Douglas Leone Quotes
You have to be willing to risk things; otherwise, somebody else will put you out of business.
Quotes to Explore
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I read as much poetry as time allows and circumstance dictates: No heartache can pass without a little Dorothy Parker, no thunderstorm without W. H. Auden, no sleepless night without W. B. Yeats.
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Living composers writing for big band are very few and far between. There are not a lot of them, and I have a talent for doing it. I am zeroing in on what I do best.
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I have many different sides; I can be the life and soul of the party - or a wallflower.
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I think that people need an adrenalin rush. Folks need something aspirational; they need to do something that is hard. That's what ignites the imagination.
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I used to be obsessed with race. I'm more obsessed with class now.
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In China, we don't know about the swimming pool game, but we know about Marco Polo.
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Wherever the invitation of men or your own occasions lead you, speak the very truth, as your life and conscience teach it, and cheer the waiting, fainting hearts of men with new hope and new revelation.
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My sculptures cause an uproar, astonishment, and put a smile on your face.
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I am not a name-dropper. I can't help it if everybody I know is famous.
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Say what you want about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of shins.
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Community colleges are one of America's great social inventions a gateway to the future for first time students looking for an affordable college education, and for mid-career students looking to get ahead in the workplace.
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I love going to concerts, so that whole environment is something that intrigues me anyway.
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Botox, trust me I've been tempted - but I resist! Think about what happens to your muscles - and your skin - if you're sick and don't move for a few days. It all atrophies! Plus, if you freeze a muscle in your face, other muscles have to compensate! And once you stop, what does that look like?
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I just wanted to rollerblade at Union Square.
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My job is to help more people have jobs.
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If you're beautiful, you're led to believe that you can't also be smart.
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I have a garden, and I collect different heirloom seeds from different neighbors.
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At school I got teased because I was so thin and awkward-looking. But the girls on TV looked similar to me. I would say to my mum, 'The girls at school are teasing me, but I look like those girls on TV.'
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I knew I wanted considerable education so that I wouldn't have to work as hard as my parents.
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I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else's whim or to someone else's ignorance.
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The American Health Care Act is not perfect, but it is an important step in reforming our broken healthcare system to help families in our district.
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Thank God for the gays. I don't know what would have happened but I know what did happen. Good for them and good for me.
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Zen has no business with ideas.
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You have to be willing to risk things; otherwise, somebody else will put you out of business.
