Frederick W. Smith Quotes
A manager is not a person who can do the work better than his men; he is a person who can get his men to do the work better than he can.
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To be honest, proper recognition has only come from the fans. I don't want to be hard, and I don't want to be negative, but I want to be honest.
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My mother had a premonition and she felt that hairdressing would be very very good for me.
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I really want to have actors contribute their own ideas, with phrasings and ideas on all levels.
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It is not only our duty but our moral obligation to break from the oppression of debt. We must rise above the political considerations and do what is right for the future of our nation.
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Difficult years lie ahead, patience is required.
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I'm getting married because I'm in love with a girl and want to spend my life with her. You can't live your life doing what other people want you to or you'll be miserable. At some point you just have to be yourself.
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The discovery of deuterium and the marked differences in the physical and chemical properties of hydrogen and deuterium, together with an efficient method for the separation of these isotopes, have opened an interesting field of research in several of the major branches of science.
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I received a D.Sc. from the University of London in 1992.
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My heart is mysteriously alive in the world of sounds - a totally different dimension from the daily life.
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The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.
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The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.
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Theatre sports is the best improv training period.
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Racism is everywhere - the older generations in Malaysia still say things like, 'She's darker-skinned; maybe don't marry her,' and it's very judgmental. A lot of girls do try to get fairness cream to lighten their skin, and I'm against all of that.
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People accuse artists of being narcissists - of course we are! If we don't like ourselves, who's going to like us?
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My forte is awkwardness.
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I'm very much an observer and a conduit of thoughts and ideas.
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The first aspect of a business that you need to make it work well is money. Once the money aspect is flowing, you can freely work on other aspects.
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I have a Bachelor of Arts in English, which means I had a lot of formal training in reading.
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I always treat all the jobs I do as an acting class.
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Really, I think the extra layer of raising a son as a gay black man comes from trying to raise a son who doesn't subscribe to masculine stereotypes.
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I am convinced that love is the most durable power in the world. It is not an expression of impractical idealism, but of practical realism.
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Now more than ever is the time to really work on learning a money management system that can work, no matter how low things seem right now.
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The business side of film has goofed up so many things, but even that's changing. It happened to the music industry and now it's happening to the film studios. It's crazy what's going on. But artists should have control of their work; especially if, as I always say, you never turn down a good idea and never take a bad idea.
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A manager is not a person who can do the work better than his men; he is a person who can get his men to do the work better than he can.
