Morey Amsterdam Quotes
According to the statistics, a man eats a prune every twenty seconds. I don't know who this fellow is, but I know where to find him.
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The first calculators tended to sell for $400 or $500. Today, you can get a pretty good one for 4 or $5.
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Being on TV is similar to being an athlete. You get no second chances.
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My mother told me many stories about her childhood in Cuba. Living there had a profound impact on her and how she regards herself.
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I don't do impersonations. I can do a wounded elephant! I can do a really good cow! And because of the amount of time I spent in North Yorkshire, I do a variety of sheep. All of which I will be happy to roll out for you!
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I feel like great TED Talks are ones that are a little bit subject to interpretation, that do provoke further conversation - and potentially controversy.
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ArcGIS includes a Living Atlas of the World. It's like a large living library of geographic information.
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When people insist on perfection or nothing, they get nothing.
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A burnt child loves the fire.
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Deliberately seek the company of people who influence you to think and act on building the life you desire.
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When something happens to you, you have two choices in how to deal with it. You can either get bitter, or get better.
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This is the substance of the Way of the Samurai: if by setting one's heart right every morning and evening, one is able to live as though his body were already dead, he gains freedom in the Way. his whole life will be without blame, and he will succeed in his calling.
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Anyhow, I don't think Don King's a very good man. But then again, I doubt that a good man *could* succeed in his business. I'm sure boxing was a dirty sport before he came around. He may have just made it moreso. So that's about all I've got to say about him.
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A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays And confident tomorrows.
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We are trying not so much to make God listen to us as to make ourselves listen to him; we are trying not to persuade God to do what we want, but to find out what he wants us to do. It so often happens that in prayer we are really saying, 'Thy will be changed,' when we ought to be saying, 'Thy will be done.' The first object of prayer is not so much to speak to God as to listen to him.
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In 1905, when you went motoring, you took your mechanic. Twenty-five years later, mass production revolutionized the role of the automobile, but buying a Ford wouldn't have made sense if everyone still needed a mechanic on board. In 1955, when you used your computer, you took your programmer. Twenty-five years later, mass production revolutionized the role of the computer, but buying a micro wouldn't have made sense if everyone still needed a programmer.
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Definition of Statistics: The science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures.
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I am not generally regarded as a pleasant or socially minded fellow.
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I've always had great faith in the Man Upstairs.
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No man of high and generous spirit is ever willing to indulge in flattery; the good may feel affection for others, but will not flatter them.
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According to the statistics, a man eats a prune every twenty seconds. I don't know who this fellow is, but I know where to find him.
