Chrystia Freeland Quotes

The one source of criticism even the most repressive authoritarian leader cannot silence is the outside world. Autocrats are usually thin-skinned and like to be admired, so at least, at first, they often seek to be praised abroad.

Chrystia Freeland

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I think the first time I really heard poetry was in the schoolyard. Just the little limericks that kids say when they're jumping rope and playing games. I think that's the first time I heard rhyming words - I don't know if I'd call that the definitive poetry, but that's when I heard rhyming words said and not necessarily sung.

Jill Scott

TimeWordsPoetryThinkKnowSaid

Me, I'm spiritually retarded, I need to be knee deep in water with a fly rod in my hands, that's about as close to God as I get.

Steve Earle

GodWaterMeFlyDeepHands

Giving the voice and expressions to a character is giving it a soul.

Stefan Kapicic

CharacterSoulVoiceGiving

My legacy is secure.

Tony Bellew

LegacySecure

Nixon officials foreshadowed both the historic distinction and seamy underside of the presidency.

Roger Morris

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Life, if well lived, is long enough.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

LifeEnoughLongLivedWell

I could talk about him all day. He's one of the most wonderful things that ever happened to me.

Judy Holliday

DayMeTalkHimWonderfulThings

Critics and academics often employ theories and philosophers in order to help them understand and dissect movies and books.

Douglas Lain

HelpMoviesUnderstandCriticsOrder

I don't tend to offer up a critique unless I have a clearly formulated alternative, because there's nothing worse than people on a set or any kind of artistic life who critique something but who don't have anything to offer.

Chiwetel Ejiofor

LifePeopleKindNothingAnything

Last season when things weren't working out, I thought we needed a different voice around the place.

Bryan Robson

VoiceThoughtPlaceOutThingsLast

I think a fight with David Haye, even if he is not American, is going to give positive vibes about the heavyweight division for the American fans and fans worldwide.

Wladimir Klitschko

PositiveFightThinkAmericanVibes

A miser grows rich by seeming poor; an extravagant man grows poor by seeming rich.

William Shenstone

ManRichPoorGrowsMiserSeeming

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