I have won many trophies in my time, but nothing will ever top helping win the battle for peace in my country.
Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to intimidate their own populations.
There are many respects in which America, if it can bring itself to act with the magnanimity and the empathy appropriate to its size and power, can be an intelligent example to the world.
It's difficult to imagine the power that you're going to have when so many different sorts of data are available.
Far too many executives have become more concerned with the 'four P's' - pay, perks, power and prestige - rather than making profits for shareholders.
All too many Muslims fail to grasp Islam, which teaches one to be lenient towards others and to understand their value systems, knowing that these are tolerated by Islam as a religion.
The San Diego region in many ways is defined by our relationship with the ocean. It's our front yard and a beautiful playground for families and visitors. It should be clean, safe, and inviting.
The development of science is basically a social phenomenon, dependent on hard work and mutual support of many scientists and on the societies in which they live.
Like many science fiction lovers of my generation, I discovered Andre Norton on the shelves at the junior high's library.
Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory was killed by an ugly fact.
I was sad that Corpse Bride was so short. I would've liked to have had her around for way longer. She doesn't actually have that many scenes.
No matter how many years you play, it's always something new and exciting. It's sports, you never know what may happen.
Several professional athletes have wrongly taught many young Americans by example that the only way to succeed in sports is to take steroids.
Despite whatever commercial kind of success you might have or radio success, I don't want to do something just to get as many people as possible to listen.
I don't think success is harmful, as so many people say. Rather, I believe it indispensable to talent, if for nothing else than to increase the talent.
Thanks to the success of Henning Mankell and Peter Hoeg, there wasn't the same stigma attached to writing genre thrillers in Scandinavia as there was in many other cultures. Quite the opposite, in fact.
Healthcare has been the last major industry that hasn't been touched by technology in terms of productivity and consumer adoption in the way so many other industries have.
So many of my rookie mistakes could have been avoided by first-hand exposure to other, more experienced technology entrepreneurs.
I love to read and I love to write. I love to read. You have no idea how many books I have. I love to sing.
I love doing what I do. I'm a born mentor. I've launched so many people's careers. I worked hard.
I've been surprised to learn how many people love poetry. It's beautiful to see that people want poetry in their lives.
