Ajahn Chah Quotes
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I'm the C.E.O., nominated by the shareholders. If they're not happy, I have to take the consequences.
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It just seems like the most fun thing in the world. I've never met people who have kids who haven't looked me in the eye and been like, 'It's the greatest thing that's ever happened.'
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I enjoy getting gussied up for an event or date night.
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After being nearly eradicated from the lower 48 states by the 1960s, bald eagles were re-introduced to the Adirondacks in the 1980s, and I'm proud to report the view from my home indicates they are flourishing in upstate New York.
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In '94, we made the deal during collective bargaining that wasn't the right deal, just to save the season. Allowing the 'in the crease' rule, the foot-in-the-crease rule, we should have not done.
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Will I obliterate national debt? Sure, why not?
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One thing that is not to be underestimated is American culture's influence on the rest of the world.
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If you want to make change, 'Show me how' can be a stronger, more effective approach than 'Just say no.' That's what I think.
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When I did '1,2,3,4' on 'Sesame Street' they'd rewritten the song and made it about counting. At first, I balked. I was like, 'Counting to four? That's where we're going with this?' Then they sent me appearances by other people like James Blunt doing 'You're Beautiful' as 'My Triangle.'
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Growing up, I thought I was going to be Madonna. I wanted to be a pop star. I wanted to dance and sing.
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I had novels to write, so I wrote them.
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The biggest thing the money Infosys brought me is the freedom to do what I want. And what I want is to give millions more the opportunities I had.
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It's funny, because in drama school, my greatest strength was my range. So my early career was like that: I played all kinds of different characters.
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I always felt if you were going to be successful, make sure you get good people. You win with great players. Coaches don't win games. Players win games.
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A fallen lighthouse is more dangerous than a reef.
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You have to keep going. The main attention is for us to stay alive and stay a band. You only really become very successful when you stick together. Just keep going and reaching bigger and better.
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Once you start doing a lot, you don't ever want to stop working. It feels weird if you're not doing something.
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I love basketball, but I miss football every time I watch it.
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Dance is my passion.
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I have nothing! Nothing! If I don't have you.
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Fresh blood is always good.
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These days, it takes only seconds - seconds - for a picture, a photo, to suddenly become an international headline.
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Definitely the biggest misconception is that it is overly burdensome to be a woman and pursue this line of work. But being a woman gives me a unique perspective and style, which is probably why I get the work that I do.
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If it isn't good, let it die. If it doesn't die, make it good.
