Bill Mollison Quotes
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I bought a company in the mid-'90s called Dexter Shoe and paid $400 million for it. And it went to zero. And I gave about $400 million worth of Berkshire stock, which is probably now worth $400 billion. But I've made lots of dumb decisions. That's part of the game.
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How shall the soul of a man be larger than the life he has lived?
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Gandhi, brought out of his semirural setting and given a Western-style education, initially attempted to become more English than the English.
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Respect for women was a very important part of my upbringing.
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I feel what a spouse can do for you, no child or parent can. Just that if you get the right connect with your spouse, you get it going right.
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I fly myself everywhere. I like all kinds of flying, including practical flying for search and rescue. And I also like to fly into the backcountry, usually the Frank Church Wilderness in Idaho. I go with a group of friends, and we set up camp for about five days and explore little dirt strips and canyons.
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A lot of times on tour it's about, 'OK, where am I today? Wow, I'm in Costa Rica. What is their famous dish?' And it's about trying the food, and really experiencing it.
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I guess actors are very sensitive people. We're porous.
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My family was very, very receptive to all; all races, religions.
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Yes, I did try acting when I was in high school and I was terrible at it. So I definitely have had the experience of being bad at artistic endeavor.
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The value of small business contracting is indisputable. These firms bring healthy competition to the federal market to drive down prices. They are our nation's innovators and job creators, and securing a federal contract helps them grow and offers more benefit to the economy.
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A lot of people had a misconception that I would be the perfect poster child for Islam. So I got a lot of Instagram comments like, 'Oh, you don't have your neck covered, you're not a Muslim!' My thing is, stop judging women, especially if you're a man, because you don't know the responsibility that comes with wearing a hijab.
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I've never really considered packing my suitcase and heading to Hollywood.
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I still think I am the greatest.
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I concentrate on doing good projects.
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I've always been really active. I grew up playing sports, so I'm always shooting hoops or throwing the football with my friends. I'm super-active in that sense.
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Korean cinema is very improvisational, and there is a unique power that stems from this.
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Misery loves company. This is a Hollywood soap opera, and I'm not going to be a star in another Bryant soap opera.
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If there had been any unbelief in Mary, that could not prevent God from accomplishing his work in any other way which he might choose. But she is called blessed, because she received by faith the blessing offered to her, and opened up the way to God for its accomplishment.
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If I can help and influence girls who are going through body-image issues then I think that's amazing.
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Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength.
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I'm not the kind of guy who wants to be on a pedestal.
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We don't have to suppose we need oil, or governments, or anything.
