Years Lived Where Hugo

If being an attractive woman got you attention for directing, then the entire 'best director' category would be comprised of models. To me, that is just the most ludicrous connection that you could make.

Best Woman Me Attention You Just

Journalism is about bringing people to an event or something that they couldn't attend.

People Journalism Something Event

I think anything you do on your own, so to speak, I think, is worth more than something that is maybe looked upon as gifted to you or handed to you.

Speak Think Worth You More Anything

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