Tom Allen Quotes
Health care costs blunt the competitive edge of American entrepreneurs, from the auto industry to internet start-ups.
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In 2001, America 's hospitals provided nearly $21 billion in uncompensated health care services.
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I don't care how many championships you've won or how many records you've broken - if you've had a hand in pushing forward not only a game but women in sport's movement, then I think that's pretty darn good.
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My mom just understands about stuff. We have a really good trust, and she knows I can take care of myself.
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If a severe pandemic materializes, all of society could pay a heavy price for decades of failing to create a rational system of health care that works for all of us.
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I am from the age of magazines, so the Internet is terrifying to me. But I am learning.
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How I see my career is very much as an entrepreneur in the field of philanthropy.
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I grew up taking care of the pigs. I love this country that, you know, somebody can do something like that.
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It's dangerous to read the Internet about yourself when you're me. Or when you're anyone in the public eye.
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The reader is going to imprint on the characters he sees first. He is going to expect to see these people often, to have them figure largely into the story, possibly to care about them. Usually, this will be the protagonist.
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The film industry is mostly about unidimensional characters.
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The Internet is so big that no one can control anything, really.
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I do that mostly because I believe that the fantasy business is in terrible trouble right now, for several reasons, not the least of which being the almost Democrat vs. Republican mentality of readers on the Internet.
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I think that governments are going to get disrupted by the blockchain. I think in the same way that the Internet forced everyone to evolve, the Blockchain is going to change the game again.
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I don't like my hockey sticks touching other sticks, and I don't like them crossing one another, and I kind of have them hidden in the corner. I put baby powder on the ends. I think it's essentially a matter of taking care of what takes care of you.
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In reference to the Army and Navy, lately employed with so much distinction on active service, care shall be taken to insure the highest condition of efficiency; and in furtherance of that object, the Military and Naval Schools, sustained by the liberality of Congress, shall receive the special attention of the Executive.
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It's natural to get nervous about anything you care about.
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For whatever reason, various outlets and individuals are committed to making the world think that young girls don't talk or care about feminism anymore, that it's totally over. But it's not.
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The government would be making decisions about what type of care is given, what procedures can be performed, and the kind of medications prescribed. It would be a very profound change from the ideal to which we aspire.
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One thing my wife says is bad about me, is that I still care too much.
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I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care. You’ve got to make a sincere attempt to have the right goals to begin with, then go after them with appropriate effort, and remember that you can’t really achieve anything great without the help of others.
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I quite like being removed from the industry stuff so that when we're not on tour and we're writing, we're in a small room and you can't get out physically. I like that mental checking-out aspect - I think it's quite nice.
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Philosophy's power to blunt all the blows of circumstance is beyond belief.
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You don't feel as self-conscious if your clothes fit.
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Health care costs blunt the competitive edge of American entrepreneurs, from the auto industry to internet start-ups.
