Henry Sy (Henry Tan Chi Sieng Sy Sr.) Quotes
You have to have a dream, whether big or small. Then plan, focus, work hard and be very determined to achieve your goals.
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I do most of my reading on the train ride to and from work. But I always have a book in my handbag so that I can read at any time, anywhere.
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I've made a decision and now I must face the consequences.
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So when I'm working out I do things extreme.
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I went to high school in New York City. So, I grew up in New Jersey my whole life, and I was watching all the people and all the kids that I met there become so jaded.
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In the early 2009, a campaign plan developed by Petraeus and General McChrystal to defeat the Taliban, they required a minimum force of 40,000. President Obama rejected that recommendation and provided 25 percent less. He also decided he would pull the force out in 12 to 15 months.
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I have never spoken for anyone but myself.
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Little Sparta is a garden in the traditional sense. It is perhaps not like other modern gardens, but I think that other times would have had no difficulty with it.
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My appetite for public policy and changing it, and not only being a part of the conversation, but affecting it in a positive way, never diminished after 10 years in Congress.
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Here's how I look at it: Life is full of challenges. Everybody has them. For some, it's health or family crises. I had a financial challenge.
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I've always, in some way, incorporated sampling into my work.
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In international relations, in foreign policy, a great deal has to do with historical circumstances, a great deal has to do with the sense and perception of people.
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I love various sports, including basketball, tennis and billiards.
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We see the world through the lens of all our experiences; that is a fundamental part of the human condition.
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I haven't always been confident enough to rock different styles because I used to be really shy.
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When you were a volunteer for the Bush-Cheney campaign, you came in the morning; you had a supervisor who gave you a list of calls to make and a time to do it in.
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You can't be happy if you're not tolerably happy with yourself. The addition of friends adds immeasurably to life.
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I think the term 'fair reporting' is overused when it comes to journalism. I think saying they want to report evenly is more accurate.
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New thinking. Unleashing growth that creates opportunity. Promoting development that lifts all people out of poverty.Supporting democracy that gives citizens their say. Advancing the security and justice that delivers peace. Respecting the human rights of all people. These are the keys to progress - not just in Africa, but around the world.
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I know Spanish pretty well. I'm half-Puerto Rican - my mom is from Puerto Rico - so I have a lot of family there, and my mom's first language is Spanish. But growing up in the States, and with my dad being from the States, I'm kind of just like this white kid.
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A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.
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I changed that system in Florida when I was the Speaker of the House - I was the Minority Leader; I saw for 16 years the way a power system works.
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All great truths are simple in final analysis, and easily understood; if they are not, they are not great truths.
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You have to have a dream, whether big or small. Then plan, focus, work hard and be very determined to achieve your goals.
