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Peace is not a matter of prizes or trophies. It is not the product of a victory or command. It has no finishing line, no final deadline, no fixed definition of achievement.
Óscar Arias
Achievement
Peace
Matter
Victory
Final
Definition
Finishing
Trophies
Deadline
Line
Command
Fixed
Prizes
Product
It often seems... the human race has twittered away its existence singing an endless song - a song of waste and hatred, where there should be progress and love.
Óscar Arias
Love
Song
Progress
Hatred
Singing
Seems
Existence
Endless
Often
Human
Where
Race
Should
Human Race
Waste
Away
I like to paint and spend a lot of time doing art. For me, it's about hearing yourself and putting it out there as art. It's like a therapy thing.
Daniel Zovatto
Art
Time
Me
Yourself
Spend
Out
About
Putting
Like
Doing
Hearing
Lot
Paint
Therapy
Thing
I think Hollywood has this reputation of being fake, but there is real people, and you can choose and try and see.
Daniel Zovatto
You
People
Try
Reputation
Think
See
Fake
Real
Real People
Being
Hollywood
Choose
I saw 'The Shining' when I was too young with my dad in San Francisco in the hotel room.
Daniel Zovatto
Young
Too
Saw
Francisco
Hotel
Hotel Room
Shining
San
San Francisco
Room
Dad
I love 'The Shining.' Kubrick is pretty amazing.
Daniel Zovatto
Love
Amazing
Pretty
Kubrick
Shining
I love to get thrown around, and the reality about it. I hate watching a movie, knowing the actors are faking it.
Daniel Zovatto
Love
Reality
Hate
About
Thrown
Knowing
Around
Faking
Get
Movie
Actor
Watching
For me, you have to like the person you're playing. When you don't, it's kinda hard.
Daniel Zovatto
Me
You
Kinda
Like
Person
Hard
Playing
No matter what you do in life, it's always a struggle, to first of all find who you are.
Daniel Zovatto
Life
You
Struggle
Matter
First
Find
First Of All
Always
Who
I actually got dared to audition for the dance team. All my track-and-field buddies dared me to audition, and I was one of the few guys who did it.
Harry Shum, Jr.
Me
Dance
Few
Dared
Guys
Buddies
Got
Audition
Did
Team
Who
Actually
I'd rather dance in a corner than dance in a circle.
Harry Shum, Jr.
Dance
Circle
Corner
Rather
Than
I have the most respect for Zach Woodlee. He is one of my favorite - and one of the most capable - choreographers out there right now.
Harry Shum, Jr.
Respect
Favorite
Out
He
Most
Capable
Now
Right
Obviously anything that accessorizes or enhances the iPhone is always pretty cool.
Harry Shum, Jr.
Pretty
Obviously
Always
iPhone
Anything
Cool
Enhances
My parents weren't stereotypical and pressuring me to go to college. They mentioned it a lot and constantly, but it wasn't a do or die thing, like, 'You have to do this or you're done.'
Harry Shum, Jr.
Me
You
College
Parents
Constantly
Mentioned
Stereotypical
Like
Go
Were
Lot
Die
Done
Thing
It was a big step, to go from not talking to people to stepping on to a stage. That's when I felt the most comfortable, because I could do anything I wanted to and say anything I wanted to, even if people didn't laugh.
Harry Shum, Jr.
People
Big
Stage
Not Talking
Say
Laugh
Could
Step
Stepping
Most
Talking
Comfortable
Because
Felt
Go
Wanted
Anything
Even
I've always been a person with patience, and I don't like to force things.
Harry Shum, Jr.
Patience
Like
Force
Always
Been
Person
Things
I'm actually really shy.
Harry Shum, Jr.
Really
Actually
Shy
You don't only have the need to do it well because leading a country is something quite important, but also because I am the first woman I have the obligation to do it the best possible way so my country can continue voting for women in the future. It is a big responsibility.
Laura Chinchilla
Future
Best
You
Woman
Women
Obligation
Voting
Responsibility
First
Country
Important
Big
Way
Possible
Something
Only
Leading
Also
Well
Because
Am
Continue
Big Responsibility
Quite
Need
Costa Rica, with its tourist-based economy and lack of a national army, has focused on keeping safe its beaches, parks and other public draws. It is one if the safest countries in Central America based on the number of homicides.
Laura Chinchilla
Army
National
Other
Focused
Draws
Costa Rica
Beaches
Parks
Countries
Economy
Safe
Safest
America
Lack
Central
Central America
Public
Based
Keeping
Number
Costa Rica is not afraid to go before any international body.
Laura Chinchilla
Before
Costa Rica
Go
Any
Afraid
Body
International
We want to allow Costa Ricans to make a qualitative leap in our development and go to an economy based on innovation and developing a broadband infrastructure in order to overcome the barrier of 15 per cent penetration.
Laura Chinchilla
Innovation
Overcome
Broadband
Our
Penetration
Per
Allow
Developing
Development
Economy
Leap
Qualitative
Make
Go
Order
Want
Cent
Infrastructure
Barrier
Based
Women continue receiving less salary for the same kind of job. Women have a higher unemployment rate in our country. When you analyze the composition of poverty, you will find that most of the families in poverty are being run by a woman.
Laura Chinchilla
You
Woman
Women
Will
Job
Poverty
Country
Analyze
Our
Kind
Run
Find
Composition
Rate
Higher
Most
Continue
Salary
Unemployment
Families
Unemployment Rate
Same
Being
Less
Receiving
We want to bridge the digital gap to provide broadband access to 100 per cent of our educational institutions and to make it widely available to all people.
Laura Chinchilla
People
Digital
Broadband
Our
All People
Per
Institutions
Make
Access
Educational
Provide
Want
Cent
Available
Bridge
Gap
Widely
On Dec. 1, 1948, after the triumph of the revolution, which insured the final victory of the will of the people expressed through elections, President Jose Figueres abolished the army in my country.
Óscar Arias
Army
People
Victory
Will
Country
Revolution
President
Final
Abolish
Triumph
Through
Insured
After
Which
Elections
Expressed
The absence of significant development aid has only increased the importance of trade for Central America's future.
Óscar Arias
Future
Increased
Aid
Significant
Only
Absence
Development
Importance
Trade
America
Central
More combat planes, missiles and soldiers won't provide additional bread for our families, desks for our schools, or medicine for our clinics.
Óscar Arias
Medicine
Additional
Our
Soldiers
More
Combat
Missiles
Schools
Clinics
Provide
Families
Bread
Planes
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