- Laugh
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- Nov 07, 2020
Able Quotes
On capability, readiness and what makes action possible.
These quotes touch on being able to act: governments expected to give straight answers, leaders imagined thinking more imaginatively, and allies working to restore the unity needed to act together. For more, see our Being quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being able to incorporate my language into songs is really cool. It's really cool to see that people are susceptible to it. It helps with writing a lot to turn off one language and then go to another.
- Questions
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- Nov 07, 2020
If not now, then when? If not you, then who? If we are able to answer these fundamental questions, then perhaps we can wipe away the blot of human slavery.
- Build
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- Nov 07, 2020
After realizing that we would eventually be able to build molecular machines that could arrange atoms to form virtually any pattern that we wanted, I saw that an awful lot of consequences followed from that.
- Policy
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 2012, the Liberal Party affirmed overwhelmingly at the policy convention that we are a pro-choice party. It means that we are a party that defends women's rights, and therefore, it would be inconsistent for any Liberal MP to be able to vote to take away women's rights.
- Cool
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up, I played 'Ken Griffey, Jr. Baseball' and just whatever I could get my hands on. When I was really young, I was a big fan of Mario and that type of stuff. I still play videogames now, so it was really cool for me to be able to play as myself on '2K6' or '2K7,' I believe it was, when I was a rookie.
- Past
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a few times in the past when I wrote a song, and I put the words together, and they were very clear pictures, and I felt like I was putting together a really good story. But I don't think I was ever really able to stay on that. What I've sort of developed lyrically is more about the sound of the vocals and what they are.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I needed a concept of God that worked for me, and I wound up giving my life to Jesus Christ. I thought I was always going to have to wear skirts over my knees, not be able to listen to music, and have no personality. Fortunately, it's so completely opposite.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The fact that people are able to be positively impacted by any of my work is really just a blessing. And ultimately, that's what I want to do.
- Hardest Thing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Definitely the hardest thing is to find time to be grounded with real life, but without it, I don't think I'd be able to continue to grow as a filmmaker.
- Balance
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- Nov 07, 2020
Balanchine was just able to strike the balance between literal narrative and abstract dance.
- Nov 07, 2020
Unless you hit your television with a sledgehammer, you're not going to be able to be an individual.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
Trying to hail a cab in many areas, the chance of finding a ride are very, very low. It's absolutely a better experience to be able to - wherever I am - open up an app, hit a button, have a car come to me, and pay less than I would for a taxi.
- Compile
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just wanted to compile these stories about growing up with my father and I wanted people to be able to enjoy them individually, but also the entire book as a whole.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
The clever, albeit fragile, coalition against terrorism brought together by the U.S. government might be able to advance the transition from classical international law to a cosmopolitan order.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
If the September 11 terror attack is supposed to constitute a caesura in world history, it must be able to stand comparison to other events of world historical impact.
- Hear People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I used to hear people say nobody can prepare you for fame, and it's actually very true. But there is such beauty that comes with it when you're able to use your platform in a positive way.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020