Nick Baylis Quotes
It's not our past which most determines the possibilities open to us, it's what we choose here and now to make happen in our present and future.
Quotes to Explore
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Thousands of years and many civilizations have defined a marriage as the union between one man and one woman. With few exceptions, those civilizations that did not follow that perished.
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How accurately can the law fix the crime? There has to be a mechanism for very fast action. The law is like this: catch them and punish them.
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I do not cook.
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My great inspiration has always been Studs Terkel, who is a wonderful American oral historian. He was a radio DJ at first, interviewed a lot of jazz musicians, and at some point started to interview Americans about work.
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I try not to do bad, but sometimes it's irresistible.
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I usually try to eat in my restaurants before I fly, as I'd rather sleep on the plane and just order a salad with cheese, maybe some ice cream.
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The mentality we have in India is not very sporting.
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Deep down, I happen to be very shallow.
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A bad peace is even worse than war.
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I'm not a 21-year-old angsty self-destructive rapscallion anymore.
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Regarding the Panama Canal Treaty negotiations, they will find us standing up or dead, but never on our knees; NEVER!
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The danger of a closed mind is that it can also leave good things like love, compassion and reason on its outside.
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It's funny how people are pickin' up on our music now, you know? I think it's wonderful that people like our music.
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And all at once I lost my breathAnd all at once was scared to deathFor all at once I owned the earth and sky.Now I've met Miss JonesWe'll keep on meeting till we die,Yes, Miss Jones and I.
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Man brings all things to the test of himself, and this is notably true of lightning.
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One of the banes of successful innovation is that companies may be so committed to innovation that they will give the innovators a lot of money to spend.
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I have been constantly shaping and reshaping my career. I laid a foundation by doing respectful work in all media. And I am happy with what I have done.
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The legal difference between the sit-ins and the Freedom Riders was significant.
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My father's politics and ideas were, to me, unforgivable. He was a Jewish convert who became very anti-Semitic, and I didn't find the anti-Semitism forgivable.
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I think that with this team, we honestly worry about other things besides team concepts.
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I've built employee perks programs before and it's impossible to manually build a program that makes everyone happy. I'd make a deal with one gym then hear about another gym an employee would prefer. As a small business owner, I didn't have the time or leverage to negotiate and manage dozens of vendor relationships.
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But as an amateur, the highest level you can box at is the Olympics. I did that at 18 and felt it was time to move on to other challenges as a professional.
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It's not our past which most determines the possibilities open to us, it's what we choose here and now to make happen in our present and future.
