John Rampton Quotes
I've had to listen to candidates tell me they are the most wonderful thing since the invention of sliced bread, and it bores me to death. It also makes me doubt that they are actually any good at all - plus it's an attitude that would never fly in the culture I've created in my company.
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The reason for not getting married was that I just didn't have a partner to get married to. Climbing mountains was more attractive to me than marriage, or other fun things like that.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.
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My mother had a premonition and she felt that hairdressing would be very very good for me.
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Some talk shows have become so exploitive and tabloid, I wonder if I can believe some of their guests. Where do they find these guests, and why do they deserve air time?
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You don't boo at a Kemp rally. You boo at football games.
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My theory was that what I had to do was make a study of human behavior.
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Academic institutions in Britain have been infiltrated for years by dangerous theocratic fantasists. I should know: I was one of them.
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I want to be the first person to laugh at myself. It makes other people feel at ease - we're all on an even playing field.
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I don't know why, but I'm continually amazed to think that two and a half billion of us around the world are connected to each other through the Internet and that at any point in time more than 30 percent of the world's population can go online to learn, to create and to share.
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In a way, architecture is about communication. That's an aspect of the discipline that is somewhat lacking, and there's definitely room for more progression into that area. I suppose that gives me a bit of a different edge. I'm also very, very used to doing a lot of exhaustive research and finding interesting information from different sources.
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Having children is exciting. Life puts the past into perspective.
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Just learning to think in another language allows you to see your own culture in a better viewpoint.
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Sometimes you ask God for something and you don't know what you're asking.
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I think every player wants to be acknowledged for what they have done. I think every player eligible for the Hall Of Fame feels that the ultimate validation is enshrinement.
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The hardest part of acting is not when I'm acting, It's when I'm not.
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I think there's a certain space people have decided I occupy - the funny-sidekick thing.
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Hedge funds, private equity and venture capital funds have played an important role in providing liquidity to our financial system and improving the efficiency of capital markets. But as their role has grown, so have the risks they pose.
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The proposal is the only thing that the guy has control over in the entire wedding deal. It is your one chance to make this moment stand out, not only for you, but for her.
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Community colleges are one of America's great social inventions a gateway to the future for first time students looking for an affordable college education, and for mid-career students looking to get ahead in the workplace.
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Being an entrepreneur is my dream job, as it tests ones tenacity.
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I'm very good at getting up in the morning - so much of my life has been spent on film sets where we start at the crack of dawn.
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I've had to listen to candidates tell me they are the most wonderful thing since the invention of sliced bread, and it bores me to death. It also makes me doubt that they are actually any good at all - plus it's an attitude that would never fly in the culture I've created in my company.
