John L. Flannery Quotes
The teams and how we perform and how we deal with customers, how we invest in the things we do right now - that's what writes the story for GE.
Quotes to Explore
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Children are the world's future, and we need to take care of them like we would any precious resource.
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The stigma that was once attached to things society deemed unhealthy served the purpose of making them undesirable. With the stigma gone, many people see little reason not to do whatever feels good at the moment.
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Being famous was extremely disappointing for me. When I became famous it was a complete drag and it is still a complete drag.
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Atmosphere, not action, is the great desideratum of weird fiction. Indeed, all that a wonder story can ever be is a vivid picture of a certain type of human mood.
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We didn't know that Mother had gone through a passionate love affair or that Father suffered from severe depression. Mother was preparing to break out of her marriage, Father threatening to take his own life.
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I have always believed that life is too short for rows and disagreements. Even if I think I'm right, I would prefer to apologize and remain friends rather than win and be an enemy.
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Realism is a bad word. In a sense everything is realistic. I see no line between the imaginary and the real.
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The good thing about 'Have I Got News For You' is it's a compact show but it still gives everyone space to breathe, and everyone always gets a chance to say something if they want to. It's a very difficult show to dominate, and guests who come on and dominate always fall foul.
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I was physically abused and I retaliated.
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I don't think that attorneys should be in any way running for governor.
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I've really enjoyed doing 'Annie Get Your Gun' and loved Neil Simon stuff like 'Chapter Two.'
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A good president needs a big comfort zone. He should be able to treat enemies as opportunities, appear authentic in joy and grief, stay cool under the hot lights.
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We clearly realize that freedom's inner kingdom cannot be touched by exterior attacks.
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I'm loyal, and I like my friends. Friendship enriches your life and makes it more interesting.
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My first book didn't even have a Canadian publisher. And that upset me, because I so wanted a readership up there.
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The reality is that art has often risen to greater heights than the people who created it. Many flawed artists have created great works of art. You have to decide if you are going to listen to Richard Wagner's music or not because he was very anti-Semitic.
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Almost everything I do is related to being fat.
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All things in the world come from being. And being comes from non-being.
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I feel lucky that I got to work with some of the big legends in town.
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Not to be negative, but I think the biggest lesson is don't trust anyone.
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I was in Big In Japan between '77 and '78. Then I went solo, releasing a couple of singles. Then I joined the Dancing Girls who turned into the Sons Of Egypt who were then whittled down into Frankie Goes To Hollywood.
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Those indoctrinated by leftist thinking become largely incapable of making accurate moral judgments.
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The teams and how we perform and how we deal with customers, how we invest in the things we do right now - that's what writes the story for GE.
