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Everything we produce and consume has an impact on the environment, on social fabrics, and on the economy. This impact can be positive or negative and, frequently, some combination of the two. ”
In landlocked developing countries, geographical barriers to markets are unnecessarily accompanied by virtual ones: their e-connectivity rates are among the world's lowest. ”
Responsive governments committed to improving the broader trade facilitation and business environment can help companies of all sizes by improving infrastructure: roads, transportation, ports, information and communication technology, and electricity. ”
I like doing things that make an impact. ”
I think - I know - the normalization of drag and drag culture has definitely opened up people's minds in some parts of the world. ”
I wanted to play football or be a boxer, but my dad didn't want that because of all the impact. But in 1992 I was watching short track, and it was obscure, but they looked like superheroes in their tight outfits, and I thought it was amazing. I wanted to do that. I made the national team at 14. ”
I have a scar on my left thigh, kind of almost near my knee. I essentially fell in the 2002 Olympics and when I hit the wall - because of the impact - my right leg kind of came in at like a knife-type angle and stabbed my leg with my own skate blade. ”
There's the fine line between presenting your culture and learning about other cultures so it becomes global. ”
Me, I'm just gonna keep spreading the word about ‘We Can Be Anything' campaign among Fil-Am communities in the U.S." ”
I have introduced Filipino culture to the world. ”