George Kaiser Quotes
In the charitable world as in the business world, opportunities should drive budgets, not the other way around.
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Maybe now that we have the same sponsor in Remington we can spend some time together outdoors.
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In fact, many nations currently refuse to support embryonic stem cell research of any kind.
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I'm just really, really thankful. I'm thankful to the doctors; I'm thankful to the family that donated the kidney.
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I think we live in a culture that relentlessly pursues comfort. Ease is related to disease. We shouldn't always be fleeing hardship. Hardship also brings people together. We should welcome it.
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Each book tends to have its own identity rather than the author's. It speaks from itself rather than you. Each book is unlike the others because you are not bringing the same voice to every book. I think that keeps you alive as a writer.
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The scientist is motivated primarily by curiosity and a desire for truth.
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I think 'The Wire' really is relatable. It reflects an ongoing issue across America, about inaccuracies in major cities between rich and the poor and some of the things that go on behind the red tape of council and government bodies.
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I saw myself as a writer, a novelist, even though I was living the life of a mother and housewife. Writing was - and is - what I do.
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A man with a million dollars can be as happy nowadays as though he were rich.
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But I suppose film is distinctive because of its nature, of its being able to cut through time with editing.
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Especially in music, you wonder, Okay, should I still be doing this? Like, are you overstaying your welcome at the party? But I don't know.
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I'm interested in the truth, and unauthorized biographies are not. Yes, I would like to correct those errors someday.
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I find it frustrating when people wear belts with braces. That's an interesting one.
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I was always singing to myself, but I never ever performed, and I never told anyone I liked to sing. So it was a definitely a new adventure going in to audition for 'Glee.'
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Being productive gives people a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment that loafing never can.
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With instrumental music, it is traditionally hard to get exposure.
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I wish the world was flat like the old days Then i could travel just by folding a map No more airplanes, or speed trains, or freeways There'd be no distance that could hold us back
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Jay gave me a co-sign like I was RocaWear, but be clear I'm not the air/heir I'm the water, fire and the earth That means I'm doing dirt, spitting flames and quenching thirst
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The purpose of money is to trade for things that make you happy. So if you can bypass money and get directly to the happy, you've saved a lot of trouble. And it makes others happier, too, when you organize your business around non-monetary things.
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My family and I have been blessed with good fortune in the world of business. We've created quite a net worth. My children, two boys, have more money than they will ever need, and they aren't empire builders.
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I have had success throughout the years. Some of the hard rock bands today don't have the history that I have.
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Even the great bad guys in cinema history, they're likable.
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Mothers are the only ones that think nothing is beyond their control when it comes to their children.
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In the charitable world as in the business world, opportunities should drive budgets, not the other way around.
