Nicholas Kristof Quotes

My father, a refugee from Eastern Europe, was preparing a fraudulent marriage to an American citizen as a route to this country when he was sponsored, making fraud unnecessary. My wife's grandfather bought papers from another Chinese villager to be able to come to the United States.

Nicholas Kristof

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I want to see a world in which every entrepreneur has access to the resources he or she needs to succeed, and where through the power of supportive communities - that means you and me - every resource can be made available.

Jessica Jackley

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We cannot have a separate group of people that are military and a separate civilian society. Otherwise, it's dangerous to democracy.

John McCain

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If you look at the history of big obstacles in understanding our world, there's usually an intuitive assumption underlying them that's wrong.

Jeff Hawkins

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Though born in Los Angeles, U.S.A., I am a typical Tamil girl.

Sridevi

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Mastery is great, but even that is not enough. You have to be able to change course without a bead of sweat, or remorse.

Tom Peters

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Even though they are paid differently, everyone has to feel appreciated.

Roger Staubach

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My first live performance was the lead in 'Peter Pan.'

Rocky Carroll

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I don't make movies thinking: 'Oh, this is going to be a huge box-office hit.'

Diane Kruger

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The hard part that I had to go through in life, period, is living in poverty and not being able to get what I want.

Derrick Rose

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Without passion you don't have energy, with out energy you have nothing.

Donald Trump

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Human beings are not designed to be alone. None of God's creatures are.

Chely Wright

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I enjoy competition. I enjoy challenges. If a challenge is in front of me and it appeals to me, I will go ahead and conquer it.

Conor McGregor

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