Colleen Barrett Quotes
When I think about who influenced my life the most as a Leader, I think of my Mother. She, more than anyone, taught me how to lead with love.
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My idols are Janis Joplin and Annie Lennox, who are neither of them from the typical pop culture.
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I don't care about revenues.
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I don't want to be competing in a sport where I feel that I'm here not on my talent and my hard work but because of a piece of equipment.
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Democrats hate America being a world power because world power gives power to the nation instead of to Democrats.
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Nashville is my home, and the reason why I get to do what I love.
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I have never anticipated success. I choose work, give it my best shot, and leave it.
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I was doing everything I could think of to protect my husband and keep him alive.
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It is possible and very common to overcome and manage a mental illness.
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I don't think Twitter is a platform to build your confidence on at all. Not at all.
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Every so often, you have to do a show that makes you walk to your car with your head down, wondering what you're doing with your life. It's good for you, as long as you're not feeling that way every night.
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The weight that hangs upon our eyelids - is of lead.
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All great achievements require time.
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My feet are like gnarled old tree branches.
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There's every financial incentive in the world to stay in the conservative movement forever.
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Thoughtful education programs and access to effective forms of contraception are key to preventing unplanned pregnancy.
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I didn't know initially whether I'd like doing TV and whether I'd be able to work with other people. I've always done my own thing. I've never put myself into that situation, but it's the most fun I've had in years.
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The economy is too weak right now. We need to jump-start it. The American Jobs Act will provide that jump-start, to help us into next year and the year after that.
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Science fiction was rocket-mad for about 40 years until aerospace hit a brick wall about 1970. I would not write off space colonisation or exploration completely, but we are profoundly ill adapted for going boldly into outer space.
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Writing is for men who can think and feel, not mindless sensation seekers out of nightclubs and bars. But these are bad times. We are condemned to work with upstarts, clowns who no doubt got their training in a circus and then turned to journalism as the appropriate place to display their tricks.
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If you are wealthy enough, use part or all of your Social Security proceeds to invest in a favorite cause or two. Invest 10 percent or 100 percent of your monthly Social Security check in your favorite charity, foundation, think tank, church or synagogue, or other good cause.
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I think probably the thing I'm worst at is the most ephemeral stuff, like blogs. I find it really hard to write. And I'm often been asked to write columns for papers in Peru. And I can't. I would die. There's no way I could write a column.
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With social media, with Instagram and selfies and all these apps that are trying to make you look perfect... it's hard for girls to grow up nowadays with all that stuff.
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When I think about who influenced my life the most as a Leader, I think of my Mother. She, more than anyone, taught me how to lead with love.
