Vaclav Smil Quotes

Canadians are hardly assertive or demanding. We don't expect U.S. presidents to bow down to our prime ministers when they visit us in Ottawa, nor are we looking for the occasional kickback on an F-16 deal.

Vaclav Smil

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LookingDownExpectPrimeUsDeal

I do believe some people can naturally act and don't know it.

Andrea Arnold

PeopleBelieveKnowSome PeopleAct

Whether you voted for me or not, going through the Democratic process had made me a better candidate. I am a smarter, better candidate.

Andrew Cuomo

I AmMeProcessBetterYouGoing

I'm on a mission. If I can make even one person not enjoy something they're currently enjoying, it's all worth it!

Andy Kindler

EnjoyMissionWorthI CanPerson

Cambridge is heaven, I am convinced it is the nicest place in the world to live. As you walk round, most people look incredibly bright, as if they are probably off to win a Nobel prize.

Sophie Hannah

LiveWalkI AmPeopleWinWorld

One day I was asked to pick up $50,000 worth of gold chains for Mr. T. For real!

Stacey Snider

DayGoldWorthChainsOne DayReal

I've lived in a lot of places - London, Germany, Tokyo, Scotland, Ireland, Los Angeles, and New York. The fashion capitals I've lived in - Tokyo, London, and New York - have this stamp of coolness about them. But I've noticed that in big cities in general, people are just less afraid to be themselves when it comes to fashion.

Sonoya Mizuno

New YorkPeopleFashionNewLondon

I never had an occasion to question color, therefore, I only saw myself as what I was... a human being.

Sidney Poitier

MyselfColorNeverHumanQuestion

Malaria has long been a devastating and life-threatening global epidemic disease in human history.

Tu Youyou

HistoryLongHumanBeenDisease

A sovereignty is always presumed to act upon principles of justice, and if, from mistake or oversight, it does injury to a nation or an individual, it is always supposed to be ready and willing to repair it.

Roger B. Taney

JusticeMistakeReadyRepairNation

LGBT people are some of the bravest and most potent change agents and leaders I have encountered, and the most forceful defenders of the vulnerable and voiceless, because they know what it's like to be there.

Ronan Farrow

ChangePeopleKnowBecausePotent

The more I'm committed to finding a way to genuinely be immersed in someone else's life, the more enjoyment there is in it. I've never been interested in smoke and mirrors and cutting corners. I'd rather just do it for real.

Rupert Friend

LifeSomeoneFindingSmokeMirrors

Science is for those who learn, poetry is for those who know.

Joseph Roux

SciencePoetryLearnKnowWhoThose

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