Tadashi Yanai Quotes
Forty-five years ago, when I was 18, I came to San Francisco by boat and took two weeks to get here. I had a great impression. I think San Francisco is the welcoming gate for people from Asia.
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To be perfectly truthful, I was not a very brilliant student, even at chemistry school.
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An alliance of civilisations can be our most powerful weapon in the fight against terror.
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I've got quite a good poker face. I'm known for being able to keep my emotions very much in check: no one knows how I'm feeling. I can be winning or losing but keep it very much the same.
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To win in Australia, for me, has to be the ultimate success because the Aussies live for sport.
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Well, I - you know, the scripture says that God works by faith. And you have to have faith. You have to have trust in God so that God can work.
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As a kid, I was always a tomboy, playing sport and doing martial arts. And I'm pretty opinionated - I've never been told that I'm a weak person.
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Every time you go to the doctor and get a good report, the odds keep staking more in your favour.
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I was hired because I am Zsa Zsa Gabor, but when I go to work, directors try to force their methods on me. John Huston's intense, precise directions tortured me.
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I've always exuded some connection to my sexuality even as a kid. So to me, being sexy means staying connected to that part of me.
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My gut feeling about sequels is that they should be premeditated: You should try to write a trilogy first or at least sketch out a trilogy if you have any faith in your film.
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If you're an artist, you're an artist; that's the only way I can explain it.
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As governor, I'm spending my time focused in three areas: creating jobs, reducing the expense of government and schools.
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For me, I think there's a lot more room in cable television to tell broader stories. NBC and the networks, they're all very mainstream, and they're a little more conservative in how they approach storytelling.
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You can't tolerate anybody attempting to threaten or intimidate your body. You must respond with force.
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A lasting architecture has to have roots.
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The military executes policy decisions.
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Public opinion is a permeating influence, and it exacts obedience to itself; it requires us to drink other men's thoughts, to speak other men's words, to follow other men's habits.
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When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is.
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I think people just want to be popular. So they're going to write lyrics that are going to get your attention. You know, sometimes, they're a little graphic, and I don't think that's so necessary.
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I think there are some people for whom words are like food.
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How do you gag the voice in your head that says, 'You don't have to [do it] today. There's always tomorrow.'?
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Each of us must learn to work not just for one self, one's own family or one's nation, but for the benefit of all humankind. Universal responsibility is the key to human survival. It is the best foundation for world peace.
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I have always worked hard, and seeing so many Icelanders make tremendous efforts to cope with difficult tasks and decisions inspires me.
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Forty-five years ago, when I was 18, I came to San Francisco by boat and took two weeks to get here. I had a great impression. I think San Francisco is the welcoming gate for people from Asia.
