Paul Theroux Quotes

Friendship is also about liking a person for their failings, their weakness. It's also about mutual help, not about exploitation.

Paul Theroux

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Money has always been framed as a public good, one that must be stewarded by governments, when in fact, it is a private enterprise like any other which is fueled by personal agendas, regulation, and the quest for geopolitical hegemony.

Meltem Demirors

GoodMoneyPersonalAlwaysQuest

There will always be a part of me that wants to do a movie musical. I feel like you're doing yourself a disservice when you say something like that, because you never know if that thing is gonna come along and be right, but I'd be lying if I said that that wasn't true.

Anna Kendrick

YourselfMeFeelDoingYouKnow

There is no winner or loser - just one family, the U.M.P. The time for internal squabbles is behind us.

Jean-Francois Cope

FamilyTimeLoserWinnerJust One

I have a feeling he felt Jon Voight had run away with the film, which he didn't, though he was brilliant in it, in a much less easy part. I just don't know what had got into him, but something had.

John Schlesinger

EasyFeelingKnowRunBrilliantHim

I don't want to appear hostile, like I'm hostile to L.A. or that I feel that the people don't appreciate jazz. I don't think it's that. I think it's something more. It's something a little bit more complicated than that.

Sonny Rollins

PeopleThinkAppreciateFeelJazz

When you're in elementary school, you get these amazing assignments, like to come up with your own animal, come up with your own city, come up with your own planet, what do the people look like; you're very much encouraged to be as imaginative as possible.

Tony DiTerlizzi

SchoolAnimalPeopleCityAmazing

But if I can be convinced and then through the work that we do together, the orchestra can really be convinced of the big sweep of that communication that the piece suggests, then the audience will get it and it will be a good experience for all of us.

Michael Tilson Thomas

WorkGoodCommunicationExperience

The thing is, continuity of strategic direction and continuous improvement in how you do things are absolutely consistent with each other. In fact, they're mutually reinforcing.

Michael Porter

ImprovementDirectionYouThingsHow

No blessing goes uncontested. It will take a long time to get your dream.

Miranda Hart

TimeBlessingLongDreamLong Time

If you're not willing to take the political heat, then you shouldn't get into the game of land conservation, especially on a large scale.

Douglas Tompkins

GamePoliticalYouLandHeatTake

You have the opportunity to make a tremendous impact on the lives of the people with whom you work and live. Make the most of it.

Douglas Conant

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Share your smile with the world. It's a symbol of friendship and peace.

Christie Brinkley

FriendshipSmilePeaceWorldShare

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