William R. Alger Quotes
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We share a wonderful, I think, physical or geographical heritage.
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If a Chinese student does not know Chinese learning, it's like a person without a surname, a horse without a bridle, a boat without a helm. The more Western learning he possesses, the more hateful of China he will become. Even if he becomes a capable man of vast learning, how can he be of any use to the state?
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I've got quite a good poker face. I'm known for being able to keep my emotions very much in check: no one knows how I'm feeling. I can be winning or losing but keep it very much the same.
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I don't know who Little Richard is.
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I've always considered myself to be fiercely patriotic. I love Britain - its history and the down-to-earth attitude people have.
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Anything - a destination, a person - that has some mystery around it becomes exciting and attractive.
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My favorite movies growing up were things like 'The Wizard of Oz,' but as I got older, I really began to admire people like Steven Soderbergh.
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To suggest that you can't be both a mother who is completely in love with her babies, and a professional who is tough and tenacious, is ridiculous.
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No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.
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I am wired like a CEO and care a great deal about the bottom line, but I care about my customers even more than that. That's always been my competitive advantage.
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I played a nerdy guy on 'CSI: NY' for nine years. I want to be bad for a while. I want to be really, really bad.
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My mother had a saying: 'Kamala, you may be the first to do many things, but make sure you're not the last.'
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Intimacy is something to be cherished, and intimacy is not something to be afraid of.
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My temples are only in India. When I am in India, I go to the religious ceremonies.
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Our music comes from our hearts - and it always has.
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It's not that we poor men are so powerful to be able to banish the devil. It's that God gives us the power.
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I'm not the hands-on guy. I like writing the check, and I turn it over to the guys that make it happen, much like the way I ran my business.
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Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all.
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I miss my mother very much, and I feel closest to her when I have dinner in the oven and the children are nearby playing and I'm reading a book or doing some little project.
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I'm not just in this race so you will remember my name at some future date. I'm not here now for some next time. I am not bidding now for your consideration for some vague convention in 1984- perhaps when I've mellowed a bit. My time is now and now is no time for mellow men!
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I had a project called 'Cover Art,' which was the first project I did under the new name Anderson .Paak. I went through this process where I was recording new music for about six months straight.
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Avoid negative people at all costs. They are the greatest destroyers of self-confidence and self-esteem.
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False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis.
