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Theresa May Politician
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"Donald Trump was elected president of the United States of America. The UK and the US have shared challenges, shared interests, that we can work together to deal with. We have a special relationship, it's longstanding, it's existed through many different prime ministers and presidents. I want to build on that relationship."

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Saul Bellow Novelist
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"The challenge of modern freedom, or the combination of isolation and freedom which confronts you, is to make yourself up. The danger is that you may emerge from the process as a not-entirely-human creature. (Referenced in How to Lose Friends and Alienate People by Toby Young)"

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Tony Burke Politician
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"It's a bit much describing it as a moral challenge from a government that's tripled the deficit and added $100 billion to net debt."

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Tony Robbins Author, Life Coach
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"If you become a master of meaning, you become a master of your life. Two people can have the same experience. One person decides that because of that experience his or her life is over, while the other decides that God has challenged him or her to step up, face the challenge, and become more than he or she ever was before."

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Seth Godin Author, Entrepreneur
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"Go for the edges. Challenge yourself and your team to describe what those edges are, and then test which edge is most likely to deliver the marketing results you seek."

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Simon Sinek Author, Motivational Speaker
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"I only have one why, and my challenge is to make sure the things I say and the things I do remain consistent for as often and as long as possible."

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Oliver Stone Filmmaker, Screenwriter
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"I'm not an activist. I'm a filmmaker. I'm a dramatist. My strength is to tell a story, to find a way to tell a story that makes it exciting. Our Untold History was a huge challenge. Snowden was no piece of cake, because writing code and breaking code is some of the most boring stuff you've ever seen."

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Omar Sy Actor
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"Each movie was a challenge for me, as a man, as an actor. After each movie, something changed in my life, in my character."

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Oprah Winfrey Television host, producer, philanthropist
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"The way through the challenge is to get still and ask yourself, 'What is the next right move? What is the next right move?' and then, from that space, make the next right move and the next right move."

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Nelson Mandela Political Leader
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"I will use the rest of my life to help the poor overcome the problems confronting them - poverty is the greatest challenge facing humanity. That is why I build schools; I want to free people from poverty and illiteracy."

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Queen Noor of Jordan Queen consort, Philanthropist
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"In some extreme cases, women are constrained by what can only be described as pre-Islamic, misogynistic approaches to the role of women in society. That continues to be a challenge."

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Daisaku Ikeda Buddhist Leader, Author
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"When we have a genuine sense that, no matter how difficult our present circumstances, we are not alone-that we are vitally connected with others and with the world-we will, without fail, rise up to the challenge of living again."

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Dalai Lama Spiritual Leader
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"Our most valuable teachers are our enemies.While our friends can help us in many ways, only our enemies can provide us with the challenge we need to develop tolerance, patience, and compassionthree virtues essential for building character, developing peace of mind, and bringing us true happiness."

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