Nicholas Kristof Quotes

Conservatives highlight the primacy of family and argue that family breakdown exacerbates poverty, and they're right. Children raised by single parents are three times as likely to live in poverty as kids in two-parent homes.

Nicholas Kristof

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FamilyLiveChildrenParentsPoverty

As soon as you get a certain amount of attention, then everybody kinda wants to start taking pot shots at you. All your old friends that supported you don't support you any more.

John Zorn

Old FriendsSupportStartAttention

Every time a new rock singer comes out they don't say, 'Are you the new John Lennon?' Every time a new rapper comes out, it's not, 'Are you the new Dre?' I am never sure why this sort of genre, the categorization is so strong. I have not earned the right to be called the young Sinatra, but give me time.

Michael Buble

TimeI AmMeStrongYouYoung

Things that I consider bad qualities, I always try and figure out where they are coming from. I don't consider ambition to be a bad one. It's served me very well in my life. Very well.

Rob Lowe

LifeMeAmbitionMy LifeBadTry

Whether you're a founder, a leader, or an individual contributor, building a strong team is critical to your success.

Julia Hartz

SuccessLeaderTeamBuildingStrong

I pay attention to the actors and stuff, but not even that much. I don't pay attention to who's writing.

Jason Mewes

WritingAttentionPay AttentionPay

Vulnerability is the birthplace of connection and the path to the feeling of worthiness. If it doesn't feel vulnerable, the sharing is probably not constructive.

Brene Brown

PathFeelConnectionFeelingSharing

I would prefer to keep my clothes on. Unless there's a brisk breeze or something, I tend to keep them on.

Allison Williams

ClothesBreezeKeepSomethingWould

Very rarely does food enhance the conversation. If the food is really good, there'll be much less conversation because you'd be concentrating too much on the food.

Richard Lugar

GoodFoodYouConversationToo Much

Usually when I work, I'm totally dedicated to the role, and when I leave the set, I bring some of my character home with me, but I can't bring anyone home with me now because my son would freak out.

Marion Cotillard

WorkHomeSonCharacterMeNow

Blair worshipped Thatcherism, could see little or no wrong in it, believed that that was what the country needed, thought that there was no alternative, regarded it as a legacy that had to be built on rather than rejected.

Martin Jacques

LegacyThoughtCountryWrongSee

I look at life, the experiences I've had, at the human condition, the dynamics between people, the news (world news), and draw from the compelling realities all around us.

Leslie Banks

LifePeopleWorldLookNewsHuman

I am so proud of my family, and I am happy to give them all the limelight they want because heaven knows I got more than I need.

Justin Trudeau

FamilyI AmHappyProudI Am Happy

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