Around The World Quotes - Page 15

• As a moviemaker, I'm able to have a little impact on the socio-political landscape and to reach a large audience around the world. That inspires me. That is something I'm inspired by and it's what I inspire to.

  Larry Charles

  Impact, Political, Inspire

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• I'm blown away. I'm flabbergasted the president [Barack Obama] made the phone call to Rouhani after 30-plus, `79, 33 years or so. And there's a reason we haven't negotiated with Iran, because they're state-sponsored terrorists. They're the central bank for terrorism around the world.

  Barack Obama

  Iran, Years, Phones

  Source: www.foxnews.com

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• She [my mother] said, "You are fiercely protective of your inventions because you are your fans." She helped me understand my own feelings. When someone has pulled the wool over my eyes, I feel that they have pulled the wool over the eyes of millions of fans around the world. She helped me to forgive. You can't force people to have the same world consciousness and awareness as you do.

  Lady Gaga

  Mom, Eye, People

  "Lady Gaga On Love and Lies". Harper’s Bazaar Interview, www.harpersbazaar.com. February 5, 2014.

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• The way you set up for a sequel is by having a successful film. The focus is on making a successful film, and making a film that travels around the world, and that people enjoy and have fun with, and that people are able to escape with.

  Peter Berg

  Fun, Successful, People

  "Peter Berg Talks BATTLESHIP, the FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS Movie, and the Upcoming NBC Series PRIME SUSPECT". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. August 01, 2011.

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• Best thing about doing Youtube as a job - the Youtube friends that I've met all around the world, that I never would have got the chance to meet without Youtube.

  Tyler Oakley

  Jobs, World, Chance

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• With moviemaking, you can be halfway around the world for six months. So there are amazing benefits to doing TV, and with the platform change and the way it is, I would never ever rule out doing TV again.

  Chris Pratt

  Six Months, Benefits, World

  Source: www.moviesonline.ca

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• I like to work with artists from around the world. There are so many new inspiring filmmakers. I had the privilege recently to work with Ethiopian filmmaker Zeresenay Mehari and his wife on the film Difret. They are that unique balance of very thoughtful conscious filmmakers who are also brilliant, original artists.

  Angelina Jolie

  Artist, Thoughtful, Unique

  "Angelina Jolie: "What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger"". Interview with Emily Zemler, www.elle.com. March 31, 2015.

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• I think it is important first of all that the president of the United States underscores our commitment to partnering with countries around the world, even though we're not intimidated by terrorist organisations.

  Barack Obama

  Country, Commitment, Thinking

  "Full transcript of BBC interview with President Barack Obama". Interview with Jon Sopel, www.bbc.co.uk. July 24, 2015.

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• I think first of all, the United States has got to adopt a policy of befriending and creating allies around the world.

  Al Sharpton

  Thinking, Creating, Allies

  Source: www.npr.org

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• Hundreds of millions of people around the world have been lifted out of poverty with the creation of robust middle classes in India and China, which is an enormously positive development for those countries that also creates opportunities for the rest of the world.

  Dan Quayle

  Country, Opportunity, Class

  Source: www.leadersmag.com

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• There is a kind of silver spiderweb that's spun around the world, and the strands of that web are certain loves and certain understandings. And if we follow those, and if we walk those strands, we're going to meet others at the intersections who have been walking the same way across this web. And when we meet, there's a kind of "I know who you are."

  Richard Bach

  Understanding, World, Way

  Interview with Michael Peter Langevin, www.inner-growth.info.

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• I got tired of my taxes paying for exciting little wars around the world. Then I discovered that when I died, my wife would probably have to sell our house to pay for the taxes in America.

  Terry Gilliam

  War, Tired, America

  "Terry Gilliam’s Three-Reel Circus". Interview with Michael Mechanic, www.motherjones.com. December 16, 2009.

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• In some big cities [in Pakistan] some women have access to a job and education - but the UN reported that more than 5 million girls cannot go to school. It's become an open secret. In some big cities they build schools to deceive people around the world, while the level of education remains very low, and even when they can go to school there is no security.

  Malalai Joya

  Girl, Jobs, School

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• People say the war in Iraq is a bad war, and the war in Afghanistan is a good war, but what's the difference between them? Democratic people around the world cannot accept that this is a good war. This is just endless war.

  Malalai Joya

  War, Iraq, Differences

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• Racism is not nearly as important as poverty. That's the same around the world. What look like ethnic problems are really economic issues. If you look closely at all these conflicts around the world, they come down to poverty and economics and resources. The more poverty, the worse the war.

  Marjane Satrapi

  War, Issues, Racism

  Interview with Joshuah Bearman, believermag.com. August 1, 2006.

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• When I was young I was very close to my parents. I never liked staying at my mates' houses, I always wanted to be with my parents and then suddenly at 17 I was like, "Oh well, maybe I should just move half way around the world."

  Gregg Sulkin

  Moving, Parent, House

  "Interview – Gregg Sulkin returns in Wizards of Waverly Place". Jewish News Interview, jewishnews.timesofisrael.com. May 22, 2013.

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• As a boy I dreamed that I could go on a boat with Jean Cousteau. But I was never given the opportunity. I am now giving that opportunity to young people around the world who would like to experience the beauty of nature.

  Mike Horn

  Boys, Opportunity, People

  Source: nicksmithphoto.wordpress.com

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• Consumers around the world always want something unexpected and exciting, and that's what drives me. I love the challenge of reinterpreting my designs in new ways each season to keep the "prep look" modern and fresh.

  Tommy Hilfiger

  Want Something, Design, Challenges

  "Hilfiger vs Nadal". Vanity Fair interview, www.vanityfair.com. September 22, 2015.

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• The feeling that dreams show us the real nature of reality is something that's shared by many indigenous groups around the world.

  Stanley Krippner

  Dream, Real, Feelings

  Source: cynthiasuelarson.wordpress.com

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• I really get inspired by stylish girls around the world that I see on the street. Colors, patterns, throughout my travels, whatever catches my eye.

  Olivia Palermo

  Girl, Eye, Color

  Source: www.popsugar.com

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• We have enshrined in our founding documents and promoted the fundamental truth, all around the world, that the rights of all men, women and children ,not simply Americans come from God.‎

  Marco Rubio

  Children, Men, Rights

  Source: www.cnn.com

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• Not only was one cartoonist gunned down, but riots erupted around the world, resulting in the deaths of scores. No one could say toward what positive social end, yet free-speech absolutists were unchastened.

  Garry Trudeau

  Absolutism, World, Speech

  Garry Trudeau's George Polk Awards Speech, www.washingtonpost.com. April 14, 2015.

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• I love performing so much! The joy is to have the opportunity to be able to perform all around the world.

  Hiromi

  Opportunity, Joy, Able

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• Football is a game that fascinates people around the World like nothing else.

  Berti Vogts

  Football, Games, People

  Source: www.china.org.cn

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• Swimming has given me a lot. It's given me a respect for people and different cultures around the world when I've been competing abroad. I've learnt many life skills and met so many friends around the world that I might not have had otherwise. I'm focused and driven and I guess swimming has made me that way.

  Liam Tancock

  Swimming, Skills, People

  Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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