George Whitman Quotes
I wanted a bookstore because the book business is the business of life.
George Whitman
Quotes to Explore
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I've no regrets at all, but I still think at times that I would have loved to play in England. You live football over there; it's a great culture. People respect you more; it's more difficult to find respect in Spain. There is more criticism here.
Xavi
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Heaven is long-enduring, and earth continues long. The reason why heaven and earth are able to endure and continue thus long is because they do not live of, or for, themselves.
Lao Tzu
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The best thing I did was to choose the right heroes.
Warren Buffett
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I wish I could play the World Cup; that's one of my dreams.
Gabriel Basso
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Yes, women should be free to cover their faces when walking down the street. But in our schools, hospitals, airports, banks and civil institutions, it is not unreasonable - nor contrary to the teachings of Islam - to expect women to show the one thing that allows the rest of us to identify them... namely, their face.
Maajid Nawaz
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If Asian America exists, it is because of systemic racism.
Karan Mahajan
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To Perl, or not to Perl, that is the kvetching.
Larry Wall
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…the British. Haughty, white, fat, ugly, by no means sympathique, cold…
Anthony Burgess
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As for opportunities, there is room for improved product quality and better service and raising our technology standard. In addition, we should have a certain share of the global market. However, we should consider new industries, such as resource development.
Liang Wengen
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When I came into your life your life was over. It had a beginning, a middle, and an end. This is the end. You can say that things could have turned out differently. That they could have been some other way. But what does that mean? They are not some other way. They are this way. You're asking that I second say the world.
Cormac McCarthy
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I think any time you increase focus, increase speed, all those are going to help any business.
John L. Flannery
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I wanted a bookstore because the book business is the business of life.
George Whitman
