David Packard Quotes
Why are we here? I think many people assume, wrongly, that a company exists solely to make money. Money is an important part of a company's existence, if the company is any good. But a result is not a cause. We have to go deeper and find the real reason for our being.
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I'm not a big fan of talking about dying. And then I make a movie where I kill everybody.
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There is nothing people can throw at me to say: 'Do this, do that.'
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To be 23 and riding the crest of a song sweeping the world country by country is to live an altered and wholly rarefied existence.
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Money brings a lot of responsibility as to what you're going to do with it, and I've given quite a bit of thought to that.
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I remember when people actually wore coats and ties to theatre every night. They don't anymore. It's very different.
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One of the most important tools we have at the Small Business Administration (SBA) to reach high growth entrepreneurs is the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program.
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I can give you a six-word formula for success: Think things through - then follow through.
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At the end of the day, I'd love to see children stop begging their parents to go to the circus. That's what would make me most happy.
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I don't pay attention to the media. You guys can say whatever you want. At the end of the day, at the end of the season, if we're doing well, you guys are going to be there.
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In the late '90s, I spent a lot of time on reservations, and there was a level of poverty and injustice that I had not witnessed before. I was shocked by it. This is federally controlled land, and there was an insidious mix of apathy and exploitation.
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We are in favor of greater free markets.
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Anybody that's been in an election, you're always looking to get the upper hand.
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Unlike many Californians or New Yorkers, college football is a religion down south.
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A lot of people like to run in plays because it's a nice, steady job.
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We have agreed with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to cease all acts of violence against the Israelis and against the Palestinians wherever they are. Tranquility and quiet that will be witnessed and in our land, starting today, is the beginning for a new era.
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We have the 2004 M1 here for reference, which is useful. It worked well here last year; we won the race and always did fast lap times so it will be interesting to compare it to the new bike and it will help us to understand which parts have improved.
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The difficult part was to tell the world that I was finishing.
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The only danger about websites, you know, is people who remember something you did or said thirty or forty years ago, and bring it up against you, so you're going for a job and you don't get it.
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You play shows all over the country and hope that radio gets a chance to get out to see you, but that doesn't always happen like that.
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Over the years, I've made many sacrifices to win two Olympic gold medals and put together winning streaks that will never be broken.
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I didn't love school because I wanted to disguise that I was poorer than everybody else. So when I was a teen I reached out in a wrong way. I started to be a mugger, to rob people in the streets, just to supply for my needs.
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Being single has its ups and downs, and being in a relationship has its ups and downs. It depends on how you balance it and how you handle your problems within your relationship.
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It's kind of fun to be sexy.
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Why are we here? I think many people assume, wrongly, that a company exists solely to make money. Money is an important part of a company's existence, if the company is any good. But a result is not a cause. We have to go deeper and find the real reason for our being.
