William Glasser Quotes
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I've spent so many years talking about poverty and economic justice, I'm strongly tempted to get biblical. Jesus' teachings are so radical; they're just insanely generous and apocalyptic. Christians become more fascinated by the dead Jesus. They don't like the living Jesus.
Barbara Ehrenreich -
It is much more difficult to measure nonperformance than performance.
Harold S. Geneen -
It's very hard to teach someone how to write a song if to begin with there's no creative crop to harvest.
Barry Mann -
I simply adore getting dressed up for a special occasion. I feel incredible stepping out in luxurious fabrics and a bit of bling. That's also how I feel about special-occasion dining rooms. Because these aren't everyday spaces, they contain all sorts of drama for that once-in-a-while 'wow' event.
Candice Olson -
And then my chance really happened in 1996 when we added the second flight of the tether satellite.
Umberto Guidoni -
I taught myself how to play the guitar. I never studied music.
Dan Hawkins
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The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that we should be separate, all right, but in this separate state or separate existence, the black man should be given the opportunity and the incentive to do for himself what the white man has done for himself.
Malcolm X -
All business leaders need to be technologists, as every industry now has a Netflix or an Uber on the horizon, threatening to upend business as usual. Apps are driving this disruption, and every enterprise needs to become an app company.
Parker Harris -
The one thing I do not want to be called is First Lady. It sounds like a saddle horse.
Jackie Kennedy -
A play should give you something to think about. When I see a play and understand it the first time, then I know it can't be much good.
T. S. Eliot -
I believe that misconceptions about oneself that one does not correct where possible act as a bad magic.
Laura Riding -
Even without an economic downturn, women sometimes want to keep their shopping habits to themselves.
Natalie Massenet
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The patterns of big-band music are smooth and classical. It's got to be fresh. The brass section should crackle, like the sound of eggs being dropped into hot grease.
Illinois Jacquet -
I founded Camellia Network with my dear friend Isis Dallis Keigwin. The mission of our organization is to create a national network that connects every youth aging out of foster care to the critical resources, opportunities, and support they need to thrive in adulthood.
Vanessa Diffenbaugh -
I think that sometimes you can be an example of what to do and what not to do, and I think most of the time I'm an example of what not to do.
Taya Kyle -
I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.
Oscar Wilde -
Your plays are always personal. You can't help seeing yourself in the serial killer you've just written. But they get less specifically personal.
Laura Wade -
Find your own style. Don't spend your savings trying to be someone else. You're not more important, smarter, or prettier because you wear a designer dress.
Salma Hayek
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An old friend of mine, an economist by trade, once explained to me that the statistical definition of 'dilemma' is 49.9% in favor and 50.1% against. If the gap is greater, there is no dilemma, because the answer is clear.
Yair Lapid -
I take pride in working very hard. You need to understand that hard work doesn't instantly pay off. My career grew gradually and taught me a lesson every step of the way.
Trey Songz -
The bagel budget for 'Sex and the City 2' could pay for 'Ghosted.'
Art Malik -
I hate when people think you're broken because your parents are divorced. And I really reject the idea of staying together for the kids. If they're growing up in a house that's not healthy, it's better to know that's not the model of what marriage should be.
Anna Kendrick -
You have to surround yourself with friends and loved ones because they're the only ones that will fight for you. It's always a battle to get the extra feeling in there, to push it further, to lose yourself. We can't be living constantly with some numb relationship.
Eli Russell Linnetz -
Don't marry someone you would not be friends with if there was no sex between you.
William Glasser