Leila Janah Quotes

I founded Samasource because I was frustrated by traditional approaches to poverty alleviation. Even those approaches focused on jobs often equip poor people with skills for which there is little market demand.

Leila Janah

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All the films I've done have had a secret commentary on stereotypical mentalities.

John Boyega

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I've had great success being a total idiot.

Jerry Lewis

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I always delegate. If someone is very good at something, whatever it is, he will be in charge.

Johan Cruyff

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Community banks are a crucial part of our economy and the fabric of our society.

Jerome Powell

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I mean, any time an actress gets to work with another actress, it's like, 'Oh, there are two of us in a movie! How are you? Let's sit in the hair chair together!' We're lonely women.

Jennifer Garner

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People who are different are constantly dealing with families who don't understand them.

Andrew Solomon

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My experience is authenticity and honesty always works best with people my age and younger, and even older. Millennials specifically really respond to keeping it real about your opinions.

Meghan McCain

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All men have one entrance into life, and the like going out.

Solomon Ibn Gabirol

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I think theater will always be my first love. I've been doing it since I was nine, and there's nothing quite like being on stage, having the immediate intake of energy and exchange of ideas.

Tracie Thoms

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For me, a poem is an opportunity to kind of interrogate myself a little bit.

Tracy K. Smith

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What does it mean to be human, and what is at the human heart, and is there a soul, or is that all there is? Can an artificial being be intelligent? Is 'intelligent' the definition of humanity, or is it something deeper?

Ronald D. Moore

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The World Trade Center is a living symbol of man's dedication to world peace... a representation of man's belief in humanity, his need for individual dignity, his beliefs in the cooperation of men, and, through cooperation, his ability to find greatness.

Minoru Yamasaki

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