Naguib Sawiris Quotes
Any government has to be friendly with investors and the business community. They provide jobs, new investments; they keep the country running.
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Claiming to 'fight for small business' is often used as a political tool in Washington D.C., but it is actually the policies behind that battle cry that small firms care about.
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Being on the road with rock, it's pretty much 90 percent guys.
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The first book I sat down to write was an historical romance. It was really bad and thankfully no one ever saw it.
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This is something I've wanted to do my whole life is play baseball, and I think just the opportunity to put on a big-league uniform every day is just... you know, people dream of it, but not everybody gets to do it. I'm thankful every day I get to do it.
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I don't know if I can prepare for what's to come because I don't know what will.
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I've written many extra verses to songs that I learned to sing - an extra verse about a friend, or just add some verse - and that led to writing my own songs.
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As a writer, I was shaped by a desire to write for black people. That things were not being represented. That was my motivating force. That it has become what it has become is shocking to me. I just wanted to be able to take care of my kids.
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I always assumed I would leave drama school and do 'Lady Macbeth' and all sorts of serious things. It just didn't happen.
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Napster has pointed the way for a new direction for music distribution, and we believe it will form the basis of important and exciting new business models for the future of the music industry.
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I am a bit prudish, I think. It's hard for me to write about sex, and I don't really care to read about it, either.
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You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with.
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My wife never throws anything at me that I can't handle.
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I always hope to be a better person tomorrow than today.
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Easy is to occupy a place in a telephone book. Difficult is to occupy someone's heart; know that you're really loved.
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People don't slip. Time catches up with them.
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Design is important, it's an important dimension in the car. It's not the only one.
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Companies that have strong graphic identities have built them through years of use.
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Africa's mineral wealth is great; we should co-operate in its development.
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What I immediately recognized about Wall Street in 1983 was that it was a continuation of my career in theater. Wall Street is a big theater, and it's all illusions.
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In business, you're the Chief Salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.
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Strive for perfection - never be content with mediocrity. You don't win until you conquer the little flaws. You don't beat these great ones until your form is perfect. This is true in all of life. A flaw in a product can ruin a business. A personal failing, a little one, can ruin a person's life. Don't be content with mediocrity - strive to live up to the greatest within you.
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As a woman, I have no country
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In Indian companies, people aren't too worried about the pace of growth as long as you're setting up a business which will survive for years.
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Any government has to be friendly with investors and the business community. They provide jobs, new investments; they keep the country running.
