Samantha Power Quotes

At the U.N., I routinely encounter countries that do not want to impose sanctions or even to enforce those already on the books. The hard-line sanctions skeptics have their own self-interested reasons for opposing sanctions, but they ground their opposition in claims that America uses sanctions to inflict punishment for punishment's sake.

Samantha Power

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: public
  • Nationality: irish
  • Birth: September 21, 1970

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There is an old belief that solving environmental problems can only be achieved by first building enough economic wealth so we can 'afford to save the environment.' This 'Kuznets Curve' thinking has never been correct and must be abandoned once and for all if we are serious about economic development for a thriving humanity on Earth.

Johan Rockstrom

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Singing together is something human beings just do, and there are hundreds of years worth of just European vocal music available to read and hear.

Ann Leckie

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Politicization - the shading of analysis to fit prevailing policy or politics - is the harshest criticism one can make of an intelligence organization. It strikes beyond questions of competence to the fundamental ethic of the enterprise, which is, or should be, truth telling.

Michael Hayden

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Somebody who has been in a very bad wreck is going to be very conscientious about not speeding through a yellow light... You just learn so many good lessons when you go through a failed marriage.

Amy Grant

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It's an interesting thing about being a 'fem.' People automatically assume that I'm straight.

Mary Lambert

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My phrase has always been that I am looking for the versatility of theatre in film. I think I have been quite lucky in that so far.

Miranda Richardson

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The eco-movement is growing as people all over catch on to the need to protect our precious planet, which makes the future look really bright - and makes me really happy.

Josie Maran

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My last days at MGM were like the fall of the Roman Empire in fast motion.

Joseph Barbera

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The voice is like a man, like ourselves: we all feel melancholic about what we have lost, the things we could do when we were young. But having the possibility to still perform is wonderful. The voice loses elasticity as you age, but on the other hand, maybe you are more mature as an interpreter, maybe your approach to singing deepens.

Jose Carreras

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The city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo.

Desmond Morris

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My favourite memory was the first time my mum bought me a bubble blower. I must have been the happiest girl in the world that day. I was all over those bubbles like a moth to a flame.

Debra Stephenson

At my degree show, someone said, 'It's nice, but it's very feminine.' I said, thank you, taking it as a compliment, but they obviously meant it as an insult.

Cornelia Parker

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