Meg Whitman Quotes
We can put our head in the sand and continue to lose jobs overseas and to other states, or we can say, 'You know what? We are not going to lose another job from California, and we're going to be the very best place to start and grow a business.' So I'll be the chief sales officer for California businesses.
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It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even while waiting for it.
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The billable hours is a classic case of restricted autonomy. I mean, you're working on - I mean, sometimes on these six-minute increments. So you're not focused on doing a good job. You're focused on hitting your numbers. It's one reason why lawyers typically are so unhappy. And I want a world of happy lawyers.
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Lyrically, I personally lean towards venting.
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It is the function of the President, representing the executive principle, to execute the laws.
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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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For me, music was a cathartic way to free me from the nut of Ghost. After working on set for 'Power' for 14 hours, it allowed me to pour my sanity and insanity into the music.
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A woman who places a high priority on performance and excellence is seen as imperial. A man is seen as demanding and tough.
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The anxiety I feel when I'm late is nothing like the anxiety I feel when I'm on time.
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Ordinarily if an actor gets chosen for the lead in a film, he or she has already built up a repertoire, and everyone knows what he or she is capable of.
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No one goes into the office for fun. You go, and even if you love it, you're there to work.
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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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I always think of it in terms of music. You're not always going to be a huge rock star in music, but musicians can play until the day they die. With sports, it's different. You can't always do it until the very end, and that's a hard reality of sports.
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It's well worth making your own harissa, but there are some very good commercial varieties.
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I just love writing. It's magical, it's somewhere else to go, it's somewhere much more dreadful, somewhere much more exciting. Somewhere I feel I belong, possibly more than in the so-called real world.
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Healing yourself is connected with healing others.
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We provide business advice and guidance. We started it here in India first, and now we have taken it globally. India was the first for startup incubation in the world for us.
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Governors normally have jurisdiction over public health emergencies, but a widespread biological attack would cross state boundaries.
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I travel a lot. I spend close to 300 days a year on the road.
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In Romania, we have pledged to create a modern public service: well-educated, appropriately rewarded and above all, de-politicized.
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Then, with an enormous rush of meadow-filled wind, the green candle went out, and my best friend died.
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I would have been a nightmare in any kind of office, because I wouldn't have had any friends in any environment other than performing.
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'Shark Tank' has been a sincere joy. As our traditional venture-backed companies get bigger, the investing side tends to get more political and complicated. 'Shark Tank' takes me back to my early days working with ambitious founders in their earliest and scrappiest days. The show reminds me of what I deeply love about this business.
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We can put our head in the sand and continue to lose jobs overseas and to other states, or we can say, 'You know what? We are not going to lose another job from California, and we're going to be the very best place to start and grow a business.' So I'll be the chief sales officer for California businesses.
