Walter Lord Quotes
You have to study the people and the ones that measure up are not always the ones you expect.
Quotes to Explore
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Claiming to 'fight for small business' is often used as a political tool in Washington D.C., but it is actually the policies behind that battle cry that small firms care about.
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I am very lucky because when I come back home, I have a completely normal life. I can relax, playing golf, fishing - doing what I want. I know when I finish a tournament, I am going to relax at home.
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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 learned so much in Zimbabwe, in particular about the need for humility in our ambition to extend mental health care in countries where there were very few psychiatrists and where the local culture harboured very different views about mental illness and healing. These experiences have profoundly influenced my thinking.
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The coolest person to yourself is yourself, and we're like nerds, and we love to be smart, and that's okay.
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I feel optimistic about how heterogeneous societies pull together. We just have to keep on with the struggle.
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The last thing I would ever do is try to become a network programmer.
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Usually I trundle about in trainers and baggy jeans, looking about as attractive as a potato.
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Village cricket spread fast through the land.
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Start every day off with a smile and get it over with.
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It's really important to find something you really enjoy - something you can focus on and be good at.
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It's really bizarre because no one knows this, but elephants have killed more animal trainers than any other animal.
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Our goal is to build this up as a knowledge base that anyone can look at. We're not just interested in people answering their friends' one-off questions.
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I'd never been published when I was young.
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I like listening to music and driving. How do you say... It's the only way I can 'chillax.'
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For me, visuals are as important as the music. I just love escapism and giving people something to escape to. To me, that's what art is.
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Things happen for a reason. I'm happy, but not I'm not satisfied with the things I'm doing.
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We must come to the point where we realize the concept of race is a false one. There is only one race, the human race.
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You don't go into politics unless you want to win.
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There are moderates in Israel. There are moderates in Iran, there are moderates in the Republican Party, moderates in the Democratic Party. What we need to do is we need link all of these moderates together and to figure out a way by which this particular coalition can speak to important issues to marginalize the voice of the extremists.
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I shampoo and condition with Kerastase products but rarely brush it because I'm all about the Kate Moss bed-head look.
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There seemed to be endless obstacles... it seemed that the root cause of them all was fear.
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The greatest self is a peaceful smile, that always sees the world smiling back.
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You have to study the people and the ones that measure up are not always the ones you expect.
