Phil Knight Quotes
I think a businessman can be an artist just as much as a writer or a sculptor, so I'm real proud of what the company has become.
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A healthy economics has got to have both conceptual, theoretical research and applied, empirical research.
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For they, the philosophers, were considered teachers of right living, which is far more excellent, since to speak well belongs only to a few, but to live well belongs to all.
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You've just got to sing, do some kind of singing every day. Early mornings and cold weather can mess with that. I drink special teas with cayenne pepper, but I think you're psyching yourself out, really.
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Like success, failure is many things to many people. With Positive Mental Attitude, failure is a learning experience, a rung on the ladder, a plateau at which to get your thoughts in order and prepare to try again.
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We're at maybe 1% of what is possible. Despite the faster change, we're still moving slow relative to the opportunities we have. I think a lot of that is because of the negativity... Every story I read is Google vs someone else. That's boring. We should be focusing on building the things that don't exist.
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A perfectly straight shot with a big club is a fluke.
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Now an infinite happiness cannot be purchased by any price less than that which is infinite in value; and infinity of merit can only result from a nature that is infinitely divine or perfect.
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Not raising the debt ceiling is not an automatic trigger for a default.
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All previous populist movements were demanding things from governments, whereas the Tea Party is saying, 'Give us less, go away.' That's heartening to see.
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Reason is the natural order of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning.
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The studio didn't ask them to learn their trade, they just worked them, and when that personality or that gimmick or whatever they had ran dry at the box office, they were dropped and out.
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You're going to have some ups and downs, so you have to prepare yourself to be ready. Those down moments come.
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I have written a picture book that is based on my daughters. You know, my youngest one likes to tell everybody, 'Mommy wrote 'Best Day Ever' about us.' Which is true.
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The more energy-efficient we become as a nation, the less we need to develop additional energy sources.
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Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve.
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It should take you 15 minutes to make a song, and then get out of there.
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I find it slightly absurd that the only thing we consume more of than water is concrete.
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Instead of going out to dinner, buy good food. Cooking at home shows such affection. In a bad economy, it's more important to make yourself feel good.
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I'm terribly happy at the moment - someone up there must be looking out for me.
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Prior to September 11, we thought the world beyond our shores was one world of risk and the world in our continent was another world of risk.
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I think that comparisons are truly odious, I do not approve of this constant proud or envious to-do;And furthermore, dear friends, I think that you and yours are delightful and I also think that me and mine are delightful too.
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It's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody.
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I think a businessman can be an artist just as much as a writer or a sculptor, so I'm real proud of what the company has become.
