Nicholas Kristof Quotes

It's maddening in my travels to watch children dying simply because they were born in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Nicholas Kristof

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ChildrenTimeBornWrongPlace

When money and hype recede from the art world, one thing I won't miss will be what curator Francesco Bonami calls the 'Eventocracy.' All this flashy 'art-fair art' and those highly produced space-eating spectacles and installations wow you for a minute until you move on to the next adrenaline event.

Jerry Saltz

ArtMoneyWorldYouMove OnWill

The power of fear of failure, with will to win, is an incredible force. I don't think we should be worried about having a fear of failure; I think it's quite natural. If you surveyed any top businessman or any top athlete, I bet if they were truthful, they would all say they've got a fear of losing and a fear of failure.

John Caudwell

FailureFearPowerLosingWinThink

The British needlewoman follows blindly where the merchant leads.

Ann Macbeth

BlindlyWhereBritishMerchantLeads

When I go to hell, I mean to carry a bribe: for look you, good gifts evermore make way for the worst persons.

John Webster

GoodHellYouLookGoWay

Having listened to great songwriters like James Taylor and Carole King, I felt there was nothing new that was coming out that really represented me and the way I felt. So I started writing my own stuff.

Amy Winehouse

GreatKingMeWritingNewNothing

A true teacher defends his students against his own personal influences.

Amos Bronson Alcott

TeacherTruePersonalOwnAgainst

I try to bring awareness, not just to CP but to all disabilities in the sense that it's knowledge. My disability gave me so much knowledge that I was able to take into 'Breaking Bad' and to grow and to learn.

RJ Mitte

KnowledgeMeGrowLearnBadTry

I'm very fortunate that I get to make people smile by creating.

Mike Schultz

SmilePeopleCreatingFortunateGet

I walk out my front door in New York and I'm out on the street and there are people everywhere. L.A. is so much more spread out, so it's really easy in L.A. to have a little more isolation and to just not see as many people.

Moby

WalkNew YorkPeopleDoorIsolation

In fact, the element of play has an important role in my life, and I think that should be the case in the life of every artist. Our life is occupied with playing, whether we play an instrument or a role.

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

LifeThinkMy LifeArtistPlayRole

We have actively sought and are actively seeking to make the United Nations an effective instrument of international cooperation.

Dean Acheson

CooperationUnited NationsUnited

I knew people were going to see me see deteriorate before their eyes.

Arlen Specter

EyesPeopleMeSeeGoingKnew

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