Edmund Hillary Quotes
In some ways I believe I epitomise the average New Zealander: I have modest abilities, I combine these with a good deal of determination, and I rather like to succeed.
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While hereditary chiefs inhabit the apex of our traditional social systems, it would be a mistake to think they hold all the power. They aren't kings. They aren't dictators. They're answerable to their clans and their matriarchs. All decisions that affect our communities require lengthy, deliberate discussions and careful negotiation.
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On Earth, men are seen as superior because of their physical strength, but it means nothing in space, where there is no gravity.
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Going to bed can cause imaginary conversations you should have had with certain people or real conversations with your brother who is calling from a bar in a different time zone.
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I find it fascinating that a lot of business books that do well are from people who've never made any money in business.
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The search for knowledge is a long and difficult task.
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No matter what message you are about to deliver somewhere, whether it is holding out a hand of friendship, or making clear that you disapprove of something, is the fact that the person sitting across the table is a human being, so the goal is to always establish common ground.
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I like to play poker. I have a nice poker group that's been going on for years.
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This business is based on numbers, and the numbers show that it's worth investing in female-driven and female-directed films.
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My mum was a child minder, but now she fosters. My dad was in the police force, and now he's a private detective.
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Clearly I am a very strong, top-of-the-line, always-rising-to-it personage.
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I've had Botox. It hurts a lot, but I like it.
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I'm not desperately looking for a man, but I'm sure one of these days, I'll find my Mr. Right.
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There's nothing I like more than picking fresh vegetables then putting them in the dinner you make that night.
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When I was working with Tom Ford, he would just look at me and ask, 'Will you wear it?' I'd say, 'Ah, too long, too short, lower waist, deeper V, unbutton' - that sort of thing. I don't create clothes, but I definitely know how to make them come alive.
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I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
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Do you want to feel good, or do you want to do good?
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You have to be a crazy guy and a little eccentric to be very successful.
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Often, as a young actress, you find yourself being the only girl in a room full of men... and one of the reasons why I like 'Grey's Anatomy' is because they have such strong female characters and the women really drive this show.
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Whoever says that sanctions will only deteriorate the situations of blacks in South Africa does not know the criminal, murderous character of genocide that represents the system of apartheid.
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Not much more can happen to you after you lose your reputation and your wife.
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I believe in books. I believe more in 'cross-media' - how characters are adapting across mediums.
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We value task accomplishment over relationship building and either are not aware of this cultural bias or, worse, don’t care and don’t want to be bothered with it. We do not like or trust groups. We believe that committees and meetings are a waste of time and that group decisions diffuse accountability. We only spend money and time on team building when it appears to be pragmatically necessary to get the job done. We tout and admire teamwork and the winning team (espoused values), but we don’t for a minute believe that the team could have done it without the individual star, who usually receives much greater pay (tacit assumption).
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If you like a story that's totally different and won't know which way it's going... where it's go ing to end up and which way it's going to take you, then I think my work fits the bill.
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In some ways I believe I epitomise the average New Zealander: I have modest abilities, I combine these with a good deal of determination, and I rather like to succeed.
