David Helvarg Quotes
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Whatever you got you have to accentuate. I ran my female card up and down the ladder my whole career, because I was in a man's world. It was worked by women but owned by men. I was the only female owner in my field at that time.
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I'm not convinced about marriage. Divorce is so easy, and that fact that gay people are not allowed to marry takes much of the meaning out of it. Committing yourself to one person is sacred.
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Although he's no longer with us, Steve Jobs is still inspirational to me, as he managed to find the balance between right brain/left-brain thinking that is crucial to building a creative technology business.
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For every reason it's not possible, there are hundreds of people who have faced the same circumstances and succeeded.
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I always had to genuinely like the actors I worked with and use my enthusiasm and vision to give them confidence to push their creativity and their humor.
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What we want to do is put a price on greenhouse gases. Because if they're more expensive, businesses will find a way to be more efficient or switch to solar or hydro or wind power. So that will reduce emissions.
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I feel fine about getting older because I'm in good shape. I'm 64 and I feel good.
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It is true that integrity alone won't make you a leader, but without integrity you will never be one.
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I need to mature a bit - then I might have something to show for it.
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I never participated in far-reaching political decisions, since I never belonged to the circle of the closest associates of Adolf Hitler, neither was I consulted by Adolf Hitler on general political questions, nor did I ever take part in conferences about such problems.
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People appreciate when you make an effort to speak their language.
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The existing world economic order constitutes a system of plundering and exploitation like no other in history. Thus, the peoples believe less and less in statements and promises.
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What is the Tao Te Ching? Five hundred years before the birth of Jesus, a God-realized being named Lao-tzu in ancient China dictated 81 verses which are regarded by many as the ultimate commentary on the nature of existence.
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I still have my feet on the ground, I just wear better shoes.
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The few emerging economies that have avoided booms and busts have done so by adhering to sound policy frameworks.
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The first movie that I saw was Godzilla and I loved it.
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I love a black wedding dress.
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‘Why are pictures like this allowed?’ he suddenly cried. He had stopped in front of a colonial print in which the martyrdom of St Agatha was depicted with all the fervour that incompetence could command.‘It’s only a saint,’ said Lady Peaslake, placidly raising her head.‘How disgusting – and how ugly’‘Yes, very. It’s Roman Catholic.’
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I make clothes people can wear; I don't make art.
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It was always me and the other guy. I came in second for a long time.
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I would like to get jobs doing other things that aren't necessarily always with my husband. I'd like to show range - and kiss another guy.
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Once I get completely right mechanically and with command, maybe I only use two or three pitches to get through seven innings.
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I don't like a lot of things like [Iraq], I never did. Being in a position of celebrity and having your words carry such unnatural weight...I've always been a bit squeamish when it came to that kind of thing.
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Any time I get to blow bubbles pretty much lights me up.
