Leila Janah Quotes

I wish the city of San Francisco, bastion of liberalism, were more innovative when it comes to how to spread the wealth.

Leila Janah

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CityWishWealthMoreI WishSpread

The ability to get to the verge without getting into the war is the necessary art. If you try to run away from it, if you are scared to go to the brink, you are lost.

John Foster Dulles

ArtWarYouLostGoRun

In the early '70s, coming out of the '60s, it was very hippy or it was very uniform, like The Beatles all wearing the same suit. Into the '70s, it became much more about a personal style. You had the glam period, which was a lot of fun, and then you went into punk.

John Varvatos

StyleFunYouEarlyUniformMore

Your thoughts greatly influence how you feel and behave. In fact, your inner monologue has a tendency to become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Amy Morin

ThoughtsInfluenceFeelYouBecome

In small towns people scent the wind with noses of uncommon keenness.

Stephen King

PeopleWindSmallScentUncommon

It's directors' choice if they want to work with me. Not mine.

Sridevi

WorkMeChoiceWantMineDirectors

I'm a very fortunate actor. I'm blessed to be the position I'm in right now.

Tom Sizemore

BlessedNowActorRightPosition

I've never had a particular skill. I can't cook, dance, play an instrument, speak a foreign language. This used to worry me. I'd think, when I'm grown up, at 18, then I made it 21, it will be clear what role I should have in life. It never happened. I never signed on the dotted line as the sort of adult my father wanted.

Michael Palin

LifeFatherDanceMeSpeakThink

My ideal guy would be funny and fun to be around.

Miranda Cosgrove

FunnyFunGuyWouldIdealAround

I did not know it then, but Frida had already become the most important fact in my life. And would continue to be, up to the moment she died, 27 years later.

Diego Rivera

LifeMomentMy LifeKnowImportant

Monorails have their own fan club, which claims more than 2,500 members who swap monorail toys and trinkets. Modern light rail can claim no such devoted fan base.

Brendan I. Koerner

LightToysMoreClubOwnModern

You don't have to hold a position in order to be a leader.

Anthony J. D'Angelo

LeaderYouPositionOrderHold

We are seeing a new wave of young biologists that are attacking old problems with new tools and fresh ideas, leading to new types of bio startups and creating a much-needed engine to drive Silicon Valley into the next century.

Arvind Gupta

IdeasDriveProblemsToolsWaveNew

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