Harper Reed Quotes
When you have a good vision and a very large capability of impact, that's very powerful.
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I grew up. I began to think the United States had some problems that really required the help of artistic people to solve. And I gave myself permission to be a writer instead of a civil servant.
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I think I have a better sense of my weaknesses - being self-important, selfish and having a big ego probably triggers all the other stuff. I can see myself more clearly.
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When incomes and bonuses decrease, revenues falter, and businesses stumble, it's more important than ever to give - not necessarily more, but in a way that matters more. When incomes are down and wallets are stretched, the effectiveness of our giving is what really counts.
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Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle.
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It's a place where I could do something on a weekly basis and see if I like it.
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I said to myself as Junction Point embarked on the Epic Mickey journey that, worst case, we'd be 'a footnote in Disney history.' Looking back on it, I think we did far better than that.
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The modern artist is working with space and time, and expressing his feelings rather than illustrating.
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I've never had a problem with people paying attention to what you're doing and say they find that they liked it.
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I was born in Evanston, Illinois. I spent my elementary and part of my junior high school years in a D.C. suburb. And then I spent my high school years in Minnesota. And then I spent my college years in Colorado. And then I spent some time living in China. And then I spent three years in Vermont before moving down to Nashville.
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Poems have a different music from ordinary language, and every poem has a different kind of music of necessity, and that's, in a way, the hardest thing about writing poetry is waiting for that music, and sometimes you never know if it's going to come.
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Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them.
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There is no arguing with Johnson: for if his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it.
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Vulnerability is not weakness. And that myth is profoundly dangerous.
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Every performer has a little gem, a little pearl they have done that nobody pays much attention to. And then one day, somebody does recognize it, which is so gratifying.
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It's a great thing to have: that pressure everywhere you go, that responsibility. I think it's good to have it.
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Traditional consumer banking will come under extreme pressure as its central deposit-taking and lending functions are challenged by online savings vehicles, crowdfunding, and loan syndicating by such nontraditional competitors as insurance companies, pension and hedge funds.
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While choosing shows, I look at stories and the concept, and that has to be different.
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Being a CISO is a tough job. I have the end responsibility for the personal information of over a billion people.
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Writing can be fun. I think the challenge is to convey interesting things in accessible ways, and that's what I aim to do in books.
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The glory of sport is witnessing a well-coached team perform as a single unit, striving for a common goal and ultimately bringing distinction to the jersey the players represent.
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To be happy, make other people happy.
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I'm very much a believer that it's action that matters much more so than, you know, the flurry of political promises and statements and slogans that are used during political campaigns.
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I am definitely a dog person. I feel like Webster and I are very much alike.
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When you have a good vision and a very large capability of impact, that's very powerful.
