Simon Sinek Quotes
Most people ignore opportunities because they see only danger. Entrepreneurs ignore danger because they see only opportunities.
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Medicine, anything academic, is a very Persian Iranian route to take in life, in one's career.
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The ability of discerning high quality unavoidably implies the ability of identifying shortcomings.
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I can't exactly say why there's not much protest music to speak off. And I know there are acts out there still putting a message in their music.
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Stealing is stealing. I don't care if it's on the Internet or you're breaking into a warehouse somewhere - it's theft.
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It was helpful to have the American troops there in great strength. They knew there'd be consequences if they didn't move back. Now, there has been some removal of the foreign forces.
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Through theater and acting school, I found a way to articulate myself.
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I've evolved, but I'm the same dude, I'm just in a different place. We all change, we all grow. I shouldn't be in the same place that I was 30 years ago; I should be more intelligent, you know.
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The uplands of my home country in north central Kentucky are sloping and easily eroded, dependent for safekeeping upon year-round cover of perennial plants.
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The idea of fighting your new girlfriend's ex-lovers, 'Street Fighter' style, is the ultimate geek wish-fulfilment.
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I have three dads: my biological father, God and Bob Dylan.
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There is no good father who would want to resemble our Heavenly Father.
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At a time of economic recession, the need for Medicaid and other safety net services is even greater. And we don't want to raise taxes on people who are having a tough time paying their bills.
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One of my best friends while shooting 'Roots' was Vic Morrow, the guy that whips Kunta.
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I felt like I was flying without a net. But once I realized that the audience was my partner, I was flying a jet, because the people would allow me to develop the character on stage.
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I have a high tolerance for discomfort.
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I really personalized the pressure to make a good 'Toy Story' film. It made me physically sick at the beginning. Literally, I wanted to throw up in the morning because I was just so racked with stress.
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I just try to keep healthy more so than trying to be thin.
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If a problem cannot be solved, enlarge it.
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Men resemble great deserted palaces: the owner occupies only a few rooms and has closed-off wings where he never ventures.
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If you don't want to deal with them, fine. But don't hamper other people from dealing with them.
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Everybody told me that if I insisted on doing rockabilly music, I'd never have a chance of selling any records. In fact, I lost count of how many people told me to ditch it all together, in favour, I guess, of sounding like everybody else.
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As a company grows from 25 to 50 to 100 to 200 to 500 to 1000 people, the characteristics of who is the very best talent in leadership roles will change. It's rarely the case that your leadership team at 1000 people is the same leadership team you had a 25 people.
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I ask the people of Connecticut for their forgiveness, I should have paid more attention to people around me and people that I trusted but I am sorry for my actions and take full responsibility.
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Most people ignore opportunities because they see only danger. Entrepreneurs ignore danger because they see only opportunities.
