Ingrid Betancourt Quotes

Sometimes you need other people to embody situations so that you can talk about things that for you are important. And I think that being able to hope for the future is what builds in us the strength to just get rid of things that, in the past, can hurt.

Ingrid Betancourt

Recitation: by Male by Female

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StrengthFutureHopePastPeople

Adolescence isn't just about prom or wearing sparkly dresses.

Jena Malone

TeenDressesAdolescencePromJust

Oh yeah, I'm about to host the Genies, which are the Canadian Academy Awards.

Andrea Martin

AwardsHostCanadianOhWhichAbout

Fortunately, historians are now beginning to recognise the historic role of Islam as a liberating force for peoples oppressed by the burdens of unjust social systems.

Aly Khan

BeginningNowIslamForceRole

'Ray Donovan' is such a revelation to everybody who's working on it, and it's only getting better.

Steven Bauer

BetterGetting BetterRevelationOnly

I think that would be ungrateful if I were upset because I'm seen as attractive or sexy. That's opened so many doors for me in my life.

Sofia Vergara

LifeMeThinkSexyMy LifeDoors

I'm not tempted to write a song about George W. Bush. I couldn't figure out what sort of song I would write. That's the problem: I don't want to satirise George Bush and his puppeteers, I want to vaporise them.

Tom Lehrer

SongProblemWantWriteOutWould

I was really shy when I was younger, so my mom got me into an acting class to see if I would open myself up more in front of an audience. Her plan was for me to just talk more.

Moises Arias

MyselfMeMomPlanActingShy

I get emotional when young people get nostalgic about my work. That's why it's called nostalgia. Sometimes I even cry.

Mithun Chakraborty

WorkPeopleNostalgiaYoungCryWhy

Architecture is the thoughtful making of space.

Louis Kahn

ArchitectureSpaceThoughtfulMaking

Don't set your wit against a child.

Jonathan Swift

ChildWitAgainstYourSet

The thing about addiction is you think you're getting off on people, and you're not, and the only person you're fooling is yourself.

Columbus Short

YourselfPeopleThinkYouPerson

My hope always when I am working with a new client is that I will cultivate a relationship with them: develop a dialogue and a way of working. This makes it easy for a star to trust you.

Brad Goreski

RelationshipHopeTrustI AmYou

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