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I've got so much respect for 'Bond.' It's such an iconic cultural behemoth. I love the whole story - Ian Fleming's stories are amazing. ”
Travel opens eyes and perspectives. ”
All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man. ”
It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things. ”
International institutions ought to be, as the national ones in democratic countries, established by the peoples and for the peoples. ”
I realize that Facebook today is a global success with more than 600 million users worldwide. But I also understand, maybe a bit sadly, that it is not for me. Perhaps it is because I am a bit too old? Or perhaps it is because I am more interested in exploring the epic text, which I have lived with for all my life. ”
For any cultural performance involving me, the response from Kolkata is the most critical. If I pass here, I will pass elsewhere. ”
London is the headquarters of the International Maritime Organisation, the location of the largest insurance market, and houses a significant ship-broking community, apart from the many other professional services related to shipping. ”
When I want to explain why empowering girls and women is critical to fighting poverty, I often tell a person's story. It's easier to relate to a personal story than to global data telling us that the majority of the billion people who live on less than $2 per day are women and girls. We are often told to never treat a person like a statistic. ”
While we've taken seeds into space, and astronauts on the International Space Station have eaten lettuce they've grown, we haven't produced fruit in space, so we can't pollinate something. ”