Leila Janah Quotes

I used to think my job as a CEO meant managing metrics and meeting goals, but I've realised now that's it's about managing my board and employees.

Leila Janah

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It's going to be very, very different from 'The White Queen.' Rather than it being a follow-up, I think 'The White Princess' is definitely a standalone show.

Jodie Comer

QueenThinkWhitePrincessGoing

You know, my dad was a lieutenant colonel at Ft. Lewis on the 3rd of March, 1941. Fifteen months later, he was commanding a theater of war.

John Eisenhower

WarYouKnowMarchColonelHe

Political and legal institutions play a central role in setting the environment that can nurture prosperity and economic growth.

Angus Deaton

GrowthLegalPoliticalPlayRole

I don't really see myself as a socialite or as a 'child of someone.' I'd rather be working than going to fashion parties all the time.

Amber Le Bon

TimeMyselfChildFashionSomeone

A total abstainer is one who abstains from everything but abstention, and especially from inactivity in the affairs of others.

Ambrose Bierce

OthersEverythingWhoAffairsTotal

As a fashion designer, I was always aware that I was not an artist, because I was creating something that was made to be sold, marketed, used, and ultimately discarded.

Tom Ford

FashionArtistCreatingAlwaysAware

Nearly all inventions are not recognised for their positive side either when they're made. So, for example, scientists didn't go out to design a CD machine: they designed a laser. But we got all sorts of things from a laser which we never remotely imagined, and we're still finding things for a laser to do.

Robert Winston

PositiveDesignFindingGoNever

Almost no one refuses the police when confronted on the street or in a train or plane or train station. When you're confronted by the police, very few - either the foolish or the very brave - will refuse consent when confronted by the police.

Michelle Alexander

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When I was a kid, I resented my grandparents not speaking the perfect English I wanted to speak.

Jose Antonio Vargas

SpeakPerfectKidGrandparents

I remember telling the Lord - I was about seventeen or eighteen - I'm like, 'Lord, I'm never gonna sing. You know that's my family's thing; that not what I do.'

Deborah Joy Winans

FamilyRememberYouKnowNeverLord

I admire Ridley Scott, and I'm thrilled to be making a movie for him.

Christopher Plummer

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I've been diving for about 30 years, and I can honestly say that I've had some amazing encounters with sharks, squids, and other whales. But the encounter with the right whales in the Auckland Islands was probably the best thing I've ever done. It was just that amazing.

Brian Skerry

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