Ingrid Betancourt Quotes

I think that women are peacemakers by genetics, because we are the ones who stay at home and because we are the ones who suffer with the aftermath of war.

Ingrid Betancourt

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My view of an excellent novel was probably set in the golden age of fiction in the 19th century: narrative, character and voice are of equal importance.

Joanna Trollope

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Shaping the future is what drives me. Since I left politics, I'm very much interested in emerging markets.

Jenny Shipley

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There's going to be different kinds of challenges on a yearly basis. You're going to have to overcome injuries, or you overcome a playoff loss or what have you. So there's always challenges in this business.

Jeff Fisher

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Do we need farm program reform? Absolutely.

Stephen Fincher

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One of the reasons I wrote 'The Fall' is that climbing's more than a sport, it's a way of life. When you're in it, it's all you think about.

Simon Mawer

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The first time I ever got recognized, I was at Chipotle eating a face full of burrito, and a fan started filming me and said, 'Oh my gosh, that's the girl from 'Nerdy Nummies!' They kind of waved a little, and I waved back with a burrito in my mouth.

Rosanna Pansino

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Memorizing a playbook is like memorizing a script. When they change the script at the last minute it's like changing a play in a game.

Michael Strahan

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Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.

William Shakespeare

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My first fear was about the devil, when I was around fire, something I saw in a movie. I think it's about pain, in whichever form it comes. I had a lot of energy as a child - sometimes too much - and I didn't know how to channel it. It was making me suffer. It was bigger than myself, and I was very young.

Penelope Cruz

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The Pakistani government and its allies must overhaul their policies in Pakistan.

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

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I had the idea that I'm going to make a trans-genre film about a transgender woman.

Sebastian Lelio

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I think life is self-examination. Certainly the voyage that one takes.

Richard Gere

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