Perry Christie Quotes
I even had the illusion, for a very short time, that I could become a medium pace bowler.
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I'm not predicting; I just love playing with superconductors.
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Every piece has its own identity which we develop by the rule 'We know no limits.' We follow the inspiration of the moment and don't worry if what we're playing is alternative, progressive or fusion rock.
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Leaders cannot work in a vacuum. They may take on larger, seemingly more important roles in an organization, but this does not exclude them from asking for and using feedback. In fact, a leader arguably needs feedback more so than anyone else. It's what helps a leader respond appropriately to events in pursuit of successful outcomes.
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Corruption is in society and in every strata of society.
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Everything was in stark and dreadful contrast with the trivial crises and counterfeit emotions of Hollywood, and I returned to England deeply moved and emotionally worn out.
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As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.
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What is Art? It is the response of man's creative soul to the call of the Real.
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What I'm very concerned about is how do we bolster our self-awareness as humans, as biological organisms?
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My wife attends a Presbyterian church.
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When I was on a major label I felt obliged to say yes to every interview, tour and whatever else. The label is always telling you, 'This ain't going to last,' so I worked myself half to death. I learnt from that and I like to pace myself now.
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I've never worked with huge pop acts, I mightn't like it, but it's something I've always wanted to try.
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The general belief is that communists in the United Nations come only from the Iron Curtain countries, but this isn't so. We must remember that many of the representatives of free countries are members of the local Communist parties. If you add them all up, you will see they have an amazing degree of control.
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Chicago seems a big city instead of merely a large place.
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Fiscal decentralisation does not lead to higher economic growth because economic growth is much more driven by factors other than taxes and spending, e.g. increases in technological progress and improved human capital.
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The Arab Awakening or Arab Spring has transformed the geopolitical landscape.
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I think the main lesson that I have learned is that a good scientist is a humble scientist who is open-minded to listen to other scientists when they discover something.
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You get three hours' sleep and then you start all over again. Relentless. Pre-production was almost harder than filming. I was all over the city every day. It was really exhausting.
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Everything people say I couldn't do I've done.
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When I became director of CIA, it was just clear to me intuitively, without a whole lot of science behind it, that we had expanded rapidly and inefficiently. So I arbitrarily picked a number, 10 percent, and I said over the next 12 months, we are going to reduce our reliance on contractors by 10 percent.
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A good heart will help you to a bonny face, my lad and a bad one will turn the bonniest into something worse than ugly.
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So much better to write pen on paper; you can do it anywhere, say, while stuck at the airport.
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Frankly, I guess, I don't really understand why people, why so many people, are so risk averse. You know, there's always ways to wiggle your way out of any situation if you're motivated enough.
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Belief in form, but disbelief in content - that's what makes an aphorism charming.
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I even had the illusion, for a very short time, that I could become a medium pace bowler.
