Bill Wyman Quotes
I had a wonderful time with the Stones but after 31 years, I thought it was time to move on.
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I was a tough kid with the jeans, the concert shirt with the flannel over it, the comb in the back pocket and the feathered hair.
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In the CIA, they recruit you to be an officer, an ops officer, in part due to how well you cope with stress and how well you adapt to new situations.
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Reconciliation is a decision that you take in your heart.
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There's a lot more to me than just power.
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Conservatives are charitable, forgiving, and are always - always - more willing to laugh at themselves.
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Properties have different characteristics, like companies, and the market throws up more opportunities because it is inefficient.
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I'm twitchy. I think I've got ADD. I find it hard to sit down. I need to be constantly challenged; otherwise, I get very... well, I guess 'bored' is the word.
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There's a fast-track if you can do the networking. For some personalities it works, but for mine it doesn't.
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Well I do think, when there are more women, that the tone of the conversation changes, and also the goals of the conversation change. But it doesn't mean that the whole world would be a lot better if it were totally run by women. If you think that, you've forgotten high school.
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Leaders cannot work in a vacuum. They may take on larger, seemingly more important roles in an organization, but this does not exclude them from asking for and using feedback. In fact, a leader arguably needs feedback more so than anyone else. It's what helps a leader respond appropriately to events in pursuit of successful outcomes.
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I think with 'Skinwalkers,' the success of it spoke for itself. Meaning a lot of people wanted to see something new on television.
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Michael Jackson wanted to be in Men in Black II. He told me he had seen the first Men in Black in Paris and had stayed behind and sat there and wept. I had to explain to him that it was a comedy.
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I live in a bus and go from place to place and sometimes feel very detached from what's going on.
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My message is: You don't have to give up being popular, fun, or fashionable in order to be smart; they can go hand and hand. Doing math is a great way to exercise your brain; being smart is going to make you more powerful in life.
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Everything I've ever written, I had a very distinct vision of what I wanted it to look like. But, other directors never do it that way.
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When the mind withdraws into itself and dispenses with facts it makes only chaos.
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I've been taking batting practice in my barn where nobody can see me, so I may be better than anyone thinks.
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My father is a businessman, and my mother is a schoolteacher.
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It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation.
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The indefatigable pursuit of an unattainable perfection, even though it consist in nothing more than the pounding of an old piano, is what alone gives a meaning to our life on this unavailing star.
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I was born in Korea and left before my first birthday.
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I'm the most un-diva-ish person you'll meet. I'm never rude to people and I am always on time.
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Skill is the unified force of experience, intellect and passion in their operation.
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I had a wonderful time with the Stones but after 31 years, I thought it was time to move on.
