Bruce Feiler Quotes
I'm a fifth generation Jew from the South, and I would say that I felt this connection to my religion, but it wasn't a spiritual connection.
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The most important role of a leader is to set a clear direction, be transparent about how to get there and to stay the course.
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I'm very heterosexual, so dating women is something I'm not ashamed of. But my love life is not as exciting as it is reported to be.
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As far as Israel, I am not worried about the relations between Israel and the United States.
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I actually have a fear of the water because I nearly drowned. I got caught in a rip tide, and I wasn't a good swimmer because that was when I was emigrating from England to Australia.
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I wish I had an answer to that because I'm tired of answering that question.
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Every man is different. You can't generalize with men; you have to find out what your man wants. You have to listen to him when he's telling you what he wants, because a lot of times they're telling you, but you're not listening.
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Though politics is by nature divisive, surely we all can agree that foster children need stability, safety, education, opportunity - and love.
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I am opposed to the military use of animals. I am also opposed to the military use of men.
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Smell is a very animal thing, almost reptilian, where the more cerebral things like reading less so.
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A movie and a stage show are two entirely different things. A picture, you can do anything you want. Change it, cut out a scene, put in a scene, take a scene out. They don't do that on stage.
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After God and my family, it's surf. I don't imagine me not surfing. Surf brings me smile every day.
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Sometimes if you have a coach or team-mates for too long, you get caught in certain routines. I think it's good to shake up things a little bit.
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To me, running is therapy. It's mood-altering and gets my endorphins going. It's also a great release and a great energy builder.
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As long as you're having fun, that's the key. The moment it becomes a grind, it's over.
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Successful entrepreneurship takes complete dedication and careful strategizing along with market analysis. Plus, successful startups provide countless benefits to a healthy economy and consumers in need.
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People forget that although we can pinpoint the price, we can only guess at future earnings. The past isn't much help: It simply tells whether a market was pricey or cheap.
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My dad worked two jobs his whole life, and so I told him he's the reason I have 20 jobs.
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I can run up a wall and do a back flip - that's the most impressive thing that I can do.
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For my part I prefer fifty thousand rifles to five million votes.
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People should buy a house to live in, not as an investment. Property has become such a national obsession - it was the primary subject at dinner parties and how many television shows were dedicated to the market. It's not good for the economy.
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The spiritual is whatever allows us to notice the miraculous nature of life.
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I'm very picky in what I wear.
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I don't feel that I was often compartmentalized as an African-American actor, yet I am fully aware of the plight that actors, directors and producers of color face in our industry. I choose to focus on being proactive in creating opportunities for myself and others while acknowledging that we are not playing on a level playing field.
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I'm a fifth generation Jew from the South, and I would say that I felt this connection to my religion, but it wasn't a spiritual connection.
