Wyomia Tyus Quotes
I wasn't paid a dime for my track career. But participating in the Olympics gave me the opportunity to learn about different cultures; it made me a better person. I wouldn't trade the time I competed for anything.
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I lost 'The X Factor,' and I lost 'Deal or No Deal' twice. I'm good at losing game shows.
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The business models in enterprise have changed pretty dramatically. A huge problem with enterprise software traditionally has been usually you sell to the customer and then they adopt the technology. The great thing about 'freemium' and the new way enterprise software is being sold is you get to try it first and then buy it.
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I've had grand pianos that are more expensive than, like, a year's worth of rent.
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A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor.
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I had a lovely childhood. For family holidays, we went as far as the car could take us - we would drive to Florida, even though it would take three days. I didn't know we didn't have a lot of money because there was always food on the table. I didn't have a lot of stuff, but I did figure skating for a long time, and I always had my skates.
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I never felt a need to manipulate my career from the outside - try to be someone I wasn't to get ahead.
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Years ago, I carved out an identity, and it has always been about having a voice to tell people about stuff I love.
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Learning options will indeed mushroom for business students and leaders, but it will take prudence and shrewdness to find and utilize the best option.
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My grandfather worked in a shoe factory - he was an Italian immigrant. My father was the first to go to college in the family.
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In 1989, I was on Tiananmen Square with the students, living in their makeshift tents and joining their jubilant singing of the Internationale. In the two decades since, each time that I have gone back, visions from those days seem to return with increasing persistence.
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Words are not even within me. They're not in my vocabulary to really express the kind of feeling that I had.
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Social peace requires reciprocity.
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We can all get behind feeding the poorest kids in school, right?
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I think seeing some of the past can be helpful, especially if you're into crime solving.
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At least three times a week, I'm approached by someone who says something about 'Fargo.'
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I studied literature and Italian at Yale. I wrote my thesis about Italo Svevo, one of my heroes.
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I really want to be like my mom in some ways, because I already take a lot after her already. I really like the way she treats us and disciplines us, and I think that she's just great because of how she's balanced us and all of that.
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Regulations have certainly gone too far in a number of areas, but it's important to remember that regulations are meant to be protective, and when it comes to the EPA, that means protecting human health and our world.
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I don't have television so I don't watch TV.
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My training and my inclination is to invent.
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I emcee how I feel for the moment. I'll always be influenced by Tribe, but my EP and LP have a lot of different flavors! I'll keep it vintage Tribe if Tribe decides to do another LP... which, in my heart, I'd love to do for the fans.
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'Friends' was an education in intelligent comedic banter; in intelligent vernacular. It was an education in scene study. It was an education in group dynamic. I came out of there with a master's degree in comedy.
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It really comes down to God opening the doors for me, and I'm trying to walk through them doing the best I can.
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I wasn't paid a dime for my track career. But participating in the Olympics gave me the opportunity to learn about different cultures; it made me a better person. I wouldn't trade the time I competed for anything.
