Frederick W. Smith Quotes
Beginning in 1973 and then acts in '77, '78, 1980, 1994 and then into the 21st century in the international arena, governments have steadily gotten out of the transportation business.
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The first book I sat down to write was an historical romance. It was really bad and thankfully no one ever saw it.
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A woman who places a high priority on performance and excellence is seen as imperial. A man is seen as demanding and tough.
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In my experience an appreciative letter from a fellow writer means a lot.
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I love '30 Rock.' It's one of my favorite shows. It's certainly the gold standard of comedy writing.
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I picture my books as movies when I get stuck, and when I'm working on a new idea, the first thing I do is hit theaters to work out pacing and mood.
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I do everything in a straightforward manner.
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True Yankees fans know an up-and-coming player when they see one.
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All the big online retailers are looking at how to enter the Russian market.
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I've never been on a television show as a regular before.
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People don't slip. Time catches up with them.
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I realized in the early days I just didn't edit at all. But I think you become a little more cagey with your lyrics when you know more people are going to hear them and make assumptions about you as a person. Realizing that, you want to be a little more opaque.
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Respect the burden.
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Playing in Wembley Stadium in front of 83-some-thousand fans to win a gold medal was unreal.
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The first bit of vinyl I bought was Michael Jackson's 'Bad.'
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One of the problems is that kids who don't read - who are not doing well in school - they know they're not doing well. And they want everyone to be in that same category.
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I always try to find something I like about the bad guys and then try to find the mistakes and the flaws in the good guys.
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So the lover must struggle for words.
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I don't read as much as people may expect. In fact, sometimes I feel that I should probably read more, but then I do believe that one of the big problems of our times is that there's too much reading and not enough thinking.
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It took me a couple years to get over the stereotype I was letting myself get caught up on, being a football player trying to start a career in music.
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Most businesses -- like most of anything else in life -- fall somewhere between mediocre and good. Few are great. When you compare great companies with good ones, many widely practiced business norms turn out to correlate with mediocrity, not greatness. So, then, why would we want to import the practices of mediocrity into the social sectors?
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I think it's become much harder because I'm more afraid of every step I take. I'm more aware of its ramifications, I'm more aware of the less creative aspects of music - like the business-side of things for example.
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A lot of stars don't have a sense of humor.
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Beginning in 1973 and then acts in '77, '78, 1980, 1994 and then into the 21st century in the international arena, governments have steadily gotten out of the transportation business.
