Naomi Klein Quotes

There is some pretty powerful self-interest in wanting a future that is not just running storm-to-storm. The argument that I make is not that we aren't competitive and selfish and greedy. We are. We're all of these things. We're complicated, competitive, greedy and nasty, and kind and generous and compassionate.

Naomi Klein

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For us, when we think about the Middle Ages, it's sort of this rarefied, distant time that we have no connection to, especially if you grew up in America.

Jeff Baena

TimeThinkAmericaYouConnection

Sustainability is a part of our 'rise' philosophy. You cannot rise if you take more from the community than you put back.

Anand Mahindra

CommunityPhilosophyYouBackRise

Without Ataturk's vision, without his ambition and energy, without his astonishing boldness in sweeping away traditions accumulated over centuries, today's Turkey would not exist, and the world would be much poorer.

Stephen Kinzer

TodayVisionAmbitionWorldEnergy

I've always said that climate change is the defining issue of our generation. I've set out to hold candidates and elected officials accountable and to push our democracy to truly represent the interests of our kids.

Tom Steyer

ChangeDemocracyGenerationPushOut

There's got to be the same rules for everyone.

Mo Farah

RulesSameEveryoneGot

In England the only homage which they pay to Virtue - is hypocrisy.

Lord Byron

HypocrisyVirtuePayHomageOnly

I would never know how good I was if I didn't have Bob Arum. Bob Arum is white, Jewish; He was working for prosecutor's office. I'm black, an ex-convict, ex-number runner. Who would be most likely to succeed? It would be Bob 100-1. Yet I beat Bob on everything we ever done, with love.

Don King

LoveGoodSucceedBlackWhiteKnow

I was raised not to be rude, but I also try to get the best work out of people.

Dick Wolf

WorkBestPeopleTryRudeOut

If you're passionate about the world, and if you really look closely at everything around you, each thing can be transformed into a shoe, or into a part of a shoe.

Christian Louboutin

WorldYouLookShoePassionatePart

'A Bug's Life' is a really funny movie and the characters have such different personalities. The movie is happy and then gets really sad and I'm like, W'hoa, I'm feeling this way and this movie is about bugs!'

Booboo Stewart

LifeFunnySadHappyLife Is AWay

Oh leave the Wise our measures to collate. One thing at least is certain, light has weight. One thing is certain and the rest debate. Light rays, when near the Sun, do not go straight.

Arthur Eddington

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Googling yourself is maybe one of the worst things you can do. I did it once, and someone had to talk me off a ledge.

Winona Ryder

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