Benjamin Hooks Quotes
A good history covers not only what was done, but the thought that went into the action. You can read the history of a country through its actions.
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I don't need to be motivated by anybody. Never have.
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When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible.
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Our society wants things to grow, and our society wants things to become bigger and bigger. Everything has to be put under the spotlight.
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To put it simply and a bit crudely: Our economy is demanding more well-educated workers than our schools are providing. To attract this scarce resource, communities have to offer more than just jobs.
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It's easy: if you want to grow the economy, encourage job creation, and increase federal revenue, you support making bonus depreciation permanent. Permanency gives job creators the certainty they need to plan and invest in their businesses, including hiring employees.
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I've got friends who are literally working alone on indie games that have no prospect of profit or commercial success. I've got guys working on iPhone games.
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My name is usually the one on the end of people's lips.
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The most important thing is to enjoy yourself and have a good time.
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I entered politics from a completely different background from other people in this field, and that has helped me to see and deal with things differently.
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I've never owned an Apple product. I like the fact that PCs are open architecture and not locked down like Apple products. I feel that Macs are also unjustifiably overpriced.
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Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.
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I was just a mini-star when we did 'Gone With the Wind.'
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I started going to exhibitions in Switzerland when I was 10 or 11. As a schoolboy, I would go every afternoon to see the long, thin figures of Giacometti.
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Let me say that I think the economic history of the last 150 years clearly shows that if you want to industrialize a country in a short period, let us say 20 years, and you don't have a well-developed private sector, entrepreneurial class, then central planning is important.
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I stickhandle a lot at practice. I watch a lot of hockey, so I try to either pick up something from other players or watch some video and see what kind of move would work in the same situation.
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When I realized that if I was an actor, I could be any character I wanted instead of just one particular, I was like, 'Wow, that's cool.'
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I was brought up in Britain, and I'm very proud of my Britishness and my culture.
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In this decayed hole among the mountainsIn the faint moonlight, the grass is singingOver the tumbled graves, about the chapelThere is the empty chapel, only the wind's home.
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Come, agree, the law's costly.
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I'm not always 'Dominick Cruz, Tough Guy.' Depression runs in my bloodline.
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You don't want to have a character say what's bothering him; you want to define characters by action.
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A good history covers not only what was done, but the thought that went into the action. You can read the history of a country through its actions.
