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I really believe I've been a good person. Not perfect - forget about perfect - but just learning by what I was taught and living by my own values. I might have stepped on a few ants - and a few other things as well - but I've never hurt anybody. Kiri Te Kanawa

Good Learning Hurt Not Perfect Values Good Person Few Own Believe Living Other About My Own Perfect Never Stepped Well Been Person Forget Ants Just Taught Anybody Might Really Things

Human spirit is the ability to face the uncertainty of the future with curiosity and optimism. It is the belief that problems can be solved, differences resolved. It is a type of confidence. And it is fragile. It can be blackened by fear and superstition. Bernard Beckett

Future Confidence Fear Problems Face Differences Resolved Type Solved Ability Spirit Uncertainty Superstition Optimism Curiosity Human Belief Human Spirit Fragile

The most honest form of filmmaking is to make a film for yourself. Peter Jackson

Yourself Most Make Form Movies Film Honest Filmmaking

Nothing beats a great smile. Karl Urban

Smile Great Nothing Beats

People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things. Edmund Hillary

People Become Extraordinary Extraordinary Things Accomplish Decide Things

I really rebel against this idea that politics has to be a place full of ego and where you're constantly focused on scoring hits against each one another. Yes, we need a robust democracy, but you can be strong, and you can be kind. Jacinda Ardern

Politics Democracy You Ego Strong Be Kind Be Strong Focused Kind Constantly Idea Another Robust Scoring Yes Hits Where Place Against Really Full Rebel Each Each One Need

To escape and sit quietly on the beach - that's my idea of paradise. Emilia Wickstead

Paradise Sit Beach Idea Escape Quietly

Cheating is nothing to be proud of. Mark Hunt

Cheating Nothing Proud

Life's a bit like mountaineering - never look down. Edmund Hillary

Life Down Bit Never Like Look Mountaineering

One of the criticisms I've faced over the years is that I'm not aggressive enough or assertive enough, or maybe somehow, because I'm empathetic, it means I'm weak. I totally rebel against that. I refuse to believe that you cannot be both compassionate and strong. Jacinda Ardern

You Strong Aggressive Believe Enough Weak Criticisms Totally Somehow Faced Both Empathetic Over Because Years Maybe Refuse Cannot Against Means Rebel Assertive Compassionate

I like to see life with its teeth out. Janet Frame

Life Teeth Out See Like

Love is... never asking for more than you are prepared to give. Kim Casali

Love You Love Is Give More Never Than Asking Prepared

It takes both courage and talent to stand up in front of fellow human beings and make them crack a smile, and at the same time keep it clean. Ray Comfort

If you go about trying to please everyone, there's going to be endless struggles. Sonny Bill Williams

You Please Everyone Everyone Please About Struggles Go Trying Endless Going

Always be original. Never duplicate what you've seen another actor do. Be true to the character that you've been given, and the rest will come easy. Lee Tamahori

Character You Be Original Will Rest Be True Seen Easy Given Never True Come Another Always Been Duplicate Original Actor

Knowing and assuming are two different things. Mark Hunt

Assuming Knowing Different Different Things Things Two

The more a nation gets into darkness, the more it's going to hate the light. The more it's going to run from the light. And we have a generation of people who have given themselves to darkness, and they've embraced atheism, because it gets them away from moral responsibility to God. Ray Comfort

Of all created comforts, God is the lender; you are the borrower, not the owner. Ernest Rutherford

God You Borrower Comforts Owner Lender Created

Anyone can train to be a gladiator. What marks you out is having the mindset of a champion. Manu Bennett

You Champion Mindset Marks Out Having Gladiator Train Anyone

God is not subject to the dimension of time. He dwells in eternity. Ray Comfort

God Time Dimension He Subject Dwells Eternity

I keep myself to myself pretty much. I'm not someone who gallivants around town looking for attention. Antony Starr

Myself Looking Pretty Someone Attention Town Around Much Who Keep

While on top of Everest, I looked across the valley towards the great peak Makalu and mentally worked out a route about how it could be climbed. It showed me that even though I was standing on top of the world, it wasn't the end of everything. I was still looking beyond to other interesting challenges. Edmund Hillary

Great Me Challenges World Looking Other Everything Valley Top Though Out About Mentally Could Towards Beyond Looked How Still Climbed End While Interesting Worked Across Standing Even Route Everest Peak

I think I mainly climb mountains because I get a great deal of enjoyment out of it. I never attempt to analyze these things too thoroughly, but I think that all mountaineers do get a great deal of satisfaction out of overcoming some challenge which they think is very difficult for them, or which perhaps may be a little dangerous. Edmund Hillary

Great Dangerous Challenge Great Deal Mountains Difficult Think Too Analyze Thoroughly Out Some Attempt Never Mainly Perhaps Overcoming Because Deal Climb Very Get May Which Little Them Satisfaction Things Enjoyment

Any serious shift towards more sustainable societies has to include gender equality. Helen Clark

Equality Gender More Towards Shift Any Sustainable Include Serious Societies

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