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Part of me loves to control and to exert power, but it's not the best part of me at all. What I… — Carne Ross Copy Share Image
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I've never cancelled any public appearance, simply because that's what my life is; it's doing my work, and I never want to… — Nile Rodgers Copy Share Image
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Science is simply a powerful way of understanding what's real and what isn't, what's true and what's not. It can help us… — Dean Ornish Copy Share Image
Since then, I have just read and read - but, that said, I suppose there is a raft of writers to whom… — Penelope Lively Copy Share Image
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If we are really serious about preventing another crisis like the 2008 meltdown, we should simply ban complex financial instruments unless they… — Ha-Joon Chang Copy Share Image
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Silent films were, I think, more different than we know to sound films. We think of it as simply that we added… — Peter Weir Copy Share Image
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What I've certainly learned is that whenever I've said anything about real politics, I've come under attack. So it's best simply to… — Kevin Spacey Copy Share Image
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