James Dyson Quotes
Apartments are getting smaller on a whole. Houses are getting smaller. People don't need great big vacuums anymore.
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Islam is unusual in that it's the only one of the great world religions which was born inside recorded history. That there's an enormous amount of factual historical record about the life of a prophet and about social conditions in Arabia at that time. So it's possible to look at the origin of Islam in a scholarly way.
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Anytime you hear different things - whether it's trade rumors or people saying you're not living up to your complete potential - you're obviously going to get ticked off about that.
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Where trade unions are most firmly organized, there are the rights of the people most respected.
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That show, 'The Amazing Race' - is that about white people?
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Some people thought I'd be on the PGA Tour, that I'd win tournaments, play in majors, contend in majors, win majors. I thought they were crazy.
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I want to work with great directors and try not to put too much pressure on myself and just read things for the story and recognize when I'm drawn to something for the right reasons and try to maintain some sanity.
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There's book smart, there is street smart, there's relationship smart, there's too many different kinds of smarts to know all of them. Everybody doesn't know every kind of smart. There's money smart, there's movie smart, there's computer smart. There's just too many different kinds of smarts for people to know all the smarts.
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Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.
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Godot is whatever it is in life that you are waiting for: 'I'm waiting to win the lottery. I'm waiting to fall in love'. For me, as a child, it was Christmas. At least that eventually came.
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There is no such thing as a little country. The greatness of a people is no more determined by their numbers than the greatness of a man is by his height.
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Most people think companies are basically evil. They get a bad rap. And I think that's somewhat correct.
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I think anytime you can affect people in general, in a positive way, then you're a lucky individual.
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The only important thing about design is how it relates to people.
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Who has connections to Connecticut? That's where rich people go to live the rest of their life in the woods.
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Most people don't have that willingness to break bad habits. They have a lot of excuses and they talk like victims.
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It's not the people in the South who create racial problems - it's the people who are governing.
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Playing live is everything. Sometimes being on the road is hard, and it's a lot of work, and tiring. From a musical point of view, you improve all the time. Not only that, but you learn how to deal with people and deal with energy in a live setting.
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When you're in a high-stress situation, dynamics between people can change.
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Pop culture is great, but it can be bad, at times.
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I played a lawyer once, and I had about three or four weeks before we shot, so I was able to go to court and watch lawyers at work. Some were good lawyers and some were bad lawyers, but it was essential. The more time you have to prepare, the better. Always.
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As consumers, we are making choices,and we allow things to exist, and we celebrate the existence of things. And we can also boycott those things we don't want to be part of.
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I share the anger, but, ultimately, to govern this country, it takes more than anger. It takes experience. It takes positions that reflect the best values of the American people.
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RZA is one of the most unique individuals and rap artists that I have worked with.
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Apartments are getting smaller on a whole. Houses are getting smaller. People don't need great big vacuums anymore.
