George P. Shultz Quotes
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I work in the most non-Communist job. I work for 'Martha Stewart Living.'
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I've had jokes stolen a thousand times. But if you can do it better than me, you can have it. I've had jokes stolen from me in the club when I'm next on stage. And my brain will start to turn, and the gears will start turning, and I'll go onstage and create a whole new bit.
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I've made a decision and now I must face the consequences.
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If you look at the very best presidents, the most effective presidents, they were always decent salespeople. Ronald Reagan was an extremely effective salesman, very tuned to the people he was selling to, very clear in what he was selling, very resilient and buoyant.
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One thing that happens when you're pregnant is that as your stomach starts to stretch. It itches! So I have to keep my belly really lubricated. Every morning, there's a buttering ceremony after I get out of the shower. It's really like basting a turkey with body butter.
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I am not the only intense or intellectual cricketer. I played with other cricketers who could be pretty intense and intellectual.
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Television offered me the opportunity to do new things; I had written a lot of scripts other than scary movies. I had actually written some romantic comedies and stuff that I really wanted to try my hand at, and nobody would let me do that. Television allowed me to do anything I wanted.
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I have a 'Mailer-Breslin and the 51st State' poster, and a neon-pink sign of Raoul's in SoHo, one of my favorite restaurants.
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I went to high school in New York City. So, I grew up in New Jersey my whole life, and I was watching all the people and all the kids that I met there become so jaded.
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We are building a company, Gemini, and the ETF, which is another company. I don't know if we're experts, but the goal is not to be an expert but to change the world. Does Richard Branson understand all the physics behind his space craft? I'm not sure.
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I have a very rich and wonderful personal life, and at its core are my sons.
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My dad was very fun and very adventurous, and from a formative age I learned to value men who would do things on a whim.
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I have never spoken for anyone but myself.
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I detest that saying 'Everything happens for a reason'; it's nonsense.
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I didn't have many friends; I might not have had any friends. But it all turned out good in the end, because when you aren't popular and you don't have a social life, it gives you more time to focus on your future.
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I am ashamed to run against a lady. It's demeaning, very degrading. I have always refused to argue with a lady.
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Being an economist is the least ethical profession, closer to charlatanism than any science.
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I know that inner wisdom is more precious than wealth. The more you spend it, the more you gain.
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I didn't really want deadlines and editorial work. I wanted something mechanical and eight hours a day. So I went to work, thinking it was easy - ha, ha - on the complaint desk at the circulation department.
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Writing was not a childhood dream of mine. I do not recall longing to write as a student. I wasn't sure how to start.
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Strange, I thought, how you can be living your dreams and your nightmares at the very same time.
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You can't get a friend more loyal than your dog.
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I don't feel that I have any great grasp of technique that I should pass along to people.
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You've got to dream a little bit if you're going to get somewhere.