Simon Sinek Quotes
Optimists focus on the place they are going. Pessimists focus on the obstacles along the route. To become an optimist simply look ahead.
Quotes to Explore
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We can't continue with a justice of vengeance. Peace will require us to accept a certain degree of impunity; it's inevitable.
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I live with my family. I moved to L.A. eight years ago, and it's the same room. But I'm looking now. I might get a condo.
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I've been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.
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Eventually, the bad boy image affects fans' willingness to show up.
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Life is a progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.
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To have a sense of style, it shows you know yourself. People like that.
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I have over a hundred clocks. I've got fancy clocks and clocks from all over the world that people made for me.
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For me, to do a reality show is like sending myself to actor's graveyard. I feel like I should wait and create my own projects... do independent movies before I would have to go and do reality shows. Or produce one and come up with one on my own!
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We won't be in any reggae publications or websites.
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My book 'The Exciting Adventures of Boo' was first published when I was fifteen. It is a children's book with ten different stories. In each story, the main character Boo learns a lesson - one of the ten most important lessons I learned as a kid. I also donated all the money from my books I personally sold to my local ASPCA Animal Shelter.
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I have started my own foundation. It's called Follow Your Art. It's at its infancy but my goal is to mentor teenage girls through one of the most difficult times in their lives.
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The modern rise of Alzheimer's Disease in the twentieth century is not a sign of failure. It's a sign of success. Success in living long enough to see that disease expressed.
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You're only as good as your last record and you could get dropped.
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Africa’s progress will also depend on security and peace - because an essential part of human dignity is being safe and free from fear.
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I think we all have a little dark side we keep under wraps.
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The so-called lessons of history are for the most part the rationalizations of the victors. History is written by the survivors.
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But part of the enjoyment I take in it is finding the most efficient way to do it, which doesn't mean the corrections aren't made. I like to have a feeling of the whole task before I start, even if it changes.
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What Philips has to offer to India is to further enhance the state of healthcare for the over billion people in this country.
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I would like to tell stories through the lens of the gay person, but not just for gay people.
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I respect all religions. What I don't respect is when people use religion to attack others. I've met people across the world, in the middle of nowhere, who are just trying to survive and all they have is religion. In some why, it helps them, and I wouldn't take it away from them. There are also people who use to to hate and kill. I don't consider them religious people.
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We are not trying to solve the world's problems... However, even in the midst of hatred and killing, there are things worth living for. A wonderful encounter, or a thing of beauty can still exist.
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Optimists focus on the place they are going. Pessimists focus on the obstacles along the route. To become an optimist simply look ahead.
