John Gokongwei Quotes
Of course, the most important factor of all for long life is a good family. When a person goes home with the wife or the kids giving him endless headaches, then it's hard for that person to enjoy a long life. I am very fortunate, because my wife Elizabeth and my obedient children are very good; they have given me happiness.
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I could be the best looking guy in the Duma, but that's only because all the other guys are over 60.
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I don't pretend to be anything but an actor and a writer.
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Normally, when congee is served, the different condiments and garnishes are placed in little bowls on the side so diners can make their own personal creations.
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A strong, successful man is not the victim of his environment. He creates favorable conditions. His own inherent force and energy compel things to turn out as he desires.
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The Canadian franchises and Canada as a market for NHL hockey has always been a priority for us.
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If Dana White can offer a contract that's not one-sided, and it's not cumbersome to the point where we look at it and realize that we can't fight for him, then we'll fight in the UFC.
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I think poetry is a fabulous medium to encapsulate thoughts far more precisely than prose.
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I had really bad obsessive-compulsive disorder. At its worst, I was compelled to leave my house at three o'clock in the morning and go out in the alley because I just knew that the paper-towel roll I threw in the recycling bin was uncomfortable, like it was lying the wrong way, and I would be down in the garbage.
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I've been very fortunate in my collaborators throughout my career.
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The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.
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Red Carpet has a nice package abstraction layer that allows us to support RPMs and DEBs transparently.
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I don't write tracts, I write novels. I'm not a preacher, I'm a fiction writer.
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Ultimately love is everything.
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And as I reinvent myself and I'm constantly curious about everything, I can't wait to see what's around the corner in newfound art and entertainment and exploration.
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I cry at random things, like a flower, or someone giving me a present, or my sister giving me a nice hug.
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I never wanted to be a public intellectual or a talking head.
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I love the subtlety and tonal range of the acoustic guitar.
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I thought I was going to retire at 20, and I was going to be a surgeon.
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Drinking when we are not thirsty and making love at all seasons, madam: that is all there is to distinguish us from other animals.
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What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.
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'Granted, not really a joke, but how often do you get a mic in your hand? You know? So. I am sorry but don't anybody trip on my soap box on the way out. Don't anybody trip over that. And the chip on my shoulder's a little heavy. I have back problems now.'
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Irony is a disciplinarian feared only by those who do not know it, but cherished by those who do. He who does not understand irony and has no ear for its whispering lacks of what might called the absolute beginning of the personal life. He lacks what at moments is indispensable for the personal life, lacks both the regeneration and rejuvenation, the cleaning baptism of irony that redeems the soul from having its life in finitude though living boldly and energetically in finitude.
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Of course, the most important factor of all for long life is a good family. When a person goes home with the wife or the kids giving him endless headaches, then it's hard for that person to enjoy a long life. I am very fortunate, because my wife Elizabeth and my obedient children are very good; they have given me happiness.
