Daniel L. Doctoroff Quotes
I ran the effort to bring the 2012 Olympic Games to New York City. We lost - on a global scale. To my surprise, life went on, and I learnt that nobody cares about your failures as much as you do.
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I always direct the same film. I cannot distinguish one from the other.
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There's nothing wrong with being anthropomorphic. That's how we understand the world.
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The struggle to get weapons is continuous, but the United States will aid us, if it finds Israel displaying a willingness for peace.
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In the Muslim world, there are many people who have been vocal and we have been very vocal against extremists. But how to win this battle is an ongoing battle. And we must continue to wage the battle for peace.
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I love the Royal Family. The Queen, she's fabulous.
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I'm the eldest at 51, and if the Stones can drag themselves around once more, then there's a few more albums in us.
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My advice to anyone would be to focus on your current job and be the best at it. The rest will take care of itself.
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I've always loved both writing and songwriting. The journey is fascinating to me.
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Instantaneous and mass communication is the mother of mass naivety. Should we then lose hope? Is there any hope? But to lose hope is as dangerous as to nurture false hope. Where then can we find hope that is responsible?
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We only have a certain amount of energy for each day. If we use it for the wrong purpose, if we focus on the negative or dwell on whoever hurt us, then we're not going to have the energy we need for the right purposes.
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'Good English' is whatever educated people talk; so that what is good in one place or time would not be so in another.
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Just as I try to find ways to be more productive every year for myself, I also look for tips to pass on to young professionals.
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Football was what I was good at, and it was what I loved.
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Capitalist systems function less well without state protection of investors, lenders, and companies against monopoly, deception, and fraud.
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People - and dogs - are dying to be trained.
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I urge researchers to make use of the opportunities that are available to them and to do all they can to fulfill the promise that stem cell research offers.
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If Asian America exists, it is because of systemic racism.
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I've learned how to stay humble. I don't want to get in over my head because when you do that it takes you off your game.
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Everybody thought I was a bit of an eccentric for wanting to be out there looking at the stars, but I still do.
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The only peace that can be made with a dictator is once that must be based on deterrence. For today, the dictator may be your friend, but tomorrow he will need you as an enemy.
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Whoever has not experienced the pleasure of taking a young lady to her first game of ball should seize the first opportunity to do so. Her remarks about plays, her opinions of different players and the umpire, and the questions she will ask concerning the game, are all too funny to be missed.
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Children do not see themselves as shocking or surprising and do not want other people to do so.
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I ran the effort to bring the 2012 Olympic Games to New York City. We lost - on a global scale. To my surprise, life went on, and I learnt that nobody cares about your failures as much as you do.
