Gary Hamel Quotes
I am an ardent supporter of capitalism - but I also understand that while individuals have inalienable, God-given rights, corporations do not.
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Because I was poor I had one special advantage. When you are poor, and basic survival is your concern, you have no alternative but to be an entrepreneur. You must take action to survive just as you must take action to seize an opportunity.
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When you like something and you're pretty good at it and you can make a living doing it, you don't ask why. You just count your blessings and go with it.
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The 'Agent X' set was never boring. During the first few days, I had to adjust to the loud noise on set, which included gun shots and explosions. After we finished filming the season, I realized I missed hearing all the noise and driving on empty freeways.
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Deconstructing the concept of race not only conflicts with people's tendency to classify and build family histories according to common descent but also ignores the work of biologists studying non-human species.
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In rural parts of China, it's like stepping back into the era of my grandfather or great-grandfather - not much has changed.
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One of the great responsibilities we have as a society is to educate ourselves, along with the next generation, about which substances are worth ingesting, and for what purpose, and which are not.
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My dad's one of the funniest men in the world. I grew up with him making me laugh so much I'd beg him to stop.
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One of the most important tools we have at the Small Business Administration (SBA) to reach high growth entrepreneurs is the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program.
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The mantra from the Obama State Department is 'smart power' - the not-so-new idea that all elements of national power should be utilized to influence other countries.
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Blessedness consists in the accomplishment of our desires, and in our having only regular desires.
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The fashion industry certainly has its obscene sides. The cost of a coat can be obscene. So can the cost of a photo shoot if you're working with a really good photographer.
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I love horror movies. It's so fun being absolutely terrified. It's damn hard to shoot, though. I didn't realize how difficult it was to make a horror movie as an actor. Physically and mentally, phew.
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I love puffins. They are small, round gothic birds, and their babies are called pufflings.
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I found a certain kind of music congenial to me; it never occurred to me to write music that was academically acceptable.
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When theater becomes a soothing middle-class thing, when it's packaged as the Night Out, then that's the death of it.
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The director's job should give you a sense of music without drawing attention to itself.
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Everyone has a breakup in their lives, and I think everyone should experience love.
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I grew up with a tribe of amazing women, but certainly my mother and my godmother really modeled women as actors.
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Suicide is a serious thing. And if you know anyone who is suicidal, you need to get them help. No one should be in pain. Everyone should love themselves.
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No natural feelings are high or low, holy or unholy, in themselves. They are all holy when God's hand is on the rein. They all go bad when they set up on their own and make themselves into false gods.
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Sometimes I don't like the books that I'm reading.
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I think it's good to have pressure on yourself. The worst crime is to get kind of really complacent.
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To a large extent, we're working hard to fulfill the consumer demand for Subway sandwiches.
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I am an ardent supporter of capitalism - but I also understand that while individuals have inalienable, God-given rights, corporations do not.
