Charles H. Percy Quotes
I don't want foreign policy developed just by one party and ride roughshod over the other party.
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You can take things that Jimi Hendrix took, from Curtis Mayfield or from Buddy Guy for example, because we are all children of everything, even Picasso. But if you want to stand out, you have to learn to crystallize your existence and create your own fingerprints.
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I cannot drink or do anything that changes the mind.
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The essence of the beautiful is unity in variety.
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Sometimes I think we're alone. Sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the thought is staggering.
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Many people consider the things government does for them to be social progress but they regard the things government does for others as socialism.
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I go to a regular school still, and I have the normal life of a regular kid.
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I don't think there is much American music.
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There's a great tradition in storytelling that's thousands of years old, telling stories about kings and their palaces, and that's really what I wanted to do.
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We all assume that if you're weak and poor, you're never going to win. In fact, the real world is full of examples where the exact opposite happens, where the weak win and the strong screw up.
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I can't go back and label myself as an outcast because I was a pretty well-adjusted kid, but I can certainly relate to the feeling of being an outsider.
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I came from Yale, where you get an extracurricular degree in self-importance because you went there. When AIDS happened, I was treated like an outcast. And I don't like that feeling.
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I wore U.S.A. across my chest in 1976.
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Do not underestimate the determination of a quiet man.
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I keep setting the bar higher for myself in terms of what I'm trying to accomplish.
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I'm thought to be a tough writer, but I'm really a softie.
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I have an appreciation for everywhere I've been so far.
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Guys in slavery sang praises to the Lord to deliver them from bondage.
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Everyone around me was super-cool and laid back and skinny and tan and volleyball-y, and I was just this neurotic kid who was singing 'Annie Get Your Gun.'
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I brought one big question with me to Harvard. Why do smart companies fail?
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Having once found the intensity of art, nothing else that can happen in life can ever again seem as important as the creative process.
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People think that there is so much money in tennis, but the reality is unless you're ranked in about the top 50 you don't earn much at all. It is hard to support yourself travelling the world, to be away from home most of the year and to pay for a coach to help you become a better player.
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I'm John McEnroe-like. I'm coming forward every opportunity I get. My wingspan covers some ground at the net. My serve is OK. I can move it around enough. My groundstrokes are good enough to hang in a rally with a good player. But generally, my goal is to put away a point quickly.
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I'm really not into casual clothes for a cocktail party. I like to see fun people, having fun, in fun clothes.
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I don't want foreign policy developed just by one party and ride roughshod over the other party.
