Jennifer Konner Quotes
It is very hard work, but I am a big believer in not micromanaging; I hire really, really talented people and trust them to do their jobs.
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I feel fine as long I'm not running around.
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I have learned to be patient.
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It is absolutely critical for competitiveness in the United States for us to really raise the bar in education, especially in math, in science, in technology.
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I learned at an early age that I was given something special when I was born, and that was the gift of music.
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I'm the most Colombian of the Colombians, even though I've lived 47 years outside of Colombia. I've lived 13 years in New York, and I never did a painting about New York. I've lived in France more than 30 years, and I've never painted Paris.
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Every time you go to the doctor and get a good report, the odds keep staking more in your favour.
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I like to get suggestions on what to read. I'll look at Twitter, people I like, people I admire... I'll go and research the book, download it on my phone and read it while I'm on the road.
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I am a great believer that a captain is as good as his team.
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I have super-supercurly hair, and it's a constant struggle.
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I've worked hard throughout my entire life, but I don't think all the hard work could have produced the same results without all the genetics I was given.
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The 77 cents that women make for every dollar men earn makes a real difference to our families - families stretching to make every dollar count.
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I can only think of music as something inherent in every human being - a birthright. Music coordinates mind, body and spirit.
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My family didn't have any money growing up. I'm just a girl from the ghetto; from Indio, California.
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You think, 'You hired me because I'm a creative artist with a vision. Don't try and knock it out of me.'
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I have no writing habit. I work when I feel like it, and I work when I have to - mostly the latter.
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The other aspect of American identity worth focusing on is the concept of America as a nation of immigrants. That certainly is a partial truth. But it is often assumed to be the total truth.
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This is how to avoid re-creating painful situations: Take the time to discover your real intention before you act. If it is to change someone or the world so that you will feel safe or better about yourself, don't act on it, because it is an intention of fear and can create only painful consequences.
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What bothers me, I guess, is when I get these messages from girls on Twitter, and they're like, 'God, you're my idol, I really admire you.' It's like, 'Admire me for what? What have I done?' It's not that being in a Burberry campaign, or walking in a Chanel show is nothing. It's just... I know I can do more.
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I believe that everything has a shelf life.
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Writing poems is a chance to construct spaces that I want to imaginatively inhabit.
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I call people by their initials when they're good buddies, and that's a kinda street thing, too - 'Here comes JF,' or, 'Here comes KC.' It's fun; it's intimate.
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I wanted to prevent people from giving them too much power. I see that as a pattern. I wanted that to come to an end as soon as possible.
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Writing is just my first love. And I still have some issues with telling people what to do.
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It is very hard work, but I am a big believer in not micromanaging; I hire really, really talented people and trust them to do their jobs.
