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Rebuilding Afghanistan is not going to be solved by pouring billions in. Getting rid of the Taliban does not rid us of the problems of fundamentalism and instability. James Wolfensohn
Problems Solved Instability Pouring Taliban Does Getting Going Afghanistan Us Rid Billions Rebuilding Fundamentalism
I have travelled in the country enough to know that the concerns of villages in Rajasthan will be very different from the issues in the villages of Tamil Nadu. Anybody who makes a general remark about India probably doesn't know India. James Wolfensohn
Will Country Enough India About General Remark Know Concerns Makes Issues Very Anybody Different Who Villages Travelled
In a democracy, you can be right and still lose power. James Wolfensohn
Democracy You Power Lose Still Right
You need to have a secure Israel, which is very clear, and you need to have a Palestinian community that feels it can have hope. James Wolfensohn
Hope You Community Secure Clear Feels Israel Very Which Palestinian Need
We have made a full frontal attack on corruption. The question is whether we can address the question of governance in developing countries and, particularly, corruption. James Wolfensohn
Corruption Made Address Attack Developing Developing Countries Countries Particularly Governance Question Whether Full
We inherit plots. There are only two or three in the world, five or six at most. We ride them like treadmills. Janette Turner Hospital
Ride World Three Plots Only Like Most Five Six Them Inherit Two
There are all kinds of under-represented groups in the literary establishment. Janette Turner Hospital
Kinds Establishment Literary Groups
All of my writing career is about how human beings negotiate dark matter. Janette Turner Hospital
Writing Dark Matter Negotiate About How Human Human Beings Beings Career
I am extremely interested in how people negotiate catastrophe, not because I'm morbidly interested in it but because I'm interested in the secret of resilience; that's what I'm always exploring in the stories and the novels. Janette Turner Hospital
People Secret Extremely Negotiate Catastrophe Because Always How Am Stories The Secret Of Interested Exploring Novels Resilience
The act of writing surprises me all the time. A miraculous thing happens when you have an idea and you want to convert it into words... and then you start to create a work of art, and that's another miracle, and it remains mysterious to the writer, or to this writer anyway. Janette Turner Hospital
Work Art Time Me You Writing Words Miracle Miraculous Mysterious Remains Writer Idea Another Surprises Want Happens Anyway Convert Then Create Act Thing Start
I think aerobatic pilots make the best pilots because you know, you're just so confident in an aeroplane. If you're gonna get into trouble, I'd rather be with someone that's a skilled aerobatic pilot. Janine Shepherd
Best You Pilot Trouble Think Someone Rather Know Make Because Pilots Get Confident Just Gonna Skilled
Life is about opportunities, creating them and embracing them, and for me, that was the Olympic dream. That's what defined me. That was my bliss. Janine Shepherd
Life Me Opportunities Defined Dream Embracing About Bliss Them Creating Olympic
I can remember very clearly sitting in a little room in my apartment going, 'You know what, Jace? I think it's time to go back to university.' Jason Clarke
Time You Remember Think Back Clearly Know Go Very Sitting Going Apartment Little Room University
In terms of publicity and interviews, well, it's really hard in this modern world to keep a sense of mystery. Jason Clarke
World Sense Interviews Mystery Terms Well Modern Modern World Really Hard Keep Publicity
The guy I read and I love is Irvin Yalom. Jason Clarke
Love Love Is Guy Read
At the end of the day, I'm an actor. I'm not here to sell other stuff or use off-screen things to generate whether or not I work. If I'm any good, I'll work; if I'm not, I won't. Jason Clarke
Work Good Day End Of The Day Other Generate Stuff Sell End Any Whether Use Actor Things Here
My father was a sheep shearer, so I grew up in a caravan; we'd go around from shearing shed to shearing shed. My mother always wanted us to be educated, so I went to a school. Jason Clarke
School Mother Father Sheep Shed Around Always Educated Go Up Wanted Grew Us Caravan
I love a good wool suit, and I appreciate the fact that it's a natural fiber. I know where it comes from, and I know how it's bred. And it's built to last. It breathes, and it feels good. Jason Clarke
Love Good Natural Fiber Fact Feels Know Built How Where Wool Breathes Bred Last Appreciate Suit
I come from a very, very small town. There were no other actors around. I never met any actors. A lot of those times when I'd be out in the sheds with my dad, I'd step outside, and there's just nothing out there but thousands of acres, forty thousand sheep, and miles of nothing. And so my mind would just wonder about what else was out there. Jason Clarke
Mind Sheep Met Nothing Other Else Those Out Thousand Would Thousands About Small Outside Never Small Town Step Town Come Sheds Around Were Lot Very Wonder Times Any Just Acres Miles Forty Dad Actor
Look at a guy like Ian McKellen, who is eighty or whatever, and he's just loving his work, and you can see that in the work. That defines what type of actor you are. And what kind of people want to work with you. And whether you can do this job for a long, long time. Jason Clarke
Work Time You People Job Long Long Time Whatever Type Defines Kind See Guy He Like Look His Just Want Eighty Whether Loving Who Actor
I'd change nothing in my career path. I was never built for being a handsome teenage star. That's just not in my psyche, I think. I would have hated to have grown up famous. Jason Clarke
Change Path Nothing Think Teenage Would Hated Never Built Up Handsome Psyche Just Being Famous Star Grown Grown-Up Career Career Path
I haven't gotten jobs because I'm famous or I have a big Twitter feed - it's primarily directors. People employ me because I'm right for the part. But then, everybody needs a bit of luck, being in the right place at the right time. You just gotta be in that place for that opportunity to come by. Jason Clarke
Time Needs Me You People Opportunity Big Luck Twitter Everybody Right Place Right Time Bit Jobs Directors Part Feed Primarily Come Employ Because Gotta Gotten Just Being Famous Place Then Right
Joe Kennedy was a massive figure on all kinds of levels. Jason Clarke
Joe Kinds Massive Figure Kennedy Levels
I'm an actor doing a job, but I'm also living a life. Jason Clarke
Life Job Living Also Doing Actor
Phillip Noyce was not just good to me but an inspiration to me. Jason Clarke
Good Me Inspiration Just
Yes, films need to make their money back - it's an expensive business, and people need to be paid for what's involved - but just because you can, it doesn't mean you should. Jason Clarke
You Business People Money Films Back Involved Make Because Yes Just Expensive Just Because Mean Should Paid Need
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