Og Mandino Quotes
The greatest secret in the world is that you only have to be a small measurable amount better than mediocrity ...and you've got it made.
Quotes to Explore
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Tom Brokaw was never young.
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Over the years, I have been asked to play these sort of scary frenetic characters that express their emotions physically.
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A lot of labels are hiring a lot more accountants than people that know music.
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By channeling my inner heiress, I created a new opportunity for young heiresses.
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I work with the Carl Lewis Foundation focusing on youth from high school down.
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The good news is when you open up in Vegas, you have a lot of friends, because they all come over to see your opening night.
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Nearer the gods no mortal may approach.
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I don't like to define my music. To me, music is pure emotion. It's language that can communicate certain emotions and the rhythms cuts across genders, cultures and nationalities. All you need to do is close your eyes and feel those emotions.
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I remember in particular my first victory when I achieved a very fast time in what were perfect conditions but since then the wind has always been a factor against me.
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Oh my God, Betty White is actually everything that you would expect her to be like.
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When George W. Bush entered office, the national debt was $5 trillion. When he left, it was $10 trillion. I think the administration spent too much money.
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Reform is the mission from which we shall not digress; it is an expression of belief and determination between us and our people. With the help of Allah, we will proceed forward in this promising national process within the natural progress of the life cycle and the development of people and nation.
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Using the power you derive from the discovery of the truth about racism in South Africa, you will help us to remake our part of the world into a corner of the globe on which all - of which all of humanity can be proud.
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It's not my style to judge anybody.
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The motivation should come from regulatory enforcement, but enforcement is weak, and environmental litigation is near to impossible. So there's an urgent need for extensive public participation to generate another kind of motivation.
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Music was definitely a way out. Instead of playing basketball, I was going to recording studios.
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As the president of Afghanistan I look at the suffering of our people as a whole.
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If I get too type-cast, that's the worst possible scenario.
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I started out in a professional choir at 13 years old. We traveled to different places, and I had a close relationship with the leaders of our choir. We were recording when I was 15, so it wasn't like I had to wait until 25 to find out certain things.
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Youth all over the world are very hungry to succeed.
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The truth is, the secular world isn't too enamored with Jesus. And they're not too enamored with someone who is leading people to Jesus. So if you're out there talking about people's sins, and you're talking about righteousness, you will get pushback. Jesus Himself did. The apostles did. I mean, there's persecution all up and down the line.
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The world is a place that is so interconnected that what happens in another part of the world will impact us.
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If at first you do succeed don't take any more chances.
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The greatest secret in the world is that you only have to be a small measurable amount better than mediocrity ...and you've got it made.
