E. Joseph Cossman Quotes
Starting in business is like getting married... there is really no good time and no bad time. The time is now.
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My father passed away when I was very young, so I was head of household for a very long time. Whether it came to cooking food or having to braid hair to get kids out of the door for school, I've been one that has - with the help of my mother - has been a father figure for a lot of young ladies.
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A healthy economics has got to have both conceptual, theoretical research and applied, empirical research.
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I'm not going to roll back anything. Nothing is going to change with respect to reproductive rights.
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My songs have a lot going on in them -they're packed with sounds. When I have only three or four minutes to capture something, I guess I can't stand the idea of any bar going unloved.
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I just want to stay creative, share my ideas and see where it all leads.
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My mother had a premonition and she felt that hairdressing would be very very good for me.
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I felt audiences are happier to take comedy people who play darker people because there's a link between the psychosis of comedy and the psychosis of being a twisted character.
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I gave up on the delusion that these players enjoy soccer as much as I do, that they play for the love of the game.
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My maternal grandmother, Penelope, was a very big figure in my life. She was a child of the Raj, born in India, a debutante who hobnobbed with royals, then married a Canadian, Bill Aitken, who became MP for Bury St Edmunds.
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I can't say I'm having trouble with my husband or that I have a stubborn child.
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Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not.
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Sandy Koufax went to the same school as me. I graduated two years ahead of Sandy.
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The '80s made up for all the abuse I took during the '70s. I outlived all my critics. By the time I retired, everybody saw me as a venerable institution. Things do change.
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I'm under five feet; I'm very small, 4'11 1/2.
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One of our first jobs was at Saba Software. We were helping them build their products for the cloud. We wanted to build our own product and move away from consulting. We were looking for a change. The CEO of Saba introduced me to Marc Benioff.
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Early in the morning, it's super tough for me to eat right away, but I still need energy for practice. I try to start out with a protein smoothie, a green juice, or some sort of fruit.
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I eat a lot of chocolate.
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No one wants to see a person on TV who's super-ultra-cool. That's Superman, that's a thing of the past. Heroes are now flawed, and have terrible tempers, you know? They're real people.
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When I fly British Airways, I can't help but read the free Daily Mail, which makes me glad I am leaving the country.
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Harry Dresden: Many things are not as they seem: The worst things in life never are.
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A lady of a certain age must keep her top on. That's what I feel.
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I have a good mind but I don't like to bore anyone with it.
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My father was a carpenter, a very good carpenter. He also worked for the Jones boys. They were not family members, we weren't related at all. They started the policy racket in Chicago, and they had the five and dime store.
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Starting in business is like getting married... there is really no good time and no bad time. The time is now.
