Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Quotes

My parents lost everything, all their savings, because we had to run from the Nigerian side to the Biafran side. We were Igbos.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

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ParentsLostRunSavingsEverything

I married a woman who is much better than me, I'm very fortunate to be with her and I know I'll be happy with her the rest of my life.

Jim Caviezel

LifeWomanHappyMeBe HappyRest

Enjoyment is an incredible energizer to the human spirit.

John C. Maxwell

SpiritHuman SpiritHumanEnjoyment

Well, honestly I feel like an ordinary woman.

Jennifer Aniston

WomanFeelOrdinaryWellI Feel Like

When I grew up as a kid, we didn't know there were any other planets outside of our own solar system. It was widely speculated that planet formation was an incredibly rare event and that it's possible that other planets just don't exist in our galaxy, and it's just this special situation where we happen to have planets around our sun.

John M. Grunsfeld

SunSituationKnowPossibleGalaxy

Your harshest critic is always going to be yourself. Don't ignore that critic but don't give it more attention than it deserves.

Michael Ian Black

YourselfBe YourselfIgnoreAttention

A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.

Tom Stoppard

AttitudeHealthWaitHealthyOthers

I'm getting excited before every single game. The trophy at the end is less important than the process itself.

Roman Abramovich

GameProcessEndImportantTrophy

The degree to which you're peculiar and different is the degree to which you must learn to hear people thinking. Just in self-defense you have to learn, where is their kindness? Where is their danger? Where is their generosity?

Mike Nichols

KindnessPeopleGenerosityThinking

There is no better feeling than doing well while you are doing good. If you really want to meet the nicest, most caring people in your field, get involved with charity work. The thankless hours that go into planning charity dinners, running a carnival, and gathering donations for silent auctions are noticed and appreciated.

Jay Samit

WorkGoodCaringPeopleBetterYou

My intention when I came into this industry was to be a musician, not necessarily a recording artist, just a musician in general. And that's the reason I went to college and got my degree, which has been great for me. It's helped me a lot with my career.

Jon Secada

GreatCollegeMeArtistCareerBeen

Gymnastics is the greatest sport in the world, and one of the hardest, but we have to watch out for domineering male figures who try to belittle and scream at young girls.

Dominique Moceanu

WorldYoungTryOutWatchGreatest

In 1998, the acting roles suddenly bottomed out. I was no longer getting scripts; even my agent stopped calling. When I finally got him on the phone to ask him what was going on, he paused, then said: 'Well, Christine, you're 45.' I got rid of him.

Christine Ebersole

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