Harri Holkeri Quotes
I recently reread an article of mine written in 1964, and I think it is still valid. There is not much difference. Many of the items on the agenda 37 years ago are still there.

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I have received the greatest honor in my life - and the greatest surprise. Never did I dream that the Nobel Prize could be awarded for the reciprocal relations.
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All works of art are commissioned in the sense that no artist can create one by a simple act of will but must wait until what he believes to be a good idea for a work comes to him.
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It is not possible for a person to be completely free of sin and be squeaky clean.
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Many people focus on my power and talk about my power, but I have many more qualities in the ring. I like to surprise everyone.
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The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye to read them, a book contains signs that produce no concepts; therefore it is dumb.
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I'm trying to play parts which are a little more out there, but I want variety.
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I'm quite ignorant about fashion and I'm colourblind, so it's all a tad tricky. My only knowledge of that world comes through Christopher Bailey, whom I first met in 2008 when I did a campaign for Burberry that featured musicians, artists, actors and sportsmen.
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Because cheating is easier when we can justify our behavior, people often cheat in small amounts: We can come up with an excuse for stealing Post-It notes, but it is much more difficult to come up with an excuse for taking $10,000 from petty cash.
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Any time you get two people in a room who disagree about anything, the time of day, there is a scene to be written. That's what I look for.
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Professionally, I remember Cronkite as a kid growing up, and more so for me, the importance of Cronkite was not him sitting there at the anchor desk, but him out there doing things.
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You have to recognize at some point that even though you have the passion and creative level to be able to do something, you might have to do a lot of prep. Sometimes you just can't do it as quickly as you want to do it.
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A weightlifter should be able to do everything and borrow things from other sports to beat competitors.
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Growing up, I had a very happy childhood, with two parents who are still very much together.
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It's hard for me to even watch comedies I'm in.
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Poor, dear, silly Spring, preparing her annual surprise!
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I want people to remember me as a full on entertainer and a good person.
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If being a woman is a factor politically, it's usually not because of a conscious bias, but because women are a novelty.
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I love reading religious authors. Especially in the sort of circle I move in, people tend to be more secular, and I love reading books by just really smart people of religious faith. It's always a really cool perspective.
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So no, I don't think we've lost our edge at all.
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We do see in the next few years more opportunities coming again for our company that we've not seen for the last two to three years.
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I don't think that's healthy for the country when anyone thinks their morals are better than anyone else's.
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You know, no one steered people's careers in those days, I don't think, like they do today.
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I recently reread an article of mine written in 1964, and I think it is still valid. There is not much difference. Many of the items on the agenda 37 years ago are still there.