Gary Locke Quotes
China's own recent history proves that when it opens itself, there is nothing its people cannot accomplish. A more open China will lead to a more prosperous and stable China. That's good for China, the United States and, indeed, the entire world.
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The thing about Y Combinator that's cool is that most companies won't happen if we don't fund them.
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I came from the theater playing leading roles, and when I started doing film and television, I felt as if I had to start from the bottom.
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My songs have a lot going on in them -they're packed with sounds. When I have only three or four minutes to capture something, I guess I can't stand the idea of any bar going unloved.
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I think the most important element of a power outfit is proper fit. The one item to focus on is a suit. If it's the right fit, you could wear it with a T-shirt and still convey the positive message.
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You've just got to sing, do some kind of singing every day. Early mornings and cold weather can mess with that. I drink special teas with cayenne pepper, but I think you're psyching yourself out, really.
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The reason a poet is a poet is to write poems, not to advertise himself as a poet.
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Even with my wife, I find sharing soup is hard.
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So, two cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism.
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You look in my room and it looks neat enough, but if you dared to look under my bed or in my closet, oh what a mess!
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Pigeons are gentle and smart and have complex social relationships. Their hearing and vision are both excellent.
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Any time Khaled comes to your video, it just steps it up that much more. He's so fun; people love him.
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Ireland was, of old, called the Isle of Saints because of the great number of holy ones of both sexes who flourished there in former ages or who, coming thence, propagated the faith amongst other nations.
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Dealing with the government does not mean you have to give a bribe.
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In India, by and large, women are not educated enough to be bread winners and, within the moorings of traditional cultures, do not have the courage and the capacity to leave the matrimonial home. Given the inequality prevalent in family structures, the woman's right to opt out is suicidal.
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Many people think fairy tales and retellings of fairy tales are only for children, but I'm not the only writer to take an old tale and retell it for a sophisticated adult audience.
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I have this really high priority on happiness and finding something to be happy about.
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Every company has two organizational structures: The formal one is written on the charts; the other is the everyday relationship of the men and women in the organization.
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The older you get, the things that you thought you wanted to do when you were younger, you're checking them off your list because you no longer want to them.
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I have done the company lifestyle for 16 years, and ballet has changed.
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Bob Newhart, who is my best friend, is one of the guys I adore.
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Every team we play is a rivalry in a sense, because you try to win every game. That's what it's all about. Who knows who came up with this rivalry?
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Is there worse evil than that which goes in the mask of good?
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Empty heads, cognitive science has taught us, learn nothing. The powerful cultural and personal flexibility of our species is owed at least in part to our starting off so well-informed; we are good learners because we know what to pay attention to and what questions are the right ones to ask.
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China's own recent history proves that when it opens itself, there is nothing its people cannot accomplish. A more open China will lead to a more prosperous and stable China. That's good for China, the United States and, indeed, the entire world.
