Felix Dennis Quotes
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Everything I do, I go to black people. If I have a problem at the airport, I'll go to the black ticket agent. I hope they notice me because I'll get better service. If I'm at a restaurant, I look for the black waiter. Rent-a-Car, give you the upgrade.
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Clients don't expect perfection from the service providers they hire, but they do expect honesty and transparency. There is no better way to demonstrate this than by acknowledging when a mistake has been made and humbly apologizing for it.
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The real amazing thing about all of this is I think I've maintained the mentality of a musician throughout it all, which I'm proudest of. And I'm still playing on people's records and singing on people's records.
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It's ironic that the growth of Scottish nationalism has precipitated in the English the sort of hand-wringing the Scots have always done over who they are.
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I am a pretty level-headed person, but that person, Harry Reid, has been the most destructive entity in Washington when it comes to civility. By far.
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When I recorded my solo album, 'Keep It Hid,' in 2008, I'd gotten more interested in songwriting, inspired by reading Charles Bukowski and connecting with unfancy, interesting language.
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No, you will never see me on 'Dancing With the Stars.' Sorry.
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You trivialize the idea of competition totally, then there's no point in having the competition in the first place, and everybody is getting a trophy.
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The glass is always half full: I have no time for anything negative - and actually, I've bought crystals for all my team, so they all carry crystals as well.
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You need a teaching coach who understands the game of basketball, not just some guy coming on the court talking about Xs and Os.
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I felt the most intense pleasure in piercing the stone in order to make an abstract form and space; quite a different sensation from that of doing it for the purpose of realism.
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The money I earn from films means I can help the people I want to help - you can do a lot of good if you want to.
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The biggest test for any cricketer in England is the weather.
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It is impossible to objectively define how free a market is. This is a political definition. Government is always involved, and those free marketers are as politically motivated as anyone.
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I'm a big fan of Georges St-Pierre.
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Expertise and judgment in the art of lending for novel ventures must be reacquired.
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I've decided the secret of parenting is benevolent neglect.
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I happen to be notorious. That, I have no control over.
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Tyrannies not only want to control your mind and thoughts but your flesh as well.
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Any device in science is a window on to nature, and each new window contributes to the breadth of our view.
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We have ourselves begun to put our house in order by banning some experiments that may contain a risk for mankind. We would like to see society take a similar attitude, abandoning selfish practices that are dangerous for society itself.
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And we are reducing the time line by reducing the non-value-added wastes.
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Obviously, waste disposal is an enormous and fantastic industry.
