John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Quotes
I believe that love is the greatest thing in the world; that it alone can overcome hate; that right can and will triumph over might.
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Your ability to use the principle of autosuggestion will depend, very largely, upon your capacity to concentrate upon a given desire until that desire becomes a burning obsession.
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One of my strengths is connecting with the players.
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We were both in love with him. I fell out of love with him, but he didn't.
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Show me one dictatorship in the world that has not been supported by the United States government or some European governments. It almost doesn't exist. I think a dictatorship and hegemony are part of the same phenomenon.
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There is one thing women can never take away from men. We die sooner.
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I don't use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough.
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I think there are a very few pro-lifers who would say that a zygote in a petri dish is the equivalent of you or me; it's just younger. If you can say that without laughing, maybe you are a true pro-lifer. But I think most people are able or willing to make distinctions that show they maybe don't quite believe that.
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I was born in England, but then I lived in Calgary, Saudi Arabia, Cyprus, India, Vancouver, London, Toronto, and now L.A.
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Giving a phenomenon a label does not explain it.
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People who drive Jeeps are people who like to do outdoor activities.
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I played violin and got into that Suzuki program in the second grade.
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I'm someone who likes plowing new ground, then walking away from it. I get bored easily. For me, the big thrill comes with the discovering.
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Gardeners are good at nurturing, and they have a great quality of patience, they're tender. They have to be persistent.
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Leaks are always bad news.
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Someone once said about me that I talk to everyone the same, no matter what age they are. I don't see kids and adults. I see everyone the same.
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You can see neurosis from below - as a sickness - as most psychiatrists see it. Or you can understand it as a compassionate man might: respecting the neurosis as a fumbling and inefficient effort toward good ends.
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I'd studied English literature at university, but I was also far more enamored with Virginia Woolf, Katherine Mansfield, and James Joyce. That was my passion.
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Our choices are going to determine the future for our children, our children's children, and their children. I take that responsibility very seriously.
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It takes a long time for a man to look like his portrait.
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As a leader, your job is to share your vision with your followers and either warn them of danger or highlight opportunities coming in the future.
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You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.
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The overall system of a sizeable community struggling to survive in a crowded world may be either socialism or privatism. Either system may work, more or less. But, except in non-critical areas of distribution, commonism cannot possibly work for very long.
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I believe that love is the greatest thing in the world; that it alone can overcome hate; that right can and will triumph over might.
