Christina Stead Quotes
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People who matter are most aware that everyone else does too.
Malcolm Forbes -
At first my publisher had reservations about publishing it in the form you are familiar with.
Orhan Pamuk -
I made a lot of money. I earned a lot of money with CNN and satellite and cable television. And you can't really spend large sums of money, intelligently, on buying things. So I thought the best thing I could do was put some of that money back to work - making an investment in the future of humanity.
Ted Turner -
Ordinary Muslims in Europe, who suffer from the demoralisation caused by living as perennial objects of suspicion and contempt, are far from thinking of themselves as a politically powerful, or even cohesive, community, not to speak of conquerors of Europe.
Pankaj Mishra -
I have to accept the fact that, no matter what I do, it's going to annoy someone.
Nathan Lane -
What a pity human beings can't exchange problems. Everyone knows exactly how to solve the other fellow's.
Olin Miller
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I had rather have a plain, russet-coated Captain, that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call a Gentle-man and is nothing else.
Oliver Cromwell -
The dove act? I'm still working on it. I don't think it's perfect yet. I got my first pair of doves when I was 14 years old. That was the beginning of the formation of that act. So it's been 24 years now that I've been working on it.
Lance Burton -
We would like a stable policy framework, and whatever incentives and tax structures are there should be made known to investors upfront. There should be credibility, clarity and continuity in both policy formulation and its implementation.
Narendra Modi -
I have many weaknesses, but I have one strength. When I do something, I do it 300 percent. I'm not a middle man.
Lapo Elkann -
On a standard space shuttle crew, two of the astronauts have a test pilot background - the commander and the pilot.
Sally Ride -
Early in my career, I sometimes found it difficult to make the tough people decisions - I had to learn that. In business, you want to listen. You want to learn. You want to make sure you're not proceeding without information. But if you wait too long, you can actually hurt an organization even more.
Laura Lang
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When you arrive at a fork in the road, take it.
Yogi Berra -
Every patient is a consumer, and every consumer is a potential patient. What NantWorks is doing is building the world the way Da Vinci saw it, and augmenting every frame a human being sees as they work, live and play.
Patrick Soon-Shiong -
Eradicate poverty. This is all that matters in my country. When I am out training I think about this a lot; when I am running it is going over in my mind. As a country we cannot move forward until we eradicate poverty.
Haile Gebrselassie -
People don't always do what they say they're going to do.
Maisie Williams -
I don't make romantic films. I make films about human relationships.
Yash Chopra -
Clean living is the cardinal principle in the lives of the world's greatest athletes, as the phenomenal performances of these outstanding characters will obviously show.
Major Taylor
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Heather and I decided we were going to be pretty low-key at the convention.
Mary Cheney -
Otherwise I'll fall apart. I'm going to fall apart. I am falling apart.
Tabitha Suzuma -
Games are getting more interesting. I mean, when we talk about books, they can be anything from a summer blockbuster to 'War and Peace' - well, games are the same. I think the creative side is catching up with the technology.
Karen Traviss -
I think a punt can be a big play in a game. If it's anything like a real game, then you realize that a Pat McAfee punt that downs someone inside the 2-yard line can really swing a game. I'm all for punting in video games.
Andrew Luck -
I was never interested in 'making up' games when I was little. I wanted to create something real.
Gayle Rankin -
God, what we women have to put up with; and I’m not even allowed to complain.
Christina Stead