George Allen, Sr. Quotes
People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.
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If my love is without sacrifice, it is selfish. Such a love is barter, for there is exchange of love and devotion in return for something. It is conditional love.
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I've always really been interested in the Pygmalion myth and both what it has to say about creativity and what it has to say about relationships between men and women.
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I style my roles mostly with some help from my team of stylists.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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My dad only ever talked about two things: bicycles and Mercedes.
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The Bible is very clear about one thing: Using politics to create fairness is a sin.
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I'm not interested in what other people are doing. That's their business.
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We hope the stories of the 14 kids in 'American High' provide something for many people to relate to.
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I like to be underdressed rather than overdressed. For an event or a premiere, it's fun to dress up more - then I like to experiment.
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I did not give my daughter the kind of childhood anybody would want. The vision of the divided loyalty between a mother and father who don't live together and don't share in decisions is a great depravation for children.
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At my father's request I took up the study of law at the University of Zurich In 1863.
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I open the doors for everybody all the time.
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I've never rejected the world I came from. To be rejected by it is horrible.
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First of all my real full name is Lloyd Vernet Bridges III.
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Give a talk to children and tell them dinosaurs didn't drag their tails, and you get arguments.
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You have to shelve a lot of your inspiration. There's only so much you can do with one record.
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The Gorillaz cartoons seem more real to me than the actual people on TV. Because at least you know that there's some intelligence behind the cartoons, and there's a lot of work that's gone into it, so it can't all be just a lie.
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We are the recipients of scientific method. We can each be a creative and active part of it if we so desire.
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In the days when corporate downsizing was all the rage, Wall Street took a lot of flak for judging companies too harshly and setting the bar for corporate performance so high that executives felt their only option was to slash payrolls.
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In my proper character, I am an officer of the United States Army.
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What American people and what the markets want is a fair and level playing-field, where the rules are clearly elucidated, where the referees are competent, and where we know that the game is not rigged.
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A lot of people don't know that I'm really a silly guy. I don't take anything seriously. It takes a lot of energy for me to take something seriously.
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People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.
