Mark V. Hurd Quotes
Processes break in two ways. They break because they don't have the right checks and balances and because they don't have the right execution.
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Women can really be who they are. I'm about to say the F word, feminist. Often that word has such a negative connotation.
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We secretly believe that if only we achieve some elusive goal - fitting into a pair of skinny jeans, or redoing our kitchen or getting that promotion - that it will make us happy. But the pain of our insecurity is hidden in all that racing around.
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They had enough. They wanted to enjoy their life.
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The Asian brand, which I admire for having become a global success, is Samsung. In comparison, we're just starting, but I believe that we at Uniqlo will be the next Asian brand to do well globally.
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An American orchestra doesn't want to play more than it has to. I respectfully disagree with that attitude.
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I think you kind of have to put yourself out there.
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I love to draw and paint. I'm very active in that way, but I'm not very good with the written word, though.
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But now - look, I have to take care of myself. I work out every day. I'm a dancer. I've always been an athlete, and I'm one of those people who start to go crazy if they don't run or do something.
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Daytime soap operas, which I used to adore, have been declining in quality and importance for over a decade, and I gradually stopped monitoring them.
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When there are multiple versions of a story, you really have three ways to go. You can pick the most sensational version. You can try to balance things in your gut to get to what you think is the honest truth. Or you can err on the side of kindness.
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Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.
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I still think of that guy I was without a wife or kids, and I still want to entertain that guy. The lonely guy, the frustrated guy, the guy with no money - this is the guy who needs to laugh.
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When I do my job, I dive into these characters and try to flush something out of myself into these characters, and hopefully that translates well.
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Simply enjoy life and the great pleasures that come with it.
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I understand the importance of bondage between parent and child.
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We should be ready to reach out beyond our planet and beyond our solar system to find out what is really going on out there.
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Tradition is an element that enters into play with destiny, because you are born into a particular family - Jewish or Islamic or Christian or Mexican - and your family determines to some extent what you are expected to become. And society is always there attempting to determine the role we will play within it.
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Lots of companies don't succeed over time. What do they fundamentally do wrong? They usually miss the future.
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I'm in a serious monogamous relationship, and I don't want to keep having different boyfriends, and I have this instead - with men and women. It's better. Instead of having sex, we have art.
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I turn to history not for lessons but to confront my experience with the experience of others and to win for myself a sense of responsibility for the state of the human conscience.
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Retailing has gone from an information-scarce to an information-rich environment.
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No matter what you do, you're always hearing something.
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Processes break in two ways. They break because they don't have the right checks and balances and because they don't have the right execution.
