George Gilder Quotes
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I was taught from a very early age that I had to work twice as hard to get half as much. That was the world I grew up in - a very strong work ethic.
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In vast parts of the world, people don't eat meat.
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His advice to me is basically to just love what you do and don't let the fear of failure stop you.
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Reconciliation is a decision that you take in your heart.
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When all are wrong, everyone is right.
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Can a moment of madness make up for an age of consent?
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I am blessed to have worked in big-budget films at an early stage of my career.
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Obstacles, of course, are developmentally necessary: they teach kids strategy, patience, critical thinking, resilience and resourcefulness.
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I know how to read people. When you grow up in a rough environment, you have to have a sixth sense.
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I always had to genuinely like the actors I worked with and use my enthusiasm and vision to give them confidence to push their creativity and their humor.
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I like pencil skirts because they hug me in all the right places.
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I grew up on the edge of a national park in Canada - timberwolves, creeks, snow drifts.
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Even President Obama has not suggested he could get another country to pay for building a wall between Mexico and the United States.
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Factories not what they used to be - they're all extremely high-tech.
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Everything I've ever written, I had a very distinct vision of what I wanted it to look like. But, other directors never do it that way.
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I look for someone whose upbringing was somewhat similar to mine because they can understand me - love for the family and everything else. You see someone's relationship with their parents, and you realize what that person's going to be like as a parent.
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I don't recognize my former self. Like I'm on the outside looking in at my life. Who is that guy?
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I ran the Iditarod twice. I finished once. I came in 42nd or 43rd place out of 70 plus teams the first time, and I scratched 80 miles from Nome the second time. You can read about my experience in the race in my books 'Woodsong' and 'Winterdance.'
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We name time when we say: every thing has its time. This means: everything which actually is, every being comes and goes at the right time and remains for a time during the time allotted to it. Every thing has its time.
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By the time ordinary life asserted itself once more, I would feel I had already lived for a while in some other lifetime, that I had even taken over someone else's life.
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I don't want to be an elitist designer. It's no fun just catering for a small group of people. It's against my principles.
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Fashion is not superficial; it is a dynamic tool to transform oneself, and it can be used to command the attention of those around you.
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I had a regular battle with the dunghill-cock.
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Quality is abundant. Time is the new scarcity.
