Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Quotes

In the end, it's a good investment for America to be involved in helping people get democratic governance - not to take over their country - but to help people be free. And that is an investment that will pay off in the future.

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

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If I care about poverty, I have to care a lot about investments in the private sector. The private sector creates the vast majority of jobs in the world, and social protection only goes so far.

Jim Yong Kim

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I don't like the idea that fame could mean that people can no longer relate to me.

Jessica Chastain

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Most of American life consists of driving somewhere and then returning home, wondering why the hell you went.

John Updike

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There was a Russian director named Elem Klimov, who did his films during the communist days. They were constantly struggling with the authorities and to be allowed to express themselves. But he did one of the best war movies I've ever seen - it's called 'Come and See.'

Stellan Skarsgard

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In high school, in sport, I had a coach who told me I was much better than I thought I was, and would make me do more in a positive sense. He was the first person who taught me not to be afraid of failure.

Mike Krzyzewski

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But you can try to read books at the wrong time or for the wrong reasons.

Jonathan Coe

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Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young.

Dorothy Canfield Fisher

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My parents worry all the time because I trust people very easily.

Deepika Padukone

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I've said for years I could never figure out why Calgary ever drafted me. When I got there, I think they had eight or nine right wingers already. These guys were premiere players. It's not like they were extremely late in their careers, either.

Brett Hull

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I believe that everything in life happens for a reason.

Boris Becker

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Until you prove yourself, modeling the behavior of iconoclasts is dangerous.

Brad Stone

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The question is, what are we to do in order to consolidate peace on a universal and durable foundation, and what are the essential elements of such a peace?

Arthur Henderson

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