Ethel Waters Quotes
Mom never quit on me. My only regret is that she didn't live long enough to share some of the money and comforts my work in show business has brought me.
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I am in a traditional financial services business - but we at Fidelity can see that the evolution of technology is setting our industry up for disruption. What if this technology could do for the transfer of value what the Internet did for the transfer of information?
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I went to India and met some people who had been involved in this guerrilla business, middle-class people who were rather vain and foolish. There was no revolutionary grandeur to it. Nothing.
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I don't regret what I did in the Sixties. I was young and took myself terribly seriously. In the Seventies, I spent too much time in inner-party factional disputes.
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The only thing I regret about my past is the length of it. If I had to live my life again I'd make all the same mistakes - only sooner.
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One reason the United States is one of three countries in the world that do not have any form of paid maternity leave is that many American business leaders, like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, oppose any family-friendly policies. They scare people into thinking maternity leave will be a job killer.
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In terms of relationships, I've had two failures, although I don't like to call them failures; they are self learning, and I cannot say I regret any of my relationships. I've always said that I am a much loved woman.
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During the course of my football and business careers, I have had the great honor of meeting and associating with many outstanding leaders.
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Doing business and doing good are not mutually exclusive, and it is our responsibility to prove this every day anew.
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It's not about revenues: The fundamental economics in digital business is scale and margins. The top line has become the bottom line.
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I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me.
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I'm very driven, and I always have been. So I'd like to release a successful album, continue in musical theatre, and be more involved in business.
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It's like night and day... to do business, in Europe, there is no bull, they are pretty straightforward.
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I've worked hard, but this business can be tough, and I just consider myself incredibly lucky to have had the career that I have, and to still be having so much fun playing drums and making music.
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One of the privileges you have of living the life of an artist and creating your own world and everything is the fact that, in-between times, you can kind of spend them however you want. Because, you know, once you open up your candy store again, you're open for business. And you have to be responsible. You have to be available.
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Unlike members of Congress, Big Business knew what the WTO agreements contained. That's because corporate lobbyists helped draft them.
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There is no justice. There are occasional acts of vengeance, or regret, but there’s no real justice. In the natural scheme of things, it is not possible.
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Dream that the lips once breathlessMight quicken if they would;Say that the soul is deathless;Dream that the gods are good;Say March may wed September,And time divorce regret;But not that you remember,And not that I forget.
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I'm not just looking to be famous and attach myself to famous names. I want to make history in the business in terms of creativity.
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Treaties, agreements and organizations to help settle disputes may be necessary, but they often favor the interests of business over citizens.
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The meaning of the story is the story.
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I never considered a career in music because it was too unattainable. I just didn't believe it was possible.
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You have to accept the storms and the rainy days and the things in life that you sometimes don't want to face.
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Today's merger makers are not ad people; they're building communications companies.
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Mom never quit on me. My only regret is that she didn't live long enough to share some of the money and comforts my work in show business has brought me.
