W. Averell Harriman Quotes
I always read everything on the desks of people I went to see in Moscow, London, Paris I found it quite useful.
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Politics is the enemy of the imagination.
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I've never been one to run from a challenge.
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At times, it seems as if the only women effortlessly balancing their jobs, kids, husbands and homes are the ones on TV.
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'Longmire' is more of a show about the characters, and you couldn't pay a bigger compliment than to want to know more about my character, or the characters on the show.
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Black culture has been a huge influence in my life.
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I told the Mucinex people, 'You picked me because I always sound sick'. They were like, 'Well, it doesn't hurt'.
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I don't find anything upsetting or gross or degrading about fighting with a mental illness: Bipolar or Schizophrenia.
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I tend to make low-budget movies but, yeah, I make more money than I ever thought I would make.
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I like it when somebody tells me a story, and I actually really feel that that's becoming like a lost art in American cinema.
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If major companies sourcing in developing countries care only about price and quality, local suppliers will be lured to cut corners on environmental standards to win contracts.
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There are grave misgivings that the discussion on ecology may be designed to distract attention from the problems of war and poverty.
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Gautham was a premature baby. I remember when doctors said that his health condition was critical, I was tense. I could afford the treatment, but a lot of commoners can't. I believe more children's lives can be saved if we work towards it.
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Let someone else be the world's greatest actress. I'll be the world's greatest baseball fan.
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Some of the craziest people I've met, in my life, are some of the most brilliant people I've met.
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Rock Hudson wasn't my type. He's a great guy and had a great sense of humor.
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When you have a 'solution thinking mindset' - and choose to focus 80% of your thoughts/words on solutions - you will not only be heading more speedily to long-term success, but you will immediately feel better in the moment.
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No one is fit to judge a book until he has rounded Cape Horn in a sailing vessel, until he has bumped into two or three icebergs, until he has been lost in the sands of the desert, until he has spent a few years in the House of the Dead.
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In fitness, there are no short cuts. It involves immense discipline and hard work.
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I'm basically an optimist because I do think there's this historical modernisation process, and by and large it's been very beneficial to people. But there are blips. History doesn't proceed in a linear way.
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But sometimes even the sky is dangerous. I look up and see your face in the stars.
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You can survive tough situations and even turn them to your advantage by acting as if you are the person you want to be. When you act like that person, you can become that person. The hard parts are deciding whom you want to become, being willing to rehearse until you become that person, and forgiving yourself until you do.
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Sportsmen just do what they do. I'm not trying to be a role model. If there's any inspiration people can take from me, take as much as you can - from my good and my bad.
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I always read everything on the desks of people I went to see in Moscow, London, Paris I found it quite useful.
