Bob Jones, Sr. Quotes
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I spend an extraordinary amount of time in my car, so I can justify the expense. That's the only extravagance in my life - it's my car.
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Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
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Being Premier is a 24/7 job, so it doesn't create many spaces in order to be able to build relationships.
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I don't have traceable literary models because I haven't had great literary influences in my life.
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It took me 14 years to write poems about Vietnam. I had never thought about writing about it, and in a way I had been systematically writing around it.
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Breitbart media is named after the same gentleman who basically framed Shirley Sherrod during the Obama administration.
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People don't understand that all presidents, the minute they become president, get a knock at the door. And there's a man there saying, 'Let's talk about your funeral.' At the time I thought, God, that's a terrible thing. Later on, I thought it was pretty wise.
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Diseases happen in acidic environments, so it's very important to keep your body alkaline. Keeping a diet high in leafy greens, spring water, fresh air, raw almonds, lemons, grapefruits, and warm water with juice from half a lemon helps lower acidity levels.
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I think one problem we've had is that people who are smart and creative and innovative as engineers went into financial engineering.
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Everyone always says, 'When you look at a boy band, one of them has to be gay.' No, they don't.
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We have to still develop the Ikea group. We need many billions of Swiss francs to take on China or Russia.
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I've sort of been an anthropologist of modern America, in a non-academic way. Whether it's Marines or Tupperware salesladies, high end audiophiles or bike couriers, I'm fascinated by the hallmarks of the American tribe.
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Mutual respect is very important in a relationship, and since my work is part of my life, he would have to respect it.
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I've always written songs the same way. You learn different tricks - you learn craft, you learn structure, all that - as you go.
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If you don't change, you're dead, so I try to keep changing.
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You have to take criticism with a grain of salt because you're never going to please everybody.
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Creativity is the key to success in the future, and primary education is where teachers can bring creativity in children at that level.
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There's always a mismatch between small entrepreneurial outfits and large companies, which often don't have the same outlook.
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One of the disadvantages of being a patrician is that occasionally you're obliged to act like one.
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I always just wanted to be funny. I never really planned to be scary.
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I'm not only passionate about dressing women and helping them feel and look their best, but also about helping to give a stronger voice to women and children in need around the world.
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Obviously you have to make a profit to put out a newspaper. I'm not an idiot. But when the margins are in excess of 25 per cent you're talking about greed.
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I'm in a sketch comedy group in school and I also do stand-up.
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It is a sin to do less than your best.
