Nido Qubein Quotes
You may have the loftiest goals, the highest ideals, the noblest dreams, but remember this nothing works unless you do.
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When I was six, the Korean War broke out, and all the classrooms were destroyed by war. We studied under the trees or in whatever buildings were left.
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I don't hurt or want for visibility, but people seem to forget pretty easily.
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I feel like my story would've been different had I had a chance to play with Bron when I was 18. I've thought about it countless times.
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People still recognize me all the time on the street. The first thing they say when they stop me is, 'Where have you been?' The second comment they make is always, 'Oh, you've grown up.'
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What any writer hopes for is that the reader will stick with you to the end of the contract and that there is a level of submission on the reader's part.
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Those who have heard me speak from time to time know that quite often I cite the observation of that great American author, Mark Twain, who said, history does not repeat itself, but it rhymes.
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I'm ready for a different America.
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I'm not musically inclined. It blows my mind that people can write music. I don't have that talent; I look up to the people that do.
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It was fear. He didn't want to see a united Germany. Stalin made it clear to me – I spoke with him many times – that they couldn't afford to let Germany build up again. They'd been invaded twice, and he wasn't willing to have it happen again.
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I was in the Boy Scouts for about four years until my troop disbanded. It is really one of the best activities youths can get involved in and nearly every scout I have known has been a class act due to the discipline the Scouts have instilled in them.
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For my own part, I have been wont to converse with poverty; and however disagreeable a companion she may be thought to be by the affluent and luxurious, who were never acquainted with her, I can live happily with her the remainder of my life if I can thereby contribute to the redemption of my country.
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I have had the good fortune to be able to climb the highest mountain on each of the seven continents. I have enjoyed the freedom I had gained from building a successful business from scratch, making some money, and creating the lifestyle I wanted.
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The weirder you're going to behave, the more normal you should look. It works in reverse, too. When I see a kid with three or four rings in his nose, I know there is absolutely nothing extraordinary about that person.
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We put so much pressure on kids to excel in school at such a young age.
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Whenever a critic mentions the salary of an actor, I'm thinking, He's not talking about the movie.
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That is one of the reasons why we advocate for good relations between the two countries. Turkey understands the needs of the region.
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Everybody has problems.
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Modeling is great because I don't have lines to memorize. But I find acting much more challenging - which is a good thing!
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God is love, I said, but art's the possibility of forms, and shadows are the source of identity.
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Everything. I have done everything you wanted...You asked that the child be taken. I took him. You cowered before me. I was frightening...I have reordered time...I have turned the world upside down...And I have done it all for you. I am exhausted from living up to your expectations.
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There is always space for improvement, no matter how long you've been in the business.
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I was a disadvantaged child from a non-educated family, yet I had the advantage of being in the company of great teachers.
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When you believe in your dream and your vision, then it begins to attract its own resources. No one was born to be a failure.
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You may have the loftiest goals, the highest ideals, the noblest dreams, but remember this nothing works unless you do.
