Rex W. Tillerson Quotes
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It was a great opportunity that I had to take - my very own theater. That comes along once in a lifetime. It doesn't even seem like 15 years ago - time sure flies by. I've really had a lot of fun with it.
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A statesman who keeps his ear permanently glued to the ground will have neither elegance of posture nor flexibility of movement.
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Civilization is merely an advance in taste: accepting, all the time, nicer things, and rejecting nasty ones.
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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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After all, despite the economic advantage to firms that employed child labor, it was in the social interest, as a national policy, to abolish it - removing that advantage for all firms.
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There's nothing called a perfect pick-up line. Men always have to face the risk of rejection.
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Speed can't always get you wickets.
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I was always more interested in story songs, things with a point of view... and things that informed me.
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I think every movie is its own little world, and a director certainly sets the tone.
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I've always had this sneaking suspicion that I get a kick out of the insecurity.
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Richard Donner is one of the few directors in Hollywood that can make whatever movie he wants exactly the way he wants it. No one will stop him.
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Anytime something starts to feel like a popularity contest or not about the music, I'd rather just not be involved. I'm not a big high-fiver. That really gets to people around me when we have a No. 1 or something big happen. I'm not a big, 'Let's go have a party about it!'
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An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of comprehension on the part of some readers.
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When people are in love, I don't see anything wrong with it in the world. If they choose to live their lives and get married, why should we interfere? A lot of people don't agree with me, but that's how I feel.
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We're sad about some of the losses of members of great seniority and distinction in the Congress, and some very new members, who will no longer be serving with us.
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I felt we must separate political responsibility. The Dalai Lama should not carry that burden. So that is my selfish reason - to protect the old Dalai Lama tradition. It is safer without political involvement.
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I think a girl looks good when she wakes up with nothing on her face.
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Obviously, you need talent to do well in your sport, but I think hard work goes a long way. You need to be lucky within the sport too, though. In badminton, you can benefit from good draws and people getting injured.
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I think to try to understand human behavior and why people do what they do, and what in their lives have shaped them and impacted them to be who they are, it's something. I mean, that's my entire life.
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A well-designed welfare state can actually encourage people to take chances with their jobs and be more, not less, open to changes.
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I'm not the type to lay out on the beach, but I do love to work out outside, and that can really take a toll on your skin!
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The man who accused Richard Simmons of slapping him in an airport has dropped the assault charge. Dropped it! Upon hearing the news, Simmons sadly responded, 'You mean I'm not going to prison?'
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People who speak up for freedom in regimes that are oppressive are often a threat.
