Nathaniel Philbrick Quotes
A good leader has to at some point trust those around him; otherwise, nothing constructive is going to get done.
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The reason for not getting married was that I just didn't have a partner to get married to. Climbing mountains was more attractive to me than marriage, or other fun things like that.
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Dr. Phil is hiding something. Otherwise, why wouldn't he use his last name?
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My comrades would call me a 'black capitalist.'
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I've been working on this feature script for Master Class, a play by Terrence McNally that won a lot of Tonys.
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Language is the most extraordinary invention in the history of humanity, the one which came before everything and which makes it possible to share everything.
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I live in a Mobile Home - I've never had a house, except once; I rented a log cabin.
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Of all Iraq's rocket scientists, none drew warier scrutiny abroad than Modher Sadeq-Saba Tamimi.
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Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.
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Nobody really believes in equality anyway.
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There is not one New York but thousands - mixed-up conurbations and microclimates with their own internal logics and charms, dreams and juxtapositions, faces and tongues.
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The very first thing I ever did, I was doing some work for the French Cultural Center. They wanted a little recording set up. And I got wire. A wire recorder. The wire came off spools, and to cut and edit, you tied it together in little square knots. Can you imagine?
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It's such an honor to do this job because I love it. And I get to work outside, and what can beat that?
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I'm rebelling against being handed a career, like, 'You're the next this; you're the next that.' I'm not the next anything, I'm the first me. I can't be myself, I can't just be Idris Elba. But that's just the nature of the business.
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Music has always been an important thing to me in my life and understand I've worked in the music business.
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I want to be the first person to laugh at myself. It makes other people feel at ease - we're all on an even playing field.
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I always make a decision, even if it's the wrong one. I hate being confused.
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Tiny quails may not seem as impressive as a mammoth turkey, but there is something refreshing about a spread of individual birds on the Christmas table.
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My mom is painfully sweet; she's from Nebraska.
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What I think a lot of great marathon runners do is envision crossing that finish line. Visualization is critical. But for me, I set a lot of little goals along the way to get my mind off that overwhelming goal of 26.2 miles. I know I've got to get to 5, and 12, and 16, and then I celebrate those little victories along the way.
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Forgiveness to the injured does belong; but they ne'er pardon who have done wrong.
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I am able to write musically about the visual. I can pick up tones, I can pick up themes. And I find visual art is a wonderful launching-off place.
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Linen is good because it looks trendy and at the same time it's very comfotable
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I'm okay I'm okay now. But you really need to listen to me 'cause i'm telling you the truth I mean this i'm okay. Trust me... I'm not okay... Well okay i'm not okay. I'm not o-f cking-kay
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A good leader has to at some point trust those around him; otherwise, nothing constructive is going to get done.
