Pierre Omidyar Quotes

Microfinance initiatives are very high-touch models. The loan officer meets with local groups of borrowers every week, they share tips and techniques. There's a lot of training and learning that goes on, which adds to the cost of the model.

Pierre Omidyar

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LearningTrainingWeekLoanCost

I sat down with CBS, and we talked about me developing a show for them. At the time, I was meeting with a lot of networks. And I told them, 'I don't want to be acting on your show as the token black guy. I want to do something that will change a network and will change the way people view African-Americans on TV.'

Jermaine Fowler

ChangeTimePeopleMeBlackView

I'm always working. If I'm not in my studio I become quite nervous.

Jeff Koons

NervousBecomeAlwaysWorkingStudio

Our country, the United States of America, may be the world's largest economy and the world's only superpower, but we stretch ourselves dangerously thin by taking on commitments like Iraq with only a motley band of allies to share the burden.

John Spratt

WorldAmericaCountryBurdenEconomy

I always liked the idea that America is a big facade. We are all insects crawling across on the shiny hood of a Cadillac. We're all looking at the wrapping. But we won't tear the wrapping to see what lies beneath.

Tom Waits

LookingAmericaHoodAlwaysSeeBig

I'm tired of biting my tongue.

Robin Wright

TiredTongueBiting

I started speaking about what I was dealing with through my music, and 4 million women responded and said, 'Us too, Mary.' And I didn't know that everyone was hurting like I was hurting. I had no idea.

Mary J. Blige

WomenMusicKnowSaidEveryoneUs

If you can make people laugh, you know you're getting it right; it's an instant pat on the back.

Lucy Punch

PeopleLaughYouBackKnowRight

My family is the epicenter of my life.

Lou Barlow

LifeFamilyMy Life

Well, I'm British. I'm proud to be British and I love this country. I'm going nowhere.

Jay Kay

LoveProudCountryBritishGoing

I kind of became a gym rat. The more results I saw, the more dedicated I became. It is such a great feeling to see your hard work pay off. I mean, if I'm gonna skip the In-N-Out burgers, there better be light at the end of the tunnel!

Jonathan Lipnicki

WorkHard WorkGreatLightBetter

I never said I will stand, I said I hoped to stand. It wasn't a prediction.

Christopher Reeve

StandSaidWillNeverPrediction

'Angus' was my first real film, but I had been acting for about 3 threes before that as well.

Chris Owen

ActingFirstRealFilmWellBeen

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