Manuel Moroun Quotes
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I was not so committed to financial success that I was willing to abandon my principles and priorities. One of the most visible examples of this is our decision to close on Sunday.
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You enter a state of controlled passivity, you relax your grip and accept that even if your declared intention is to justify the ways of God to man, you might end up interesting your readers rather more in Satan.
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I competed in track for 10 years and have been doing kickboxing forever.
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More is required of public officials than slogans and handshakes and press releases. More is required. We must hold ourselves strictly accountable. We must provide the people with a vision of the future.
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Flipping through the 'Toronto Star' one day in 2008, I noticed a piece about a phenomenal boxer from the Philippines who had won several different titles in several different weight divisions. Manny Pacquiao's rise from heart-crushing poverty to the top ranks of his sport was astounding.
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Isn't it astonishing that all these secrets have been preserved for so many years just so we could discover them!
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Questions that require answers are what keep readers going - and the place to start raising those questions is with your very first sentence.
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On a personal level, I love the idea of hosting an awards show. I think that sounds like kind of a fun thing to do.
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Plus, I am paranoid by nature. I need to be in control.
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I manage my business; politicians are doing their business. I can only work within their rules and regulations. I can't pick up a political fight.
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I'm relieved that after all these years of doing atrocity work, I still cry my eyes out every time I read the paper in the morning. It's surprising, actually.
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I am a very loyal man and always keep my promises when I commit to something.
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The transparency of a metaphor displays the glint of truth. But if a metaphor is taken for a reality, it then becomes dense and masks the truth it is meant to display.
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If my company spends money, it should be disclosed to the shareholders and how it was spent. With my personal money, I can do anything I want. But company money should be disclosed.
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I think what you wear really does need to reflect what your own personal style is.
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I don't sleep. I hate those little slices of death.
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Economists of a classical bent lay a large part of the decline of employment, and thus lagging output, to a contraction of labour supply.
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Increasing inequality in income distribution in this country has broader policy implications, and there is also the growing problem of perverse incentives that result from executives receiving grossly disproportionate compensation based on decisions they themselves take.
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Television in the last few years has been where all the great writers are going. TV now is what indie film used to be.
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I just feel my best when I'm all glammed up.
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We've come full circle but the best remains the heart of the city, the greatest center of the greatest city, our Acropolis, where our Christmas tree is lighted.
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We get talent and scale from mergers.
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We pay taxes, and we help the city coffers.
