Winnie Byanyima Quotes

Women, men, and children have fundamental rights to humanitarian assistance and protection. Yet far too many states block aid and attack their own citizens, and too many others - including some of the world's wealthiest countries - turn their back on those fleeing conflict and violence.

Winnie Byanyima

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: politician
  • Nationality:
  • Birth: January 13, 1959

Topics

WomenChildrenMenConflictWorld

The one thing you shouldn't do is try to tell a cab driver how to get somewhere.

Jimmy Fallon

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I'm not rational enough to be a good journalist.

Jim Harrison

GoodEnoughRationalJournalist

I've been pretty career-focused since moving to New York.

Andrew Rannells

New YorkMovingNewPrettyBeen

'Faces' became more than a film. It became a way of life, a film against the authorities and the powers that prevent people from expressing themselves the way they want to, something that can't be done in America, that can't be done without money.

John Cassavetes

LifeMoneyPeopleAmericaDoneWant

It's true that the question of Iraq divided Europe.

Jean-Pierre Raffarin

TrueQuestionEuropeDividedIraq

We need to change how we run banks. We need to change the culture. If we get it right, we can have a huge impact.

Ana Patricia Botin

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And the general opinion is we are much better on stage than in the studio.

Stewart Copeland

OpinionBetterStageStudioGeneral

It's so rare, actors who are not vain.

Sibel Kekilli

RareWhoVain

We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse.

Rudyard Kipling

FailureSingleFortyMillionReasons

The way you look is so dependent on the way you take care of yourself.

Martina McBride

YourselfCareTake CareYouLook

I like motivational books, because I like the go-getting American spirit - your destiny is in your own hands, life is what you make it, don't accept your limitations, jump before you're pushed, leap before you look.

Louise Mensch

MotivationalLifeDestinyAmerican

I remember, the first time I came to the United States in 1996, I didn't speak a word of English at the beginning. I am very thankful for this country and the opportunity music has given me... My three kids were born here in Miami; they speak Spanish at home, but English with all their friends.

Juanes

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