N. Robert Hammer Quotes
One of my major objectives is to build a long-term enterprise, to build shareholder value over time.
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I wear the Jewish star, but I'm not - I haven't converted to Judaism, and I'm not - I'm not - I'm not Jewish in the conventional sense because the Kaballah is a belief system that predates religion and predates Judaism as an organized religion.
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I kind of found a niche for myself after 'Firefly'. I found something that I enjoyed doing and that I did well, but as far as how I seek out a part, it's always different. It's always something that lights you on fire when you read it. It might be just one scene, it might be one line that defines the character for you.
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Every piece has its own identity which we develop by the rule 'We know no limits.' We follow the inspiration of the moment and don't worry if what we're playing is alternative, progressive or fusion rock.
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My basic feeling about military intervention is that it should be a last resort, undertaken only to stave off large-scale bloodshed.
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I used to get criticized for doing a 'Bump & Grind' then turning around and doing a gospel song. But the truth is I'm glad I have a gift that allows me to switch lanes.
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I do suspect that this world is hell.
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When I read the 'Country Strong' script, I thought, 'Can't they just hand-double it? Can't I just do the rest of the movie and not have to do the performing?' It took me six months to learn to sing and play guitar at the same time.
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Why can't somebody give us a list of things that everybody thinks and nobody says, and another list of things that everybody says and nobody thinks?
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Every song is like a kid. How can you have that many kids and have a favorite? Which one do I like to hang most with?
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There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart.
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I'm not a Facebook/Twitter gal, but my husband is.
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You want to read a book? That requires introspection. It requires time away from people and time away from the constant need to communicate and to connect.
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I've always felt that the obligation of teachers is to have a huge, broad overview and to provide a foundation course to the students. The long view of history is absolutely crucial.
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The habit of common and continuous speech is a symptom of mental deficiency. It proceeds from not knowing what is going on in other people's minds.
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You must be a lotus, unfolding its petals when the sun rises in the sky, unaffected by the slush where it is born or even the water which sustains it!
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Much as my Boomer friends will hate me for saying this, Kanye West is the New Dylan. Not only do Kanye's best lyrics match Dylan's prescience, highly inventive word-play and genius for storytelling, his indefatigable cockiness eerily channels Muhammad Ali.
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I didn't have any friends, and I never went to the class parties.
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If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women.
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I'm never going to put another girl in my group. Never!
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Once, power was considered a masculine attribute. In fact, power has no sex.
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The world, I think, will wait a long time for Nikola Tesla's equal in achievement and imagination.
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The town was abuzz with talk of the King's animals. We were fed regularly, and the King and Queen quite often enjoyed feeling my abdomen to see if I weren't pregnant; they were extraordinarily eager to have a whole family of little animals like us.
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Exmoor and Dartmoor are sacred, magical places. You find a truer side of yourself there.
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One of my major objectives is to build a long-term enterprise, to build shareholder value over time.
