Madeleine de Souvre Quotes
Often the desire to appear competent impedes our ability to become competent, because we more anxious to display our knowledge than to learn what we do not know.
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Was music my talent really? No, I don't think I was particularly talented.
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You don't have to be desperate. Never be desperate. That is my slogan.
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It's quite rare that you find models taken care of backstage.
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Age has been the perfect fire extinguisher for flaming youth.
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I never said I was a genius.
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I am very close to my brother Ramesh Babu. When my father was away for shootings, my brother would take care of me, and I am very close to him, and yes, Dad's always special. He used to call me and enquire about my film's progress. Whenever I deliver a hit, I can see a glow on my father's face.
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I'm a bit of a fashion magpie.
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Charity is a very personal equation, like we say charity begins at home. It starts with your immediate help in the house: the people who work for you.
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The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has touched me deeply to see so many thousands of families, neighbors and friends celebrating together in such a happy atmosphere.
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A lot happens in 20 years.
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My father loves people. No matter what their race, no matter what their position in life, he treated everyone with kindness and love and respect. And that was instilled in me just by watching him.
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It is totally unacceptable that there are countries with no paediatric cardiac surgeries.
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Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it.
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Being funny with a funny voice is more my comfort zone, a broader character that I try to humanize, a kind of silly or wacky persona that I try to fill in.
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In the Senate, you can become one of the nation's leading voices on the issues.
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The relationships we have with people are extremely important to success on and off the job.
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We cannot control what emotions or circumstances we will experience next, but we can choose how we will respond to them.
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I've been acting since age 8. I just stopped enjoying it as much as I used to.
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I've learned a lot about myself. Most of it is all right. When I add up the pluses and subtract the minuses, I still come out pretty well.
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There's a fine line between helping others and being a people pleaser, and mistaking one for the other can be hugely detrimental. When we put others' needs before our own, we deplete our energy, which can lead to depression, physical illness, and overwhelm.
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I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed.
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I think sports makes for good drama because it has all the same ingredients as anything worth reading or listening to or watching. Conflict, desire, heartbreak - it's all there.
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Often the desire to appear competent impedes our ability to become competent, because we more anxious to display our knowledge than to learn what we do not know.
