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 wouldn't say I'm drawn to dark roles, and it's not like I pick and choose.
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It won't do away with hierarchy totally, but the principal leader will be the person who most exemplifies the kind of organization and behavior required who is best able to create the conditions such organizations require.
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I was in high school in 1953 when the Committee of One Million circulated a petition urging that Red China - one third of the world's population - be excluded from the United Nations. And I remember I refused to sign it, at 14 or 15 years old.
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I do think all things in moderation. I mean, the thing to me - it actually doesn't bother me very much if people want to read chick lit. But it makes me, you know, sort of disheartened when that's all that people want to read.
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There are signs that the age of petroleum has passed its zenith. Adjusted for inflation, a barrel of crude oil now sells for three times its long-run average. The large western oil companies, which cartellised the industry for much of the 20th century, are now selling more oil than they find, and are thus in the throes of liquidation.
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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.
