Edgar Schein Quotes
Most of my important lessons about life have come from recognizing how others from a different culture view things.
Quotes to Explore
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Cottonmouth is the result of having to react to his circumstances. He had to, in some ways, take control of the situation and own his circumstances. But as a result of that, he became a person he didn't intend to become.
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I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.
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When I first got married to my husband, he had boxes full of photos of my two stepsons, ages 5 and 8 at the time, and I put them together in some little albums and wrote notes about how happy I was that they were a part of my life.
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I really want to have actors contribute their own ideas, with phrasings and ideas on all levels.
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I've never been that comfortable talking about myself or about acting.
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Anytime I'm involved with anything that's well-received, it's a surprise to me.
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I love surprises - champagne and strawberries, all that pampering, romantic stuff. Guys ought to know how to pamper their women properly.
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My father was a jazz listener, and I think, at least before I was 5, I was not so into that. Although there were records that emphasized percussion that I liked, like Baby Dodds.
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The 'Vanity Fair' article was interesting to do because it was the first time I ever really had the opportunity to be absolutely truthful with a reporter about every aspect of my life.
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Children must be considered in a divorce considered valuable pawns in the nasty legal and financial contest that is about to ensue.
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I realized after writing songs for years how important it is. Whether it provides a living for me or not, that creative outlet is something I need.
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I don't feel under-taxed in any way at all.
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Another thing that's quite different in writing a book as a practicing newspaperman is that if you look at what you've written the next morning and you think you didn't get it quite right, you can fix it.
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As a writer, I've always felt it's my job to be extremely careful when writing about victims, especially women.
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It's a sin to be tired.
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Thomas Paine, so celebrated and so despised as he traveled through the critical events of his time, has long appealed to biographers. Paine was present at the creation both of the United States and of the French Republic. His eloquence, in the pamphlet 'Common Sense,' propelled the American colonists toward independence.
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The train system in India is chaotic and fun - it's the best way to see the landscape. Being in with all the families and also being the odd animal is a colourful experience you'll never forget.
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I don't like juries having the wool pulled over their eyes. I don't think that's what the Constitution is about.
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You must be one of the few people with a copy of that. I don't think they printed too many.
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Love is the difficult realization that something other than oneself is real.
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I was like, I don't know if I can hold that promise to wait until marriage to have sex because this guy at camp is really cute. Sex wasn't talked about in my home, but I was a very curious young girl.
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I think that, as a woman, it's much healthier and more positive to focus on your good parts and the things you like about yourself, not pick yourself apart.
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I am a Catholic because I choose to be a Catholic. And then I go to the Mass because I choose. It is out of my free will.
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Most of my important lessons about life have come from recognizing how others from a different culture view things.
