Katherine Boo Quotes

People naturally long for a bit of the wealth that is whorling all around them, and if the work and education available to them won't get them closer to the comforts that they see others enjoying, the temptation to take shortcuts can be fierce.

Katherine Boo

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It has always been difficult to get Big Bird to be very pretty. Big Bird in England is much more gorgeous.

Jim Henson

BirdMoreDifficultAlwaysBigGet

Regarding lack of vision or disabilities of the organ of sight, it has long been known among researchers that it is the effect of extreme cruelty in a past life.

Max Heindel

LifeVisionPastLongSightCruelty

I'd rather be able to face myself in the bathroom mirror than be rich and famous.

Ani DiFranco

MirrorMyselfFaceRichFamousAble

The intelligence community is governed by the same legal and ethical standards as the rest of American government and society, but an operational imperative is here, too. An intelligence community charged with global responsibilities cannot be successful without diversity of thought, culture and language.

Michael Hayden

CommunityCultureIntelligenceRest

You don't necessarily have to watch something for 14 seasons. It's not necessarily the way everything's supposed to be.

Shonda Rhimes

SeasonsYouWayEverythingSomething

A global economy that is levering up, while unable to generate enough aggregate demand to achieve potential growth, is on a risky path.

Michael Spence

GrowthPathPotentialEnoughAchieve

I'm sure if we had made an album that was more traditional would have been released immediately. When we actually play this music on stage and people become familiar with it, it will become more popular.

Mick Taylor

MusicPeoplePlayWillBecomeMore

Airlines are very competitive.

Lucio Tan

CompetitiveVeryAirlines

I love Chris Crutcher, Sara Zarr, Lois Lowry, Elizabeth Scott, Madeleine L'Engle, Gordon Korman, Michelle Magorian, Heather Bouwman.

Lisa McMann

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You shall judge a man by his foes as well as by his friends.

Joseph Conrad

ManJudgeFriendsYouWellShall

Regardless of what we look like on the outside, genetically, on the inside, everyone is an African.

Donald Johanson

LookInsideOutsideEveryoneLike

I feel like the falsetto is my niche and my sound and something different.

Chris Lane

FeelSoundNicheSomethingDifferent

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