William J. H. Boetcker Quotes
What a different world this would be if people would listen to those who know more and not merely try to get something from those who have more.
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Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think.
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Always render more and better service than is expected of you, no matter what your task may be.
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You've just got to sing, do some kind of singing every day. Early mornings and cold weather can mess with that. I drink special teas with cayenne pepper, but I think you're psyching yourself out, really.
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When I was in the running for the role of Elphaba, I knew it was important to research and study as much background information as I could, so I got my head stuck into 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West' by Gregory Maguire, and I believe I lost many days, weeks, and months reading it - I was captivated!
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Privacy is not explicitly spelled out in the Constitution as freedom of speech is in the First Amendment.
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If you ever meet an actor who's the child of actors, they'll never tell you that they wanted to be a star. But what I did realise early on was that I just wanted to be in that tribe.
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To stay interested in tennis, I have to mix it up with other things.
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I didn't have traditional stage fright. If there was 500 people in the audience or three people in the audience, it didn't really make a difference. What made a difference was the conductor. Everything that I was scared about as a drummer was him.
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I've always looked at 2016, but 2020 is realistic for me. I'll be 23 in 2016, but if I keep on progressing, hopefully 2016 will be a medal chance as well for me.
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We believe the most significant long-term application of bitcoin may be reducing the upfront cost of internet-connected devices to make them more accessible for the developing world.
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A person who has been punished is not less inclined to behave in a given way; at best, he learns how to avoid punishment.
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I'm very happy to co-produce a film like 'Srimanthudu.'
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Censorship is never over for those who have experienced it. It is a brand on the imagination that affects the individual who has suffered it, forever.
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It's the face and the body and the thing that we hide inside that can keep us from the world, but my voice is my voice.
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Instead of going out to dinner, buy good food. Cooking at home shows such affection. In a bad economy, it's more important to make yourself feel good.
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I had a very modest upbringing.
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The Chinese are brought up to believe that you should be silent in class. The teacher speaks, and you just listen and absorb what they say.
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'Power Play' is a morality tale for our post-Enron world and - not incidentally - wildly entertaining. Nothing wrong with that.
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It was a way out of poverty. It was a way to success. It was a way to education. And it was a way to a brighter day for me.
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The mark of a great player is in his ability to come back. The great champions have all come back from defeat.
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I confess I enjoy democracy immensely. It is incomparably idiotic, and hence incomparably amusing.
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The specter of single-issue religious groups is growing over our land. … One of the great strengths of our political system always has been our tendency to keep religious issues in the background. By maintaining the separation of church and state, the United States has avoided the intolerance which has so divided the rest of the world with religious wars.
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I come from a very affluent family. I have been educated in one of the finest institutions of the world. Money was never a factor in my life: by the grace of God, I was blessed with a golden spoon.
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What a different world this would be if people would listen to those who know more and not merely try to get something from those who have more.
