Joel A. Barker Quotes
When you think about it, if the fittest always won, all forests should be completely homogeneous. One species should supplant all others as the most superior competitor. But it doesn't happen that way. Nor does it happen that way in the marketplace.
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I'll watch CNN in the mornings to catch up on what's going on. On the weekends, I get the Sunday edition of 'The New York Times.'
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Every village in Africa now has a cyber cafe.
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A rich, robust, well-resourced public education is one of the best routes out of poverty and a pathway to prosperity.
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Wisdom is a sacred communion.
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I always said a prayer before I ran, and my prayer was to win. My prayer was that God would allow me to run my best on that day, or better than my best. So whatever the outcome is, I have to be satisfied with it if I know I gave it my best effort.
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I left for Petersburg in August, 1871 and stayed there until 1879.
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When you have Candidate A saying the sky is blue, and Candidate B saying it's a cloudy day, I look outside and I see, well, it's a cloudy day. I should be able to tell my viewers, 'Candidate A is wrong, Candidate B is right,' and not have to say, 'Well, you decide.' Then it would be like I'm an idiot.
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I knew that life isn't always just about the Olympic gold medals and the sponsors.
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I guess one that wouldn't be obvious is - well, maybe it's super obvious, I can't tell - 'I Love Lucy' is my favorite show, going back to when I was 4. I've watched every episode I don't know how many times. It was something to watch women being funny when I was young.
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I love women.
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Boys never liked me at school. They made fun of me 'cos I had dark skin.
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America needs a sensible, sustainable Iran policy that can meet U.S. security and economic interests, command international support and withstand the shifting Middle Eastern sands.
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We have to invest in developing Villa Park, allowing us to generate our own revenue streams. At the same time, of course, there's a balance between growing long-term and getting the instant results we all crave as fans.
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Actually, I take it as a compliment. Diva is a derivative of divine. That's quite a title to carry around.
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I've learned now to have a second title in reserve because, frequently, I come up with titles that seem to make editors' hair fall out.
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When desire dies, fear is born.
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One learns how to change gears within a concert repertoire.
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I refuse to act the way someone expects me to.
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Kids can sniff out a moral. They can feel the heavy hand of an adult.
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I've always tried to set some kind of goal. I want to be better than anybody in the banking business, and when I ran the Highway Department in Georgia, I wanted it to be the best in the country. And of course, I have a high sense of public service.
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Shall we continue to bear his name in vain? … Shall we not represent that name to the world?
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People come. They go. Dying is the same as rehab or moving back to Missouri. It just means I won't be seeing them again.
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Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth, is unhappy, though he be master of the world.
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When you think about it, if the fittest always won, all forests should be completely homogeneous. One species should supplant all others as the most superior competitor. But it doesn't happen that way. Nor does it happen that way in the marketplace.
