Meg Whitman Quotes
Regulation is strangling businesses of all sizes in California, and we've got to streamline regulation so it's easy, not hard, to do business.
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I think everyone who goes to see a 'Bond' movie expects to be impressed by the look and the locations chosen. Certainly I was when I grew up watching them, and I don't think that's changed in the last 50 years.
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I was riding my mountain bike in Colorado, and I met a dog who reminded me so much of my very first dog, in the way she interacted with me, looked at me, and wagged her tail, that I rode away convinced I'd just very possibly met the reincarnated version of my long lost friend.
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To be on the set with the actors, with the location, every day changes; every day something can go wrong.
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I'm not on Twitter, and I don't read the papers day to day, so I am somewhat protected. There's this weird separation between your private and public persona.
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I love '30 Rock.' It's one of my favorite shows. It's certainly the gold standard of comedy writing.
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In our recovery package we put new standards of accountability and transparency, which we hope will now apply.
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You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with.
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My normal life is like being on holiday.
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Oh, it is quite possible that none of us in 'Downton' will ever again get the ratings this has had. But from a career point of view, it has opened so many doors.
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As much as possible, I try to encourage people to use stunt men because that is really their job.
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There's always a mismatch between small entrepreneurial outfits and large companies, which often don't have the same outlook.
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I love having wine with my meals. And if I splurge, I'm going to splurge big, because if I deny my cravings, it just ends up backfiring on me, you know?
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I mean, don't forget the earth's about five thousand million years old, at least. Who can afford to live in the past?
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I think globalization is a great thing. And now a lot of people complain about globalization; a lot of people don't like, you know, the globalize of the concept, the idea of the results. I think the globalization is a great idea and to create a lot of jobs.
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I haven't had that many weird encounters with fans, thank God.
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There is no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
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My parents were just really weird and protective about the music I listened to. Whenever I wanted to buy an album, they would have to buy it first and listen to it and let me know if I could have it.
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Yes, the upper reaches of society are still dominated by men.
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Deliberation is not a particular type of speech, but a political act of collective decision-making in consideration of consequences.
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I lead a very conventional life. I don't lead a writer's life. And I think that can be a source of suspicion and irritation to some people. This was more true when I was living in California, when I didn't lead a writer's life at all.
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My reputation was built on hostility. I had no friends and some very virulent enemies in the old-guard art scene when I began. They threw their heavy artillery against me. They were convinced I was perverting the public taste.
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I just want to push the barriers and see what I can do and how far I can go. I am just determined and driven.
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The millions of dollars which we devote every year to high-school education are, for the most part, money spent for the retarding of intelligence, the discouragement of efficiency, the stunting of character.
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Regulation is strangling businesses of all sizes in California, and we've got to streamline regulation so it's easy, not hard, to do business.
