Claire Shipman Quotes
Having talent isn't merely about being competent; confidence is actually a part of that talent.
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We have groups that do that, but I can't rap with the mentality of an 18 year old when I'm in my 30's.
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The center that I cannot find is known to my unconscious mind.
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First of all, I try to be a positive role model.
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You can mostly forget ethnic or religious differences. The competition for a bigger share of the oil proceeds is behind much of the fighting.
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Getting recognized and doing shoots and signing on partnerships and signing on deals, that's all great, and I'm so appreciative of that, but it's more the reward that's the most satisfying. I know the importance of working hard, and I appreciate pretty much everything that has come my way; I don't take any of it for granted.
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I have invariably been in love when I haven't had the same reciprocated emotion at all. I don't choose to talk about my personal life because I believe that I don't want to, and I believe my personal life is personal.
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It is indeed hard for the strong to be just to the weak, but acting justly always has its rewards.
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I drove across country in my yellow 1970 VW bug (which I drove until 1986) to Los Angeles, having had enough cold weather in 5 years in Ann Arbor, and found a job within a few days.
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I have to protect my family and have a life with them that is completely private.
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I once rode a motorcycle across Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco!
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I don't thrive on stress. I love lying on the deck on our houseboat reading a book.
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Politics exist in the boardroom, as well.
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The last thing that should happen is funding cut for education; it should be increased. We need to put more money towards education, and anything else is abusive.
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My operas and my theatre works are very formal pieces.
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If ballots won't work, bullets will.
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If I could live in New York the rest of my life, I absolutely would, but it's also prohibitively expensive and you have to be working. New York is a lot nicer when you have a job.
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For the very young, there's nothing better than Mother Goose and anything by Dr. Seuss for the rhythms and language.
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Solitude can be used well by very few people. They who do must have a knowledge of the world to see the foolishness of it, and enough virtue to despise all the vanity.
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Having worked at four separate Wall Street firms, having seen a variety of talent at those places, and having competed against Goldman as a banker, one thing you have to be struck by is the power of their recruiting.
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To each is given a certain inward talent, a certain outward environment or fortune; to each by wisest combination of these two, a certain maximum capacity.
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Being away from home for six months of the year and seeing your kids grow up on Skype all that time - I think I saw Molly walk for the first time on Skype. That's not good.
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I like things all shined up and rocking with hooky pop choruses.
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There are no gentlemen in anything competitive - you want to win.
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Having talent isn't merely about being competent; confidence is actually a part of that talent.
