James Sinegal Quotes
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I made myself famous by writing 'songs' and lyrics about the beauty of the things I did and ugliness, too.
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The more that I looked at DNA, the more I realized it was nature and nurture. It's how genes and your environment work together to produce the person you are.
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Folks like me have to feel a little indebted to the communities that they came from. And if they do, I think we'll start to see a little bit more of a geographic integration in the country because people will start to think, 'You know what? I owe that place something, and I should return to it in one form or another.'
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Nothing is inevitable until it happens.
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You can't fake being able to cook well.
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To me, the most romantic gesture is a quiet night with my girl. I like to cook for her. I'm a meat eater and a griller - I do steaks, I do chicken, I do fish. I have a broad palate!
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In China, I had my body lit on fire. And in Russia, I took a bath in reindeer blood, which apparently had some kind of youth-enhancing elements.
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My denial and irresponsible attitude about asthma put me at great risk and caused me so much needless suffering. My hope is that the kids I talk to learn to open up about their asthma, become educated about their condition, and seek help.
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I'd never played a character as long as I played Poussey. Spending time with her, so much time embodying that character, it was so - and still is and always will be - so special to me and a part of who I am.
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The shadow of crisis has passed, and the State of the Union is strong.
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Since it has pleased Providence to place me in this station, I shall do my utmost to fulfil my duty towards my country; I am very young and perhaps in many, though not in all things, inexperienced, but I am sure that very few have more real good will and more real desire to do what is fit and right than I have.
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Works which endure come from the soul of the people. The mighty in their pride walk alone to destruction. The humble walk hand in hand with providence to immortality. Their works survive.
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American politicians who dwell on American exceptionalism only dishonor us by suggesting we play dumb to our past.
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It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world.
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Viv had this kind of stage presence where you couldn't ignore it. He walked onstage, he looked dangerous. You just didn't know what he was going to do.
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From the newest arrivals to our Native American brothers and sisters, we are one America.
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'Tom Sawyer' could have been written eight months ago, with the kind of response it still gets.
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I don't think there are really enough meetings in Britain for our athletes to compete properly, and because of this a lot of the talent we have has been stunted.
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The bad gains respect through imitation, the good loses it especially in art.
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Trying to write books with a subject matter or in a genre or style you're not familiar with is the best way to find the Big Block looming.
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There is nothing in our book, the Koran, that teaches us to suffer peacefully. Our religion teaches us to be intelligent.
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I've been through a couple of mergers - they're not that fun. And it's easy to lose your focus on this grandiose mission you established for yourself as an independent company.
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During a campaign, the trick is to spend no more than 15 to 30 seconds with anyone and to keep moving so that you not only shake a few hundred hands but also have a thousand people see you doing it.
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Obscene salaries send the wrong message through a company.
