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		Who are businesses really responsible to? Their customers? Shareholders? Employees? We would argue that it’s none of the above. Fundamentally, businesses are responsible to their resource base. Without a healthy environment there are no shareholders, no employees, no customers and no business.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Yvon Chouinard 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		Just because I have two world records, everyone assumes that means automatically it is two guaranteed gold medals, but it isn't like that, and anything can happen in a race. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Adam Peaty 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I'm interested not just in projects that I'll be starring in, but producing film and TV that's really quality and great for adults; and when I say 'great for adults,' it doesn't mean without humor, because I'm also interested in doing comedy. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Lance Reddick 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		These days i tend to use one project I do as a kind of offshoot to the next. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
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		Being evil is easy. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				J. K. Simmons 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The people that are serving you gas, the people that are in your restaurants serving you, the firefighters, and police officers are members of the gay and lesbian community. They're members of our broader community. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Gavin Newsom 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		One of my favorite things about what I do for a living is that there is no certainty that, at any hour of any day, I could get a phone call that could change everything. Good or bad. I never know. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
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		Frankly speaking, I don't know much about rock music. But I enjoyed some when I was in college or high school. But I stopped listening after Elvis Presley! 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Ban Ki-moon 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		It seems like bluegrass people have more great stories to tell than other musicians. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Dan Fogelberg 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		When I pray, I feel close to my Father in Heaven, and I feel His guiding hand in my life. If there is one thing I have learned, it is this: God knows us, He loves us, and He is waiting to help us. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Jane Clayson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Living my life socially means there is a swagger to how I dress, walk; it's not about being 'cool,' it's just being me - that's understanding your place and your center - that's what swagger is, and I guess that's where the soul comes from. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				BJ the Chicago Kid 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		A lot of my peers don't think about collaborating the way I do. My approach is to imagine my world. The Jason Wu woman isn't just floating around in a beautiful dress. I like to know where she's going, what she likes. I'm not just in the fashion business. I'm in the lifestyle business. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Jason Wu 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Who are businesses really responsible to? Their customers? Shareholders? Employees? We would argue that it’s none of the above. Fundamentally, businesses are responsible to their resource base. Without a healthy environment there are no shareholders, no employees, no customers and no business. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Yvon Chouinard