Joe Kaeser Quotes
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Nixon was the most dishonest individual I have ever met in my life. He lied to his wife, his family, his friends, his colleagues in the Congress, lifetime members of his own political party, the American people and the world.
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If in my twenties I'd gotten one of the two-dozen roles that I did screen tests for and almost got, I think I would have become bored with the awards circuit, the whole hype machine.
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Life's not fair, is it? Some of us drink champagne in the fast lane, and some of us eat our sandwiches by the loose chippings on the A597.
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We do high heels, and people know us for that, but the idea of wearing a flat from day to night feels special.
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Being Premier is a 24/7 job, so it doesn't create many spaces in order to be able to build relationships.
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Any form of art is political if you make it that way.
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If Boston charters can be stymied despite their extraordinary success, charters anywhere can be stopped.
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I find it hard to be labelled in this new 'super-rich' category because we all grew up with very little. The idea that 'to get rich is glorious' is really a new phenomenon. I certainly didn't grow up like that.
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I do not think that having children - I have three teenagers - keeps you young. The reverse. It thrusts you into a full-frontal confrontation with your own all-too-obvious maturity.
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I believe nobody is stronger than the state. So the state would be strong, and we have to work altogether to make the strength of the state.
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I had what AA calls 'a convincer' – which made me realize that I couldn't do it any more. I went out drinking for about 70 hours here in London. At the end I knew I was done.
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It would be a foolish high representative who worked that way.
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To win the cause we all believe in, the spread of true democracy all over the world, we need to win by example, not just with speeches but by example; not just with military might but by gaining the respect of the world.
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The best thing commercially, which is the worst artistically, by and large, is the most successful.
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I love 'The Wire;' that's my favorite show, so I'll watch that.
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A startup is literally just a series of unfortunate events where you failed, failed, failed, and failed until you succeed.
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You see people in Hollywood trying to make blockbuster after blockbuster, but it's not possible. There's some god up there saying, 'You will fail now.' But I suppose that's true of us all.
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I hate television. I hate it as much as peanuts. But I can't stop eating peanuts.
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On stage, you can use your emotions. It's the place where you can channel them. They have a purpose.
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In most cases, no one asks what I think, and so for me to be ready to volunteer it unprompted, I have to feel very ready to accept whatever is coming next.
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A good society is a society which believes that it is not good enough; that it is the task of the collectivity to insure individuals against individually suffered misfortune; and that the quality of society is measured by the quality of life of its weakest, just like the carrying power of a bridge is measured by its weakest pillar.
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I have always thought it a great privilege to have as my colleague in the Palit Chair of Chemistry such a distinguished pioneer in scientific research and education in Bengal as Sir Prafulla Ray. It has been invariably my experience that I could count on his cooperation and sympathy in every matter concerning my scientific work.
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I look at smoking as a crutch, and as an actor I would like strip away as many crutches as possible.
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A company that is big is never really bad but also not really good.
