Vance Packard Quotes
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Getting old is a fascination thing. The older you get, the older you want to get.
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Thanks to the Japanese and Geronimo, John Wayne became a millionaire.
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When you are dining with a demon, you got to have a long spoon.
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You wouldn't have won if we'd beaten you.
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The beautiful thing about working with new instruments is that you sort of approach it with a fresh perspective.
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Anything that's given to you can be taken away from you at any time.
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When you negotiate with terrorists, you get more terror.
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When you do scenes that are just exposition, they feel false.
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If you're human, you've had phases in your life when things are in flux.
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You can't try to be authentic. You either are or you aren't.
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In sport, if you want to be the best you have to compete against the best - I would much rather have come tenth and be judged against everyone than come first and be judged against just a few.
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We must recognize our own behavioral errors. To be blunt, you are not likely to become a cognitive Zen master anytime soon. But a little enlightenment could keep you from making some common investing errors.
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When there's an authentic mystery, as opposed to just a question being asked, that's what makes you lean forward.
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You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.
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I've experienced poverty and plenty, and there's a lesson to be learned when you're brought up in poverty.
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Once you do one bad guy, usually all you get offered is bad guys.
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No one teaches you how to be a famous person; no one teaches you how to be a role model. It's something you have to do on your own.
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Don't ever forget two things I'm going to tell you. One, don't believe everything that's written about you. Two, don't pick up too many checks.
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I don't know... part of, I suppose, my way out of everything, has been really taking care of myself. I think that comes from an awareness that my children really need me, and they need me to be the healthiest version of myself that I can possibly be.
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I have always been a reserved and conservative person.
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Despite all the drawbacks, the Internet provides a wide array of information - and some of it is being watched pretty carefully by the pros.
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We spend a great deal of our energy making sure that small businesses have help in navigating to the outcomes that they want.
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My mom cooked for us, and on the weekend, we always had Sunday dinner. My father liked to bake.
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You can't tell a millionaire's son from a billionaire's.
