Sanford I. Weill Quotes
You never want to think the best things are in the past. You want to get yourself to believe that the best things are going to be in the future.
Quotes to Explore
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The problem is that no ethical system has ever achieved consensus. Ethical systems are completely unlike mathematics or science. This is a source of concern.
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Brain cells are normally not sensitive to light. So by introducing light-sensitive proteins into specific types of neurons, we can now selectively control that specific type of neuron by shining light in the brain.
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The incredible cinematography makes 'A Walk to Beautiful' almost like a poem; there is a tenderness on display that seems to emanate from the camera. There is also great sensitivity to the women whose stories are being told - never did I have a sense of the subjects being exploited.
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We are shallow because we are 'mayabang,' ego driven, and do not have the humility to understand that we are only human, much too human to mistake knowledge for wisdom.
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I really enjoy doing films, but I also love television. I certainly would not be against doing some regular television work and being on a show that runs several years.
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Why not premiere movies on Netflix the same day they're opening in theaters? Listen to the consumer; give the consumer what they want.
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In Hollywood, you play a mom and instantly, you've got osteoporosis.
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Women would be disproportionately affected by the privatization of social security. It is one of the most important safety nets for American women in old age, or in times of disability, to insure financial income for their families.
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Communities don't think, don't believe, don't want, don't have needs, don't have interests and don't make decisions. Only individuals have minds that generate desires and needs - and only individuals can make choices and decisions.
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As human beings, we all have reasons for our behavior. There may be people who have certain physiological issues that dictate why they make certain choices. On the whole, though, I think we're dictated by our structure, our past, our environment, our culture. So once you understand the patterns that shape a person, how can you not find sympathy?
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The teaching thing, the one where I have to impart my knowledge, is probably what comes the least naturally to me because I'm an absorber of things.
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I didn't feel the kind of joy every day playing drums that I thought you were supposed to feel.
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I would define the poetic effect as the capacity that a text displays for continuing to generate different readings, without ever being completely consumed.
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The main thing that you have to remember on this journey is, just be nice to everyone and always smile.
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I trained in Shakespeare, and that's all comedy, even when it's tragedy.
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Don't let the past steal your present. This is the message of Christmas: We are never alone.
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Globalization is exposing new fault lines - between urban and rural communities, for example.
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Religion is a search for transcendence. But transcendence isn't necessarily sited in an external god, which can be a very unspiritual, unreligious concept.
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In doing that which we most enjoy, we will probably make our most significant contribution to society, and the contribution we make to society determines our rewards.
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You have to believe in yourself. You have to go out there and love what you are and who you know you are in terms of your craft.
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My uncles and my aunts were outstanding. There's just no other way to say it.
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And as I said last night, my number one priority in the coming two months is to try to facilitate a transition that ensures our president-elect is successful.
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The real duties of an ambassador are to enter into or follow negotiations between his own government and that of the country to which he is accredited.
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You never want to think the best things are in the past. You want to get yourself to believe that the best things are going to be in the future.
