Ellin Devis Quotes
There are lying looks, as well as lying words; dissembling smiles, deceiving signs, and even a lying silence.
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Focus on the long term, and always do what's right to grow the company and not make short-term decisions. And outlast everyone one.
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The fact that two-thirds of Americans who work at small businesses will see premium increases because of the health law is devastating news. This is one more in a long line of broken promises from President Obama and Washington Democrats.
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One has to be fully committed to one's career. Otherwise, there's no point.
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I will come up with a project that will wipe out poverty in the Philippines in two years. I want to remove the people from economic crisis by using the Marcos wealth. Long after I'm gone, people will remember me for building them homes and roads and hospitals and giving them food.
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It takes little talent to see what lies under one's nose, a good deal to know in what direction to point that organ.
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I never lie to my fans.
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I don't want to do only blockbusters.
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I have a particular image, and my customers know my line isn't going to be so trendy it will be out of style next year.
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Fifty percent of all meaningful education takes place in the home. What do you share with your child? You share your interests. I was a book person. I read with my son. My wife is an artist. She dragged his little butt around to museums. He's an illustrator of children's books.
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When people say, 'If you could do anything else, what would you do?' I would be an actress. That's something that I would do - I can't see myself doing anything else.
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When you make your first film at 47 and anybody but your mother goes to see it, to me, that's a miracle.
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Brandy is the great cause of destruction for the aborigines of America.
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I've been sent lots of lovely gifts - everything from candy and peanut butter to hand-made quilts, pictures, and clothing. I was once sent a crate of avocados. Fortunately, I love them.
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Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.
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I like to create a nice environment and let people reveal themselves instead of trying to trick them or surprise them with a hidden question.
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Zero-sum thinking is an obsession of mine, but mostly in economics.
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The amount of good luck coming your way depends on your willingness to act.
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According to the Social Security Administration, in 1945, 41.9 workers supported each individual retiree, while today only 3.3 workers support each retiree. This system cannot continue.
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I go to Japan every November on vacation, and the one thing I never return home without is yuba, which is the thin skin that forms atop boiling soy milk. You skim it off and either eat it fresh or dry it.
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It was a marvelous engine for doing violence to the spirit of thousands of laws without actually running afoul of so much as a city ordinance.
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In the world of British poetry, Carol Ann Duffy is a superstar.
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I think the greatest gift we can give our children is to show them that devotion to God's purposes - love for all beings - is the center of all right living.
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There are lying looks, as well as lying words; dissembling smiles, deceiving signs, and even a lying silence.
