George Fernandes Quotes
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They say it is the first step that costs the effort. I do not find it so. I am sure I could write unlimited 'first chapters'. I have indeed written many.
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I will say that a lot of songs that I've written are from my own personal experiences which are special to me.
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If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.
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Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
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I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took any excuse.
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You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life.
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I've still not written as well as I want to. I want to write so that the reader in Des Moines, Iowa, in Kowloon, China, in Cape Town, South Africa, can say, 'You know, that's the truth. I wasn't there, and I wasn't a six-foot black girl, but that's the truth.'
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Giving back, doing motivational speeches and stuff like that, that's always made me feel good. If you repeatedly go out there, and you are the change that you want to see, then that's what you are.
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People always accuse me of being motivational in a way, like it was a bad thing, but that's just how I was raised. My mom raised me in a positive environment, with lots of love in my heart, and that reflects in my music.
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No politician in a European sense is happy with 26 million people unemployed. Nobody can be happy with 6 to 9 million young people unemployed. You have to give them hope and confidence and a sense of inspiration that the European process is actually about people, not about bureaucracy.
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No politician is threatened by the child protective constituency, because it does not exist.
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If you're bored with life - you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don't have enough goals.
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Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn't make me stronger.
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Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity.
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Be Here Now is all about being present and not fearing what you don't know.
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The history of the human race is the history of ordinary people who have overcome their fears and accomplished extraordinary things.
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Integrity is the most valuable and respected quality of leadership. Always keep your word.
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Commit yourself to lifelong learning. The most valuable asset you'll ever have is your mind and what you put into it.
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Shouldn't the commandments be re-written? No, they should be re-read!
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What I consider a good part for a woman and what some other Hollywood people think are good women's parts are very different. I don't want to play the supportive girlfriend who has nine scenes and just loves that man, maybe cheats on him in one scene but will always be there, and I mean - give me a break.
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The motivations of kings in British history can generally be reduced to two: the quest for territory and the search for a male heir. No king was secure on his throne until he had a son, and no queen consort was ever really safe without a boy.
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Most people write off their longing for friends and family as so many losses in their lives, when they should count the fact that their heart is able to long so hard and to love so much as among their greatest blessings.
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A politician should not be written off till he or she is cremated.
