Alastair Cook Quotes
I miss being the focal point of the team - the guy everyone looks to for decisions. And guidance.
Quotes to Explore
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I know about lots of things that have nothing to do with being Asian, that you would never guess from looking at me. I know all about musical theater. I could go on 'Jeopardy!' and knock off the whole Broadway show tunes category. Also the whole Bible stories category.
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Only then, approaching my fortieth birthday, I made philosophy my life's work.
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We should teach the students, as well as executives, how to conduct experiments, how to examine data, and how to use these tools to make better decisions.
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There's nothing more marvelously wintery than orange root veg mash; some butter is all it needs.
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The spectacle of a great, solvent government paying a fictitious price for gold it did not want and did not need and doing it on purpose to debase the value of its own paper currency was one to astonish the world.
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Except for the Bible, the two greatest documents ever written are the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.
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It's a tough life being a pop star. You know, at the end of the day when you've paid all the bills and put the kids through college and that, you know, there's only enough left for a small island off the South Pacific.
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I love to feel glamourous. I love to have other women feel glamourous.
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Trent likes to record guitars direct, whereas I've always preferred playing through an amplifier.
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I love Madrid.
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Has this world been so kind to you that you should leave with regret? There are better things ahead than any we leave behind.
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From 'Trainspotting' to 'Acid House,' I moved from urban realism into fantasy.
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The bust of Colonel Sanders stands as a monument to cruelty and has no place in the Kentucky state Capitol.
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Vegetarian and frugal it may be, but the chickpea is one of the most versatile ingredients you could keep in your cupboards.
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For me, fitness is not just about hitting the gym; it is also about an inner happiness and an overall well-being.
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As an entrepreneur and mother, I support the need to put women at the center, recognizing their crucial impact on social development and their important role of balancing family and professional responsibilities.
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The most important thing to me is how hard we go after the ball and take care of it.
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I always had this New York fantasy of living in a glass high-rise.
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As an American Jew who loves Israel, I cannot support John McCain. He cannot provide what Israel needs most - a respected, credible, morally strong America.
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I don't make outlines or plans because whenever I do, they turn out to be useless. It is as if I am compelled to violate the scope of any outline or plan; it is as if the writing does not want me to know what is about to happen.
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My father was a sergeant with the Connecticut state police. My mother was a hairstylist.
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She wasn’t doing a thing that I could see, except standing there leaning on the balcony railing, holding the universe together.
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I do my best to limit the amount of compromise in my life so I have more time to do what I want. Not hanging out with many people really helps. I am not a people person and I spend a great deal of time on my own and in this environment, I get a lot done.
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I miss being the focal point of the team - the guy everyone looks to for decisions. And guidance.
