James Dyson Quotes
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I think my message goes out to the entire spectrum of political parties. I'm supported by the Tea Party, the Conservative Party and the Republican Party. I come from a Democratic world. My world is moderate Democrats, Reagan-type Democrats if you want, the blues or whatever you call them, the Blue Dogs. That's been my world, historically.
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Romantic comedies are particularly hard to make.
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In a family of all girls, I was always the 'boy' in my mind - the protector, the masculine one. No one would ever have to worry about me.
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It's an evolution. The same team doesn't always dominate, and it goes in cycles.
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I can't exactly say why there's not much protest music to speak off. And I know there are acts out there still putting a message in their music.
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The importance of local governance may not be obvious to an America accustomed to treating city and state downfalls with doses of federal comeuppance. Sometimes there's a reason for that - the Civil War. More often, all reasoning seems absent - No Child Left Behind.
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I think for me, or for anyone who plays the quarterback position, it's almost an unspoken word when you think about leadership. Some guys can be a leader and be a running back or a lineman, or wide receiver, strong safety, or linebacker. But when you speak of quarterbacks, it's automatically a default that you're supposed to be a leader.
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I've been in the room or watched artists walk in who don't write, and you can't figure out what they really want.
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I can say that I never knew what joy was like until I gave up pursuing happiness, or cared to live until I chose to die. For these two discoveries I am beholden to Jesus.
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I haven't sold to the movies. In other words, I haven't gotten any enormous checks yet.
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I've seen the greatest actors in the world, transcendent talents, who can't find a home.
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As I've gotten older, I've had to change my food intake.
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I worked at a local television station and I got a chance to direct and do all those things - worked kiddie shows, Ranger House show with the hand puppets and things like that.
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There's obviously nothing wrong with selling your art - only an idiot with a trust fund would tell you otherwise. But it's confusing to know how far you should take it.
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The Sherman Act is similar in the economics sphere to the Bill of Rights in the personal sphere.
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It's important to be active in the causes that are important to you... That's how we make changes in this world.
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What is important for a central banker is that you have to convey that you know what you are doing.
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People need to know that they are not alone, that they have not been abandoned; but that there is One Who loves them for what they are, Who cares about them.
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There are a lot of ways to be expressive in life, but I wasn't good at some of them. Music, for instance. I was a distinct failure with the cello. Eventually, my parents sold the cello and bought a vacuum cleaner. The sound in our home improved.
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A lot of people are seeing me as an arrogant, confident kid. It doesn't worry me.
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Still when I go on talk shows, I worry that I have to live up to a comedic persona.
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The pursuit of holiness must be anchored in the grace of God; otherwise it is doomed to failure.
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It's a good harsh reality, because my family keeps me very grounded.
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Failure is an enigma. You worry about it, and it teaches you something.
