Nicholas Kristof Quotes

We all stand on the shoulders of our ancestors. We're in a relay race, relying on the financial and human capital of our parents and grandparents. Blacks were shackled for the early part of that relay race, and although many of the fetters have come off, whites have developed a huge lead.

Nicholas Kristof

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ParentsFinancialStandEarlyRace

I mostly wear hats or put scarves over my head because I like to have a low profile when I go out.

Ann-Margret

HatsGoOverOutHeadLow

When I came to America from Sweden, Mother and I, we went to Chicago where our relatives lived.

Ann-Margret

MotherAmericaChicagoLivedWhere

I'm a huge lover of 'Seven Samurai' and anything Kurosawa ever did. The comedic work out of Japan in terms of martial arts movies, some of them are hilarious.

Ann Nocenti

WorkMoviesOutAnythingArtsJapan

Great journalism will always attract readers. The words, pictures and graphics that are the stuff of journalism have to be brilliantly packaged; they must feed the mind and move the heart.

Rupert Murdoch

HeartGreatWordsMindJournalism

Value is consequently the necessary theoretical starting point whence we can elucidate the peculiar phenomenon of prices resulting from capitalist competition.

Rudolf Hilferding

CompetitionValueStartingPeculiar

I feel super, super grateful that I get to make music.

Mike Posner

MusicGratefulFeelGetMakeI Feel

In order to practice dialogue, you need to be able to set aside your assumptions and try to listen more than you want to talk. It's not always politically correct to be able to do that, but it can give you a better sense of the reality.

Mohammad Javad Zarif

PracticeRealityBetterYouWant

There are few sorrows, however poignant, in which a good income is of no avail.

Logan Pearsall Smith

GoodIncomeFewPoignantSorrows

At first we got along real well. Now... it's pretty much just a professional relationship.

Jose Carreras

RelationshipProfessionalNowFirst

A thoughtful piece of criticism by somebody who understands the context of what you are doing is a tremendous gift and honor to read, even if they don't completely embrace your work.

Jon Favreau

WorkGiftCriticismHonorDoingYou

Entire ignorance is not so terrible or extreme an evil, and is far from being the greatest of all; too much cleverness and too much learning, accompanied with ill bringing-up, are far more fatal.

Plato

LearningKnowledgeIgnoranceEvil

The reality of the Eucharistic sacrifice has always been at the heart of Catholic faith; called into question in the 16th century, it was solemnly reaffirmed at the Council of Trent against the backdrop of our justification in Christ.

Pope Benedict XVI

FaithHeartSacrificeRealityAlways

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