Malcolm Forbes Quotes
It's so much easier to suggest solutions when you don't know too much about the problem.
Quotes to Explore
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Los Angeles is a city of few hard targets. Its iconic buildings are private spaces, mostly residential, visible by invitation only or in the pages of a Taschen book. Its central industry is as mirage-like as the projection of light on a screen.
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I think that I could be an example to young people, and they know that dreams come true.
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Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance.
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Most athletes are media shy. They keep to themselves and to their training. I'm not saying it is absolutely necessary for them to come out and face the cameras with confidence, but if they do, it will only help them. They will find themselves closer to their fans and will also get their word across more effectively.
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I was very lucky when I started doing comedy because I hadn't seen much stand-up. I just got up on stage and did it without thinking.
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This is my journey. If I fall, I have to pick myself up. If I'm not getting the playing time I want, it's up to me to figure out why.
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I am not an American; I am the American.
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At every turn, small businesses should be encouraged to compete. When they do, we all win.
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Two successive commissioners in London police were fired by the mayor that came into office. That doesn't mean the police in London is not independent and does not exercise powers. Ultimately it is the political executive that has to answer.
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I wonder sometimes why the U.S. reviewers are more negative towards turn-based battle systems.
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But with nonfiction, the task is very straightforward: Do the research, tell the story.
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I wanted life to be episodic. I wanted to be a magazine photographer and I was willing to do what it took to become that.
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Tyrannies not only want to control your mind and thoughts but your flesh as well.
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When I go out and I'm presenting the best side of myself, I want to look different from everyone, but I don't want it to look like I'm wearing a costume.
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I see myself as a story teller.
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Some films shouldn't be remade.
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The three theater peeps I would love to dine with are Mel Brooks, because he is so funny; Stephen Sondheim, because he is a god-like genius; and Ethel Merman, to compare notes on fabulous belting.
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I have been extremely lucky with reviewers and critics throughout my career.
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It is with a kind of fear that I begin to write the history of my life.
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A fool is very dangerous when in power.
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By understanding and harnessing the forces that drive human behavior, you can create a self-sustaining philanthropic effort that reaches millions of people. It begins with an entrepreneurial attitude: take an idea and execute on that idea. If it doesn't work, learn why and build on what you've learned.
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I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time.
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It is only in the world of objects that we have time and space and selves.
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It's so much easier to suggest solutions when you don't know too much about the problem.
