Eliyahu M. Goldratt Quotes
I write down the three measurements which Lou and I agreed are central to knowing if the company is making money: net profit, ROI and cash flow.
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If you're going to maintain true authorities over a subordinate organization, you have to have some control over policy formulation of that organization and also the resources that are applied to it.
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In politics, the reaction to a controversy is very often more enlightening and important than the details of the allegations themselves.
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I like when everything's naturally moving along - I find that pretty exciting.
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The thoughtful soul to solitude retires.
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I live in a Mobile Home - I've never had a house, except once; I rented a log cabin.
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I was sent the script for 'Silver Linings' when I was doing a play in D.C. at The Kennedy Center with Cate Blanchett and I was sent the script and asked if I was interested, and I said 'Oh, boy am I!'
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Playing music is a beautiful thing. But listening to music is just as great.
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I took all my wax studies and threw them in the fire... that's the way it is when something unpleasant happens to me. I take my hammer and I squash a figure.
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Passion for fame: A passion which is the instinct of all great souls.
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I went to the studio of Fischli Weiss, and it was magical. I thought: 'This is what I want to do with my life; I want to work with artists and be useful to them.' I was magnetically attracted.
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Certainly there are great men whose age circumscribes them so completely that we lose interest.
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I am happy everywhere except in places where I see glitz and rich farts. I am happiest in Brooklyn, where the concentration of rich farts is minimal.
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Other people pull off amazing festivals and events and things like that. I think ours is a little bit different, and that's what makes us distinct.
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As long as there have been elections, there have been attempts to keep eligible people from voting.
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On television, I tried to absolutely hew to the middle of the road and not show any prejudice or bias in any way.
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There are not as many women who support the national defense budget now as men. I really think there is a gender gap in the support for the large expenditures that are necessary to modernize the force.
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The public is even more pessimistic about the economy than even the most bearish economists are.
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I have always fought for concrete facts, for justice.
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Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.
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I've had an extraordinary life as a dancer. You tour the world, you see all the great capitals of the world, the beautiful old opera houses all over Europe - you go everywhere. As a teenager, I would always say, 'I can't believe this is happening to little me,' because it was always a dream to dance.
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You have to enjoy it. It is not going to happen every year, so this is the year that it is happening and we have got to go out there and enjoy it.
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I have done the company lifestyle for 16 years, and ballet has changed.
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As we strive to make our company better, we will also look for ways to build trust by communicating the good work our people are doing and its impact.
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I write down the three measurements which Lou and I agreed are central to knowing if the company is making money: net profit, ROI and cash flow.
