David Hoffman Quotes
Gorbachev was acutely aware of the [USSR] economic problems, and it was central to all he did. He wanted to change the system in hopes of saving it. In the end he could not.

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Wine makes a man more pleased with himself; I do not say it makes him more pleasing to others.
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Nobody can prepare you for the loss of a parent.
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I tend to lean toward strong female stories. I want to make things that don't already exist out there.
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In my industry, it's important to have people I look to for different things: guidance, inspiration and motivation.
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Boating on the lake is one of my favorite summer activities.
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Part of being a top-20 firm is mind-share.
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He hits the ball a long way and he knows how to win.
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There have been weeks when I've not been hydrating properly or not eating properly or training too hard. When I do that, I don't feel good. It has to be the exact formula.
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A designer is like a doctor for a woman. He has a specific job, and if he is doing it well, he will have the gratitude of the woman for the rest of his life.
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You don't need a machine to make pasta: a rolling pin and a fast hand can create a smooth, if thick, sheet.
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If I'd had the chance, I'd like to have completed my degree before going full-time, and sports journalism was something that always interested me. Dad used to buy a paper, and I always turned straight to the sports pages.
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Those who get stuck doing the same things for too long are bound to get left behind the strong who press on and re-invent themselves.
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Generally, you are held to a sound and that becomes your sound. That gets branded as your sound, and all the copycats start with it because the labels are looking for that sound.
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The glorification of sisters, mothers as the selfless Indian women who will do 'agni pariksha' and the one who sees her own betterment only in the betterment of their husbands and fathers, that has to stop. It's very regressive.
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I want to make sure that that future that we're creating is one that is the best it can be for people around the world, and also one that includes the full range of our talent and our skills - and, you know, gender and ethnicity, geography - to solving the world's problems.
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I just like a good story. I want the story to be good, and I want the character to be different than the last one I played. That's not always possible, but that's what I want.
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When you write, you're inside the project. You can't really think about the reception. It has to be worth it even if no one reads it.
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When I was very young I knew that I wanted to be in show business. I knew that I wanted to be an entertainer.
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When there is no desire to satisfy yourself, there is no aggression or speed... Because there is no rush to achieve, you can afford to relax. Because you can afford to relax, you can afford to keep company with yourself, you can afford to make love with yourself, to be friends with yourself.
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Maxim for life: You get treated in life the way you teach people to treat you.
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I am much more interested in the process than results.
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Gorbachev was acutely aware of the [USSR] economic problems, and it was central to all he did. He wanted to change the system in hopes of saving it. In the end he could not.