Sailor Jerry (Norman Keith Collins) Quotes
I'm always willing to listen to somebody else's ideas...because we can always learn more.
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Failure is nature's plan to prepare you for great responsibilities.
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If you're going through friendship issues, I would say, first of all take a step back. How important is the friendship to you? Sometimes, if someone's not being a good friend to you and isn't treating you the way you should be treated, then you kind of have to move on sometimes.
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There is no better way to bring people together than with desserts.
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I'm looking to expand my portfolio while I'm on top and while I'm young.
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I'm not in demand. I'm all washed up.
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Aside from 'Hatchet II' and 'Hatchet III,' I've never repeated myself. I try to keep doing things that are totally different.
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Every market has some rules and boundaries that restrict freedom of choice. A market looks free only because we so unconditionally accept its underlying restrictions that we fail to see them.
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It is a waste of money to help those who show no desire to help themselves.
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Fuseproject was founded in 1999, and the notion behind it, which is alive and kicking today, is fusing different disciplines. Our teams are absolutely incredible at their own discipline, but most importantly, they're incredible at partnering with each other.
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Nothing exists from whose nature some effect does not follow.
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This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.
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Roc Nation has an army. I'm happy because this is what I needed. I have the music, but they have the muscle.
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I'm not that interested in people.
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I'm a fan of Jay-Z, I'mma always be a fan of Jay-Z.
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I'm not interested in making all-black films - I come from a very diverse culture; I want to work with every type of person. I work a lot with women executives because they seem to be a lot more open minded about that and a lot more progressive in that way.
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The years between fifty and seventy are the hardest. You are always being asked to do more, and you are not yet decrepit enough to turn them down.
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The people who run the show in the NBA don't know anything about Islam. I think that may also be why some people are against me personally-because I am a Muslim. It's the same way people can be against you because of the color of your skin. They don't look past these things. But it always depends on the individual.
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He swayed in the strong wind that pressed against his back. He swayed forward, on the brink of the high cliff. And his right foot, his enormous iron right foot, lifted-up, out, into space, and the Iron Man stepped forward, off the cliff, into nothingness.
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I don't know if bliss is possible and I've always thought that my best times will be later in life.
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I grew up very heavily involved in a United Methodist Youth organization. I grew up going to church camp for years. I ministered, and country music stole me away. It was just where my heart wound up. It's what I wanted to do.
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One of the sad commentaries on the way women are viewed in our society is that we have to fit one category. I have never felt that I had to be in one category.
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An important verity about knowledge is that the brain works most effectively with consciously retained information. We more easily remember what we want to recall later. When we feed our fourteen billion brain cells with information that will enrich us and help others, we are really learning to Think Big.
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Elegance is good taste plus a dash of daring.
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I'm always willing to listen to somebody else's ideas...because we can always learn more.
