Simon Sinek Quotes
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My mom says that when I was a little kid, I always used to say I wanted to be an actor, but I don't remember that.
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My hearing has suffered seriously; just now I am obliged to have the assistance of an ear trumpet. Think of that, my beauty! - There 's a state for your old Lover to be in! - No more tender whisperings! Imagine sweet confessions to be made through an ear trumpet!
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I'm very much a hypochondriac, worried about dying, and not having enough time to work with the people I want to work with and being fulfilled as an actor.
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In this business, it's important to constantly do things that you don't know how to do. I love touring and making records, but I've learned how to do that, so sometimes you just have to dive in and try it.
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I think my father was somewhat disappointed in not having had a son, and in that way I was the nearest thing he had.
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Life is an adventure, it's not a package tour.
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I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles.
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I usually get up between 7 A.M. and 8 A.M., have coffee, and go right to work. It's really important not to get sidetracked in the morning so I'm still in that dreamy state for my writing.
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A theory is no more like a fact than a photograph is like a person.
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If we knew about the real facts and statistics of mortality, we'd be terrified.
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You'll hear 'Hippie,' or, 'Get a haircut.' I like it. I think it's funny because they think we've never heard that before. So, like, good one.
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I had some nerve damage that was kind of messing up my grip a little.
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When you watch a film, a huge part of it is the music and the coloring and everything that comes together to create such a unique film. So, reading the script, I had no idea what it was gonna be.
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I can imagine that the Iraqis undertake the destruction out of fear. If they had denied it, if they had said no, that certainly would have played into the hands of those that would like to take armed action immediately. I have no illusions in that regard.
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My whole family can talk. They are all car salesmen. They are all funny.
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What's right with America and what's right with Islam have a lot in common. At their highest levels, both worldviews reflect an enlightened recognition that all of humankind shares a common Creator - that we are, indeed, brothers and sisters.
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I pretty much will do anything for a laugh.
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Sometimes a person has to be dead a while before people can appreciate what they did when they were alive.
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Remember that what you have is unique because it's your own special way of looking at the world.
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Cambridge is thriving and Britain is working. We have been telling people - 'if you value it, vote for it' - and this is particularly relevant in Cambridge.
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People in professional kitchens may love what they do, but sometimes it's just something that puts food on the table.
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Different people have different ways of doing things. For me, becoming a songwriter first and falling in love with the Nashville songwriting community and the process of songs and getting better and putting more in what I wanted to say, was absolutely vital in me even wanting to be an artist.
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Hire people inspired to achieve something big over people who demand something big before they feel inspired.
