Brad Stone Quotes
There are lots of lessons to learn from Amazon. Never stop innovating or questioning the fundamentals of your business. Disrupt yourself before others do. Continually motivate employees so that they never get too complacent - see Yahoo, AOL and many other Internet companies for evidence of what happens when they do.
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A lifetime of low calories has come naturally to the longest-lived people in the world... in the Japanese archipelago of Okinawa.
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I've raised Michael. I changed his diapers when he was little.
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I do make a good ragu pasta, which everyone seems to like. Or that could be just me talking; who knows what they really think. I actually stole the recipe from my older sister Vera, who also loves to cook. I took all my recipes from her.
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A woman who places a high priority on performance and excellence is seen as imperial. A man is seen as demanding and tough.
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Everyone should learn to tango in Argentina before they die.
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In our recovery package we put new standards of accountability and transparency, which we hope will now apply.
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I think there was a time when I considered myself a work addict, but that's no longer accurate. My life has changed so dramatically over the last number of years, especially having a family now. My priorities have shifted.
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Custom is second nature.
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'Dhruva' will have them glued to their seats throughout, and I'm sure of that.
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The voters in District 8 shared our vision that Washington is broken, and we're going to go up there and fix it.
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When I hear theists and atheists pontificating on how they know God does or does not exist, I can only smile at the irrationality and, yes, vanity of the notion.
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I have won many awards and I am very happy about this, but I am not the best player in the world.
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It's difficult to believe that Al Gore was oblivious to the existing laws. He has to respond at some point.
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Most of the competition was into bulk popcorn because of the major increases in the Drive-In Theatre Outlets.
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I fought well at 155, but I don't think I ever came close to my best at 155. I think I'll get to my best at 170 pounds.
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The struggle is so great that the triumph over fascism alone is worth the sacrifice of our lives.
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Whether I'm a bit of an old soul or not, I am who I am, and that doesn't change, whether I'm with adults or with my friends.
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You don't just have a story - you're a story in the making, and you never know what the next chapter's going to be. That's what makes it exciting.
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I have talked with great men, and I do not see how they differ from others.
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Yet, individuals and corporations in Puerto Rico pay no federal income tax.
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In the studio, you can always stop, rewind and do it again, but on stage, you can never do that - it's a different energy. It separates good bands from bad bands, being able to play, perform and really capture an audience. I think that's the hardest part.
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Women are often meeker in meetings and afraid to ask for raises and promotions. I've told countless female colleagues to stop apologizing when they ask for more. It's not personal, it's business.
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The very quality of books to read and facts to master with which the twentieth-century man is confronted encourages him to think broadly and superficially about much, but hinders him from thinking deeply and thoroughly about anything.
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There are lots of lessons to learn from Amazon. Never stop innovating or questioning the fundamentals of your business. Disrupt yourself before others do. Continually motivate employees so that they never get too complacent - see Yahoo, AOL and many other Internet companies for evidence of what happens when they do.
