Difficult Quotes

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The most important ethical issues and the most difficult ones are the human ones because a reporter has enormous power to hurt people. — Carl Bernstein
It is easier to motivate people to do something difficult than something easy. — Sheri L. Dew
There is no common standard for education about diagnosis. Distinguishing between bipolar depression and major depressive disorder, for example, can be difficult, and mistakes are… — Kay Redfield Jamison
I find teaching - I like it, but I find just walking into the classroom and facing the students very difficult. — Lydia Davis
Creating a regulatory system that reflects the modern-day realities of financial markets is not as difficult as it may appear. — Paul Singer
Modern slavery is a hidden crime and notoriously difficult to measure. — Mo Ibrahim
It is very difficult for any dictator or any incumbent to falsify the results of an election and just get away with it. — Mo Ibrahim
First episodes are difficult things to write. — Michael Hirst
If memories were indeed like what a camera records, they could be forgotten, or they could fade so that they are no longer clear and… — Leonard Mlodinow
Writers are articulate. Artists find it more difficult. — Anthony Browne
All Boston songs are fairly difficult to translate to the stage. None of them are especially easy to play or sing. A lot of them,… — Tom Scholz
Big plays are such a huge factor in the outcome of games. It is so difficult to go the distance on a defense. — Mike McCarthy
The first act is the easiest to plot. The second act is always the hardest to plot. Generally a good, you know, sometimes the third… — Stephen J. Cannell
I leave to the militarists the difficult task of trying to explain to us how these wars have served to shape character or to promote… — Elie Ducommun
When a gift is difficult to give away, it becomes even more rare and precious, somehow gathering a part of the giver to the gift… — Cate Blanchett
In Singapore, Malcolm X type of activity would be extremely difficult because the government can be very harsh on lawbreakers. — Ian Mckellen
Affirmative action was designed to recognize the uniquely difficult journey of African-Americans. This policy was justifiable and understandable, even to those who came from white… — Jim Webb
The reason I do this job is because I started to be a painter. Making money in art was difficult. The easiest way to make… — Franco Moschino
I was a prodigy who learned how difficult writing was only after getting published. I paid my dues later. — David Quammen
Vice presidents are supposed to be eternally loyal, which is why it is so difficult for some to figure out how to succeed their bosses. — Susan Estrich

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