J. B. Pritzker Quotes
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I've no regrets at all, but I still think at times that I would have loved to play in England. You live football over there; it's a great culture. People respect you more; it's more difficult to find respect in Spain. There is more criticism here.
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Belgian chocolate is my weakness. I like over 72 percent cacao, which shows you how much of a dark chocolate snob I am.
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Death is always a reality, and life is incredibly short.
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However, I am willing to hear what you can produce from Scripture in favor of any kind of slavery.
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Our relationships with our computers are almost sexual, they're so close. They're just such a huge part of our lives.
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Doing collections, doing fashion is like a non-stop dialogue.
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I love film, but it's bringing me away from music. Singing is what I'm probably most passionate about.
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I never thought I would go to Gaza. It's incredibly difficult to get into, and when you get there, it's a war zone. Then they have this beach, and there's this incredible, vibrant beach culture there, which is something that I grew up with in Southern California.
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I have never read 'To Kill A Mockingbird.'
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I hope that none of the countries in the Middle East are planning anything but the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy.
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If you get lazy when you're onstage, it shows.
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I can only hope that my future movies will do well.
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I hate to see people frustrated or leave a company for an opportunity they could easily have had at their current company if they had only asked.
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Contemplation and wisdom are highest achievements and man is not totally at home with them.
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I find Indian music very funky. I mean it's very soulful, with their own kind of blues. But it's the only other school on the planet that develops improvisation to the high degree that you find in jazz music. So we have a lot of common ground.
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I want to be the first person to laugh at myself. It makes other people feel at ease - we're all on an even playing field.
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The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money, still less, as is apt to happen when these are abandoned, of race, but of age.
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In entertainment, there's a theory that you should be lunching and dinnering and going to some kind of power breakfast.
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My first paying gig was a play called 'The Voice of the Prairie' at a theater that no longer exists in Chicago called Wisdom Bridge. I played a fast-talking radio huckster - a salesman of crystal sets in the 1920s - and I actually won an award. Look at that! And then promptly didn't get hired for a year.
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The School Energy Crisis Relief Act authorizes the Secretary of Energy to issue energy assistance grants to help the poorest school districts across the Nation offset these unexpected and challenging costs.
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Technology is the foundation of the empowerment economy.
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American cooking is one of the unknown cuisines in America.
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So long as you don't feel life's paltry and a miserable business, the rest doesn't matter, happiness or unhappiness.
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In my day job, I worry non-stop about making wise investments for long-term gains.
