J. Anderson Thomson Quotes
It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent…. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.
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I don't think it's necessary to shout if you have a good story. But I also don't think you should shy away from being bold in the statement that you're making.
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I am being embezzled by a monstrous ring of accountants, estate planners and lawyers who are mercilessly slandering me and trying to kill my career and, I believe, murder me in order to gain control of my royalties.
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I have won on Honda and Yamaha so maybe it is interesting to win with a third team, Ducati, who are Italian.
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As an entrepreneur, you tend to see the opportunities where others see none.
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Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.
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I grew up in the '80s. I was a kid, but all my favorite movies came out of that period.
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Incommensurables cannot be compared.
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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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It used to hurt me that people thought I didn't have the technique and the temperament to play Test cricket.
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I love bass, I really do. Bass is ace!
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I grew up in a military family. I was moved around from school to school, so people aren't always the most welcoming to new girls in school.
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If we just allowed women and men more leeway in our culture and more acceptance, I think they would be able to make better compromises.
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The English are polite by telling lies. The Americans are polite by telling the truth.
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I do believe the potential for ConnectU was as big as Facebook's, absolutely.
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I'm the only person in this sport, for the most part, that ain't on steroids. Now there's new rules in effect, yeah, you've got guys not on steroids now, but they used to be. They've always been on steroids.
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Whether I'm wearing lots of makeup or no makeup, I'm always the same person inside.
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Accuse a person of breaking all Ten Commandments, and you've written the promo blurb for the dust cover of his tell-all memoir.
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I am ashamed to run against a lady. It's demeaning, very degrading. I have always refused to argue with a lady.
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A good solo is like a book. It will start out in a phrase, it will go on in paragraphs, and then it will have a great ending.
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We seem to be in a really interesting time, a time of weird change and values and choices, and "Who are you really? Where's the revolution, and what does it mean to you? What are your choices?" To me, America is built on immigrants - everybody coming here and making America "Great," as Donald Trump would say. And that's what New York is, a melting pot for all these different races and religions. We all live on this little island together and somehow get on, some days. But most of the time it's proven to have worked, right? So I don't know what the f - k he's talking about.
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Families, by and large, like most groups, resist change. If one member of a family wants to move away, this is regarded as a betrayal, for example. If one member of a family is fat and tries to lose weight, often other members of the family will sabotage the effort. If one member of the family wants to get out of a role he or she has been playing for years, this is usually difficult ot do because the rest of the family tries not to let it happen. If your role is clown, you remain the clown. If your role is responsible oldest child, you probably keep that role within your family for your entire life. If you are the black sheep, you'll find it very diffcult to change colors in the eyes of your family no matter how many good deeds you do.
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The greatest benefit of being a solo performer is that it is seriously frightening, but at the same time very empowering. It's just you and the audience. All the weight is on you to deliver the songs.
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If I'm passionate about something, I'll do everything I can to be a part of it.
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It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent…. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.
