James Dyson Quotes
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Republicans rarely criticize Obama for lack of empathy - in part because liberals have traditionally been seen as standing up for the weak and the vulnerable. Conservatives can be just as empathetic. But they believe that, in most cases, it's not government's role to be the primary dispenser of empathy.
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I'm old enough to remember in the 1930s and the 1940s when thrift, frugality, was considered an important virtue.
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Everyone should be commended for allowing people to make disasters, to make failures - you've just got to be sure that it's a magnificent failure and that, by creating a magnificent failure, you plant the seed.
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Portland, Oregon won't build a mile of road without a mile of bike path. You can commute there, even with that weather, all the time.
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My life is proof that I don't need you to do what I do. If there's no one to see it, I'll watch it.
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I always remember that I am a representative of my country, and I always think about the culture I'm bringing to people.
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Again, in Wag the Dog, war has to be declared by an act of congress. But if you go to war, you don't have to declare war. You're just at war and we did that, which is not legal.
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I hate camping, but I love summer camp.
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I don't believe in miracles.
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My first published work was when I was 19, in 'Playgirl.' It was an odd experience but exciting.
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The last romantic novel I think I read was 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles.'
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I read 'The Shining' before I ever saw the movie, when I was maybe 12.
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The taste of any simple tomato-based salad is dependent on the quality of the tomatoes.
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Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions.
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I think we all attract troublemakers; I don't think it's particularly about anyone. I had it actually as an album title, and I thought it would be really cool to write a song about a girl that's a bit of troublemaker.
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I never expect to lose. Even when I'm the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech.
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I love auditioning. Since 'The Notebook' and 'Wedding Crashers,' I don't have to audition anymore, and I miss it. You get to show your interpretation of the character. I get nervous when I don't audition. What if they hate what I want to do?
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My deceased grandmother on my mom's side was a real fairy godmother, who lived to be 102 and who I always feel is looking after me.
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You cease to be afraid when you cease to hope; for hope is accompanied by fear.
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To all who come to this happy place: Welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past, and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams, and the hard facts that have created America; with the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration to all the world.
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If his IQ slips any lower, we'll have to water him twice a day.
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Making a moonshot is almost more an exercise in creativity than it is in technology.
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There is no such thing as a long piece of work, except one that you dare not start.
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You don't get inspiration sitting at a drawing board or in front of your computer.
