Yann Arthus-Bertrand Quotes

The West has become the world model; developing countries are dreaming of living like us, which is impossible. They should reject our model, because it is not sustainable. Developing countries should even give us the example, but unfortunately that's not what happens.

Yann Arthus-Bertrand

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WorldImpossibleLivingBecomeWest

I took a trip in 2004, a year after the war started in Iraq. I played music on the streets of Baghdad for Iraqi civilians. I'd also play for U.S. soldiers at night when they were off duty in the bars. Then I would talk to people, and I would film them and ask them about their life and the conflict.

Michael Franti

LifeMusicWarPeopleConflictYear

Surely one of the most visible lessons taught by the twentieth century has been the existence, not so much of a number of different realities, but of a number of different lenses with which to see the same reality.

Michael Arlen

RealitySameExistenceSeeDifferent

I always was a weird child. My mother told me the story that, in kindergarten, I would come home and tell her about this weird kid in my class who drew only with black crayons and didn't speak to other kids. I talked about it so much that my mother brought it up with the teacher, who said, 'What? That's your son.'

John Waters

MotherHomeSonTeacherChildMe

If anyone said to me 'invent a new monster so we can sell more toys', I'd kick them out of my office.

Steven Moffat

MeNewSaidToysMoreOffice

I'm a big believer in personal responsibility. My life wasn't always peaches and roses. Where I am today is through a belief in hard work and never saying no.

Steve Wilkos

LifeWorkHard WorkTodayI Am

In New York, I'll walk down the street and someone will say, 'Nice show,' and that's it. If I'm at a food festival, it's open season.

Tom Colicchio

FoodWalkNew YorkSomeoneDownNew

I think that Scottish people, like Canadians, are often misunderstood and what I like about my Scottish friends and relatives is how quickly it can go from love to anger. It's a great dynamic.

Mike Myers

LoveGreatAngerPeopleThinkGo

I had a great childhood.

Miranda Lambert

GreatChildhoodHad

NPR editors and journalists found themselves caught in a game of trying to please a leadership team who did not want to hear stories on the air about conservatives, the poor, or anyone who didn't fit their profitable design of NPR as the official voice of college-educated, white, liberal-leaning, upper-income America.

Juan Williams

LeadershipTeamGameVoiceDesign

I started directing chamber orchestras, then adding bigger pieces, adding winds, adding small symphonies. I've always loved chamber music, and I've done a lot.

Joshua Bell

MusicSmallLovedDoneAlwaysWinds

The thing I'm most proud of about - not all of our movies, but a lot of our movies - is that you might love 'em, you might hate 'em, but most of the time, they're trying to be different or trying new things, which I think is really important.

Jason Blum

LoveTimeHateNew ThingsProudYou

I always find that I have to be emotionally on my character's side for it to be convincing.

Josh Hartnett

CharacterFindAlwaysSide

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