Leila Janah The more time I spent in developing countries, and the more time I spent talking to poor people, I realized what they want more than anything is a good job. – Leila Janah Countries Quotes Developing Quotes Job Quotes People Quotes Poor Quotes Realized Quotes Spent Quotes Talking Quotes Time Quotes We spend billions on international aid annually, but we don’t find ways to connect people to dignified work. I realized that if we don’t think about ways to harness private capital to solve problems, we’re leaving large amounts of money on the table and doing ourselves a disservice. I love dancing and practiced ballet for ten years until I realized I wouldn’t make it professionally – then I started taking salsa classes. I learned to dance samba in Rio and Salvador when I lived in Brazil.
Judy Norton I want to stay in show business; if show business will have me. Still I’d like people to know that I can do something without wearing bib overalls. – Judy Norton
Sam Shepard After the falling out with my father, I worked on a couple of ranches – thoroughbred layup farms, actually – out toward Chino, California. That was fine for a little while, but I wanted to get out completely, and twenty miles away wasn’t far enough. – Sam Shepard
Jordyn Woods I definitely work very hard for a lot of the things that I have, and as you can see, I’m out here hustling, and I’ve always been working. – Jordyn Woods
Stephan Pastis When you do anything creative, you really have to live entirely in that world. I think my ability to do that is what makes me such a bad dinner guest. I’m always looking over someone’s shoulder, taking in stuff around the room, immersed in the world of whatever I’m writing about, and keeping the characters completely in my head. – Stephan Pastis
Shaun White When I’m on planes, I’d talk to people and I’d tell them I compete in the X Games. Some would know what it was, but maybe half didn’t. But everyone knows about the Olympics. They’re really like the X Games for the world! – Shaun White
David Baszucki We continually compare Roblox to traditional gaming companies. The difference between us and them is that Roblox has millions of people always creating stuff. That gives us the viral juice both with the content and the sharing between all those users. – David Baszucki
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