Amby Burfoot Quotes
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I always saw myself as a large stockholder trying to make a difference. I wasn't raiding anybody.
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I'd be kidding if I said that I predicted the financial collapse.
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There's always hunger to create because I believe that's what I do. I believe that's what I'm supposed to be doing.
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When I was younger, I was insecure for about 10 years: I wore glasses, had a cow's lick, buck teeth and braces. I looked ridiculous.
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All too many Muslims fail to grasp Islam, which teaches one to be lenient towards others and to understand their value systems, knowing that these are tolerated by Islam as a religion.
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'Moby-Dick' has a remarkable way of resonating with whatever is going on in the world at that particular moment.
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Religion may be defined thus: a belief in, and homage rendered to, existences unseen and causes unknown.
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As athletes, we all have egos, we all think we can help, and when you're not given that chance, it's hard to watch.
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My first tour I was on the road for 18 months. You're just out there promoting.
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You can never quit. Winners never quit, and quitters never win.
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I've directed enough in the theatre and a couple of films to know that - to feel fairly secure that if I find a story that I really like I can probably get it done somewhat.
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It was psychobabbler Abraham Maslow who wrote of the phenomena of self-actualization. What Maslow failed to grasp is that reaching true self-actualization can only be ultimately achieved when you have your own brand of ammunition.
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It is an immutable law in business that words are words, explanations are explanations, promises are promises-but only performance is reality.
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I feel it was just a few years ago I was running around in short pants.
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My idea of artistry has always been 'try everything until you find out what works.'
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Williams really does feel like a family, and I have built up very good relationships with people here; in fact, some of my best friends work for Williams. A friendly atmosphere can really help on the track as well because I feel like I can communicate freely with the team.
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Twitter is an astounding platform for information, but it's a total blank slate - which means it's an astounding platform for disinformation, too.
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Weather can kill you so fast. The first priority of survival is getting protection from the extreme weather.
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All I'm doing is putting Brancusi's 'Endless Column' on the ground, instead of in the sky. Most sculpture is priapic with the male organ in the air. In my work, Priapus is down on the floor. The engaged position is to run along the earth.
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After the verdict was read in the Simpson case, as the jury was leaving, one of them, I was later told, said, 'We think he probably did it. We just didn't think they proved it beyond a reasonable doubt.'
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I enjoy directing. I don't know whether it's improving or not, but it's certainly evolving in different directions.
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How do you be a 45-year-old man in a rock band, do it well, keep your dignity and not become a parody of yourself? I don't think it will be simple.
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That is your legend?" Akiva asked, incredulous. Madrigal had told him the story of the sun and Ellai while they flew. "That seraphim are the blood of a rapist sun?
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To get to the finish line, you'll have to try lots of different paths.
