Billy Beane Quotes
The bottom line is that any business should be a meritocracy. The best and brightest. Period.
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I've done nothing but show up and fight, go to work inside the Octagon, outside the Octagon, and do things right. But people want to talk about me and discredit me.
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I was initially a leading man, but only on television.
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Realism hasn't fallen out of favor with most people, who are interested in people's lives rather than gymnastics of style or literary trends. It's a certain kind of academic who undervalues realism, largely because it is not amenable to endless exegesis.
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If I was to do anything besides acting, I would be a fireman or a beat cop. I'd do a regular job.
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The power of a sports team in a community it's almost indescribable.
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One Direction is the main thing I'm doing and I'm 100 per cent dedicated to the group.
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In fact, many nations currently refuse to support embryonic stem cell research of any kind.
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I'm not trying to be coy or manipulative or Machiavellian, I want to spark people's imaginations.
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Growing up, I had a very happy childhood, with two parents who are still very much together.
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As Mayor, I will use my experience to make San Francisco a place where small businesses can thrive.
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This applies to many film jobs, not just editing: half the job is doing the job, and the other half is finding ways to get along with people and tuning yourself in to the delicacy of the situation.
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I have five horses. My first was a professional jumper named Santos. I got him when I was 18.
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I remember 'Hannah Montana' came out, and I was so depressed, I started crying because I was like, 'I want to do that.'
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We should all love animals.
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If I were governor, and a bill came to my desk that provided for background checks at gun shows, I would sign that.
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How hard can it be to walk up and down in a straight line? You just need to put one step in front of another; most people do it all the time. What's the worst that can happen? You fall over. Sometimes that happens to non-models, too; it wouldn't be the end of the world.
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After six years at Le Cirque, I decided to start my own business. I opened Daniel at 76th Street in May '93.
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Going out for a meal, especially for young urbanites, is less about socialising over enjoyable food than about enjoying food as a way to socialise.
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If you want to change the way your banking system is regulated, if you want to learn the mistakes of what's gone wrong, then you have to change your government.
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When I was 18, and when I entered my family business, I soon realised that it wasn't as easy as I thought. I had to deal with people of my father's generation. Building trust was key to doing business.
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I'm incapable of writing without social commentary. I like to think that it's integrated and not really heavy handedly didactic.
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If you're a kid who's not necessarily attractive, and you don't have money, and you're not hip and cool, chances are you're not going to feel good about yourself and want to be an actor.
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The bottom line is that any business should be a meritocracy. The best and brightest. Period.
