Thomas Pogge Quotes

We citizens of the affluent countries tend to discuss our obligations toward the distant needy mainly in terms of donations and transfers, assistance and redistribution: How much of our wealth, if any, should we give away to the hungry abroad?

Thomas Pogge

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WealthHungryAwayGiveAbroadMuch

Anyone who writes an autobiographical work at the age of 34 is, at best, presumptuous. It occurred to me that it was time to set the record straight.

Jessica Savitch

WorkAgeTimeBestMeStraight

I grew up as this very carefree, happy kid then things turned darker for me. Maybe it was because I saw that the world wasn't as happy a place as I had hoped it would be for me.

Angelina Jolie

HappyMeWorldPlaceKidUp

I love producing shows. And so when you're on a show where other people are making decisions you don't necessarily agree with it, after a while you start to feel like a passenger.

Simon Cowell

LovePeopleStartDecisionsYou

I've gotten very good at scheduling my life, scheduling the scene and preparing myself for knowing, saving the energy, consuming the energy, knowing when to go for it and having the available reserves to be able to do that. You have to think about that, because it's endurance.

Tom Cruise

LifeGoodMyselfEnergyThinkYou

In the 1960s, reaching for the moon meant just that. It was a metaphor for attempting the impossible, and we attempted it, and we did it. And it inspired millions of people in every way. The number of science graduates in this country doubled in the 1960s at every level - high school, college, Ph.D.

Robert Zubrin

ScienceSchoolPeopleCollegeMoon

The important thing is to do good work, no matter what medium you do it in.

Roy Scheider

WorkGoodGood WorkYouImportant

Never say no to anything, whatever the universe brings me. I've always lived by that.

Ruby Rose

MeUniverseSayNeverAnything

I was one of the first 18-year-olds in the United States elected to public office right after 18-year-olds got the right to vote back in the early '70s. I ran for the Board of Education.

Michael Moore

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As an actress, I have put myself out there as an independent black woman, a single mom, a go-getter, a hustler who isn't afraid to survive.

LisaRaye McCoy-Misick

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It doesn't get much better than playing Elvis during the early days of his career.

Drake Milligan

BetterEarlyCareerDaysPlaying

My hands are already full writing and directing, because that's a full time job. Actually, that's why I don't produce as well, as there's already enough producers.

David Twohy

TimeJobWritingEnoughHandsWhy

I'm a girl from a good family who was very well brought up. One day I turned my back on it all and became a bohemian.

Brigitte Bardot

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