Mary Hunter Austin Quotes
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Sometimes I work purely 8-12 shifts, banging stuff into the computer. Other times, my office is like a scene from a detective movie, with Post-it Notes, plans, photographs all stuck on the walls and arrows going everywhere, and it's 4 A.M.
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Leaders know the importance of having someone in their lives who will unfailingly and fearlessly tell them the truth.
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2009 was crazy enough! I can't believe I worked with Jeremy Irons, Joan Allen, Marsha Mason, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury, Jack O'Brien and Trevor Nunn in the same 12 months.
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I really do hope that the Millennium Summit gives new impetus to the work of the United Nations.
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The truth is that the history of Mexico is a history in the image of its geography: abrupt and tortuous. Each historical period is like a plateau surrounded by tall mountains and separated from the other plateaus by precipices and divides.
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Be willing to shed parts of your previous life. For example, in our 20s, we wear a mask; we pretend we know more than we do. We must be willing, as we get older, to shed cocktail party phoniness and admit, 'I am who I am.'
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I know that 'boots on the ground' is a scary phrase and that the Western world has gotten used to sterile attacks.
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The lessons I learned from the dark days at Alibaba are that you've got to make your team have value, innovation, and vision. Also, if you don't give up, you still have a chance. And, when you are small, you have to be very focused and rely on your brain, not your strength.
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I've always been a science fiction fan since I had understood the conception of what a story was.
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The best way to turn a woman's head is to tell her she has a beautiful profile.
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I design to make women feel confident and beautiful.
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The more time goes on, the closer I am to the ground. I've been exposed to so many issues and people living under different pressures. It's helped me realize that a lot of glamorous things that people prioritize really don't matter.
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The train slows down, it's the Cais do Sodré. I arrived to Lisbon, but not to a conclusion.
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When stripped, I looked less like 'Il David' than a plucked chicken that died of myxomatosis.
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I liked Truffaut a lot, I've felt a lot of admiration for his way to address the audience, and his storytelling.... La nuit américaine is adorable, and another film I like to see is L'enfant sauvage, with its fine humanism.
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Die before you Die. There is no chance after.
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God seeks comrades and claims love, the Devil seeks slaves and claims obedience.
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...People that don’t have any interest in the psychology of nuance, who need everything to be in their face, who don’t want to analyze... those aren’t the people I romanticize about dressing.
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A lot of the characters I end up playing have a certain degree of glamour or sexiness, but I like it when you can have some other element that makes it much more interesting.
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It's no coincidence that the word 'holiday' suggests a holy day, or that the longest book in the Torah concerns the Sabbath. If you wish to advance in any sphere, the best way is to take a retreat.
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I represent the Port of Philadelphia, and I know firsthand the important role that ports play in the national and global economy. I have also seen how simple accidents can have devastating impacts on the port system.
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But they told me a man should be faithful, and walk when not able, and fight till the end but I'm only Human.
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If you you're in the United States, sometimes you can feel lazy and think we're so big we don't have to really know anything about other people.
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I suppose no man becomes a pocket hunter by first intention.
