Jan Karon Quotes
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It is always great to see technology leaders like Ginni Rometty, Marissa Mayer, and Meg Whitman breaking through as a new generation of leaders.
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The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading; but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty.
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Anyone can wear any color. The question is about finding the right shade. There is a momentary trend to dark colors because when the financials are not that great, people go for black, navy and grey.
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The fondest dream of the information age is to create an archive of all knowledge. You might call it the Alexandrian fantasy, after the great library founded by Ptolemy I in 286 BC.
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In the United States we have the great Harvard Business School, but America is the country with the greatest debt in the world.
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The first time I ever recorded, which was into my boom-box, I was like, 'Wow, check that out.' It sounded great. The narcotic of it was so intense - it was pleasurable. I was like, 'You sound like a band.' Then I ended up spending the rest of my life trying to chase that initial high again.
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GM has never been about feeding the world or tackling environmental problems. It is and has always been about control of the global food economy by a tiny handful of giant corporations. It's not wicked to question that process. It is wicked not to.
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I have to remember for every kid saying something awful, there's a kid saying something great.
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My coaches were great. My mom and dad. My dad never missed a wrestling meet.
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President Obama, like every other leader on Earth, is still going to be looking out for national and economic interests. States don't cease to be states overnight just because they get a great visionary as their new president.
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I've always worn earplugs, but I'm sure my hearing's not great.
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Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.
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My grandmother died in childbirth, and my great-aunt lived with us. She had bound feet. She never knew how to read or write.
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People assume that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit.
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Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody.
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I had been on this improv team at this really great improv theater. It's called iO now. It used to be called Improv Olympic. They have showcases for Lorne Michaels and other writers and people who work at 'SNL' usually about once a year, although I don't know if it always happens.
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I was extremely lucky that I had two great wives. It sounds a bit funny to say that, but it's absolutely true.
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I think it's important for the public to know, great reporting starts with a publisher who has guts and an editor who has guts.
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The great drama of Russian history has been between its state and society. Put simply, Russia has always had too much state and not enough society.
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Having great friends in New York is like having great friends on an expedition into Darkest Africa in the early 19th century. You need them. And you need sponsorship on a daily basis. I have a painter friend here who says, 'I need two compliments a day just to break even.' And we gave them to each other, and we got them - and honestly got them.
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The pages are so harmonious in their proportion / disharmony in the contents is impossible.
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Passion and standing up for things can help create a sense of unity. But you still have to act a certain way.
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Everyone wants immediate success, immediate celebrity, and that doesn't produce what used to be artists.
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Food is a great way of communicating.
