Karl Mecklenburg Quotes
You need to take small steps when you dream big dreams. I am a published author with dyslexia, a professional speaker who was in speech therapy for three years as a child because I had a lisp; and a slow stiff kid from the suburbs who became an All-Pro in the NFL.
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Too many times, the international community has not prepared the post-conflict period in time.
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TV has grown so much. It is like a powerhouse medium.
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Birth was the death of him.
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Failing to engage in conflict is a terrible decision, one that puts our temporary comfort and the avoidance of discomfort ahead of the ultimate goal of our organization.
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There is no winning or losing, but rather the value is in the experience of imagining yourself as a character in whatever genre you're involved in, whether it's a fantasy game, the Wild West, secret agents or whatever else. You get to sort of vicariously experience those things.
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I never go wild with nails.
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I started writing about New York as soon as I arrived. I was 19. I used to write short stories and send them out.
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I think 30 is a big jump from your 20s, but 40 holds no fear for me.
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I always tend to think of all of my shows as possibly my last show. I'm like a junior Springsteen, without the underbite.
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The attempts to command the climate and decide about the temperature on our planet are wrong and arrogant. I wrote a book about it which was published in English under the title 'Blue Planet in Green Shackles.'
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They say it all started out with a big bang. But, what I wonder is, was it a big bang or did it just seem big because there wasn't anything else drown it out at the time?
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Without a musket to raise, a barricade to storm, a flag to wave, the question hit me in the face like the cold air: 'Who am I?'
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In Mexico, you have to defend yourself and your honour.
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I do think there is an important artistic component in what we do. As a technology company I've tried to really stress that.
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Only the shallow know themselves.
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You're an awful little guy to be such a big thief.
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Who peppered the highest was surest to please.
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...without an organisation that can work together, sometimes over a very long period, it's difficult to see new projects to fruition.
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Tennis has given me so many opportunities, and I feel very lucky to have achieved whatever I have, especially coming from a country that does not have a great history in the game.
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I'm a big person when it comes to doing what you believe in.
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What I think is wonderful is that women are not just avengers or victims in films. They are people. They are characters. It's so refreshing. They're playing different kinds of characters, and they aren't being typecast.
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I think I've far exceeded what I ever thought I could possibly do.
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Customers buy Basecamp without ever having to interact with us. If they do have a question, we handle everything via email. We've been in the business of automation. We've never really valued full service.
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You need to take small steps when you dream big dreams. I am a published author with dyslexia, a professional speaker who was in speech therapy for three years as a child because I had a lisp; and a slow stiff kid from the suburbs who became an All-Pro in the NFL.
