Timothy Geithner Quotes
Most consequential choices involve shades of gray, and some fog is often useful in getting things done.
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There are times you can't really see or even feel how sweet life can be. Hopefully its mountains will be higher than its valleys are deep. I know things that are broken can be fixed. Take the punch if you have to, hit the canvas and then get up again. Life is worth it.
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I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.
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L.A. still ranks as one of my guilty pleasures, along with butter-pecan ice cream and Coldplay albums.
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Maurice was a silly man. Maurice liked being silly.
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A revolution is a struggle to the death between the future and the past.
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The parts I've got to create are a little bit different to a lot of guys my age.
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My father was dark skinned because he was Tatar. Sometimes Tatars can look Brazilian.
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During my first visit, I was really struck by how deeply religious many Oklahomans are. It is a very conservative state and as somebody who grew up in a very liberal country, it was jarring to me at first.
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Polygraph tests are 20th-century witchcraft.
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You can hype a questionable product for a little while, but you'll never build an enduring business.
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Massages are my favorite. Sometimes just getting myself outside for a walk if I'm really busy can be an indulgence. I love taking naps. I love to stay up too late with close friends. I believe in everything in moderation. I take what I like and leave what I don't.
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I'm not in the luxury-goods business. I sell unique objects. I wish I was in luxury goods because then I could just call the factory and say, 'I need 10,000 more of whatever.' But I can't - because then it's not art, it's something else.
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To act is to rest.
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I have heard Obama officials say more than once, 'You will have blood on your hands if you publish this story.'
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I actually stopped working out because I don't want to lose my jelly.
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It's not an easy course. It's not designed to be. We're not here to get you in touch with your inner child.
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My favorite go-to is Topshop. They have great stuff.
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If today is anything like the typical day of the past 3 years, three American soldiers will die in Iraq or Afghanistan, the Taliban will get a little stronger in Afghanistan and the civil war will continue to be enhanced in Iraq.
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I'm always really comfortable writing strong, smart ladies. That's kind of my bailiwick.
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I've been acting for a long time, and I've done a lot of things, and I've been maintaining my anonymity pretty well. I get recognized once a week, at most, here and there, so I'm reluctant to give that up.
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James Cotton is a real blues guy, and he played with Muddy Waters, and it surprised me that they would want me to make a record with them, that he called me to do this record. I'd never done anything like that before. But I love blues, so I was very happy.
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I was really, really, really feminine and really into cheerleading and really into figure skating and really into gymnastics. Really into everything that other boys weren't.
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Believe that there is a purpose in your pain.
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Most consequential choices involve shades of gray, and some fog is often useful in getting things done.
