Boris Yeltsin Quotes

There are numerous bugbears in the profession of a politician. First, ordinary life suffers. Second, there are many temptations to ruin you and those around you. And I suppose third, and this is rarely discussed, people at the top generally have no friends.

Boris Yeltsin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: statesman
  • Nationality: russian
  • Birth: February 1, 1931 - April 23, 2007

Topics

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Failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day.

Jim Rohn

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Writing the first draft is like hitting the beach on D Day. You don't stop to mourn the dead or comfort the wounded. You get off the beach because, if you don't, you'll die there.

Matt Hughes

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Laziness. Unwarranted repose of manner in a person of low degree.

Ambrose Bierce

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One movie I come back to time and again is 'The Hustler.' I don't think there's better dialogue in any film.

Simon Kinberg

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I find hunger more interesting than accomplishment.

Simon Van Booy

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I was in early on with 'Yeezus.'

Travis Scott

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I'd like to think that the notion of inspiration will transcend cultural things that are going on. There's something classic about this movie that I'm hoping reaches kids.

Rob Morrow

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You know, I love all kinds of activism. I certainly think blacks deserve to have something whether it is affirmative action or an opportunity that should be opened up to them. But at the same time I believe that people of color are not the only poor people in America and all over the world.

Russell Simmons

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Some people probably think me telling Godard's story is blasphemy. My friends were worried. But he's not my hero or my god. Godard is like the leader of a sect, and I'm an agnostic.

Michel Hazanavicius

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My mother wrote lyrics and sang but was overtaken by life with four children and worked.

Joy Harjo

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Singing in Spanish is much more honest, much closer to my roots. For me, Spanish is essential. I still think in Spanish, dream in Spanish. It's the melodies and arrangements that transmit meaning.

Juanes

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The major studios don't differ very much from one another as they all operate under essentially the same principles and pressure.

Douglas Wood

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