Ken Spillman Quotes

Interacting with Indian children was so fulfilling. They are so affectionate. Every school I've visited, I've been overwhelmed by the enthusiasm and love they've showered me with!

Ken Spillman

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LoveChildrenSchoolMeEnthusiasm

Economic development and poverty alleviation are so complicated that I don't think there's a single background or a single discipline that is sufficient to tackle these great human problems.

Jim Yong Kim

GreatDisciplineProblemsThink

When I left the country to study in the U.K., I suddenly realized, and I'm still realizing, how much other stuff is out there - like My Bloody Valentine, who millions of people are passionate about, but they're still considered an 'underground' band.

St. Lucia

PeopleCountryPassionateBandStudy

I had a friend who was a clown. When he died, all his friends went to the funeral in one car.

Steven Wright

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I allow people to create, but I'm also marshalling everybody, which is difficult for my creativity, as I'm like a referee. Everybody else is kicking a ball. It is very messy. From the mess, though, you refine what is there.

Simon McBurney

CreativityPeopleYouCreateMessy

'Tis the sharpness of our mind that gives the edge to our pains and pleasures.

Michel de Montaigne

MindEdgePainsPleasuresOurTis

I read a lot of books about psychopaths. I read a wonderful book Amy Hempel gave me about the guy who created criminal profiling - a fascinating book, 'Mind Hunter.'

Mona Simpson

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I've raised three kids: my wife and I have three kids. I've observed through direct contact the adults they are now is partially the product of where they came from and what we did. With them growing up, but partially how they were wired at birth.

Chris Hadfield

WifeGrowing UpGrowingNowThree

A lot of people gave up on us, but we kept kicking and making music.

Brian Littrell

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I am not nice. That has gotten me into a lot of trouble.

Sylvie Guillem

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If the battle for civilization comes down to the wimps versus the barbarians, the barbarians are going to win.

Thomas Sowell

WinBattleDownCivilizationGoing

A life is either all spiritual or not spiritual at all. No man can serve two masters. Your life is shaped by the end you live for. You are made in the image of what you desire.

Thomas Merton

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There's a lot of personal stuff that can go into songwriting but there's also a lot of dramatization and fictionalization. You have to do that to make a good song.

Norah Jones

GoodSongYouGoPersonalStuff

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