Bree Despain Quotes
We don't forgive people because they deserve it. We forgive them because they need it--because we need it.
Quotes to Explore
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I get asked to comment a lot on inequality in cycling, but for me it has never been an issue. Everything has always been equal on the track, and the male and female riders are all part of the same team, and we all mix freely.
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I've found that entrepreneurial success usually comes through great execution, simply by doing a superior job of doing the blocking and tackling.
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I always like a good song: puts me in a good mood.
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I just consider myself an artist. I don't really rap. I don't really sing. I just do what I feel is good, and people like it.
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Jeff Bodine was saying that when he gets depressed, that he cleans house.
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It's not that I ever sat down and outlined a trilogy, but I always have a sense of what size an idea is when I start it.
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I don't hold grudges.
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My favorite subject was either English or History. I had a really awesome high school education.
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When leaders throughout an organization take an active, genuine interest in the people they manage, when they invest real time to understand employees at a fundamental level, they create a climate for greater morale, loyalty, and, yes, growth.
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I have to go with what the painting says to me. The painting is always informing me. I'm its servant; it's not mine. I'm doing what it wants.
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I'm from a generation of fantastic actresses. It's a big pool of really wonderful actresses, and so many of them we never even get to see on the screen anymore.
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In literature, older women are not often given center stage.
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The force of the blow depends on the resistance. It is sometimes better not to struggle against temptation. Either fly or yield at once.
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Wherever you go in the world, Batman is known. Everyone has an idea of what he should be like.
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At a very young age, I could look at people and tell that everyone was, in a sense, worthless in their own mind. And you couldn't trust anyone. No one was good.
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The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success.
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I don't mind people looking at me. That's never bothered me. I don't want them looking at me in my house; now that would bother me.
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Once companies begin to outsource, they never go back.
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Sooner or later the space program will need to save us by detecting and deflecting an incoming asteroid.
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One who believes in himself has no need to convince others.
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You don't need a major label and they sure don't need you.
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We don't forgive people because they deserve it. We forgive them because they need it--because we need it.
