Norman Braman Quotes
It's just not our style to put our names on the philanthropy we've done. It's not in the Jewish tradition of tzedakah.
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I don't like to say anything good. I feel like I'll jinx myself.
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We always regret that we did not ask our parents more, really get to know them while they were alive.
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I'm not against technology, but all tools should be used to their best advantage. We should be spending our time on things that have staying power, instead of on the latest thought of the latest blogger - and then moving on quickly to the next blogger.
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The first thing I look at is, 'Is the entrepreneur going after really big problems, to the extent that it feels scary when they talk about it?' You wonder if the idea is possible. I have seen that a lot of times, people go after small problems, and that's a sign that they are not confident.
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Arithmetic is where the answer is right and everything is nice and you can look out of the window and see the blue sky - or the answer is wrong and you have to start over and try again and see how it comes out this time.
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I think being directed and mentored by someone as inspirational as Paul Feig not only improves my performance but, as a whole, makes it what it is.
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Today in Saudi, women are either at the mercy of their husbands or at the mercy of judges who tend to side with the husbands. The only circumstance that a woman can ask for a divorce or a 'khali' is when her husband is in total agreement with her or if she comes from a very powerful family who decide to back her up.
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Know your target audience. Always keep them at the forefront of your mind. Understand their lifestyle and what they are looking for. Gather their feedback and use it to tailor your approach. The voice of the consumer is an essential input into the development of any fashion business or blog.
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Horses know how to be loyal but still keep their distance.
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The whole point of all of this - why we are here, why the world is here, and why we have the political system and leaders that we do - is to achieve change. This is the purpose of life.
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Big companies have always needed and cooperated in areas where it made sense.
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I have always watched my close friends fall in love, but I never thought it would happen to me.
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Time and again these governments have rejected proposals today - and longed for them tomorrow.
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And yet, you do not throw out some of the great minds of the Church - and people in Church history - and say they have no credibility because they committed a sin or made a mistake.
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Idleness is the heaviest of all oppressions.
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Much of aging comes from a misunderstanding of the effect of comfort.
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Meanings are not determined by situations, but we determine ourselves by the meanings we give to situations.
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I tell my staff, 'Give me your best, and then go home and live your life.' I've never asked anyone to work harder, but I've told plenty that they needed rest.
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I'm trying to build something where people will go every day.
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I think my parents had in mind that I would settle down at quite a young age, but I decided that being a housewife in a big country house wasn't for me.
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I write the most sexiest records out.
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It's possible to become so comfortable with one's style and structure that one ceases to grow.
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It's just not our style to put our names on the philanthropy we've done. It's not in the Jewish tradition of tzedakah.
