James Quincey Quotes
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Do you force your kids to pay attention to what's going on, or do you let them live their lives outside of it? My hope is that my child is a strong activist. That would make me most proud.
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If you're going to maintain true authorities over a subordinate organization, you have to have some control over policy formulation of that organization and also the resources that are applied to it.
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I believe in peace. I believe in mercy.
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After seeing 'Big,' I wanted an elevator that opened directly into my apartment, just like Tom Hanks did.
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Playing music is a beautiful thing. But listening to music is just as great.
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If there's a will, prosperity can't be far behind.
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My father was a railroad man his entire life; 43 years for Southern Railroad.
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I am happy everywhere except in places where I see glitz and rich farts. I am happiest in Brooklyn, where the concentration of rich farts is minimal.
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Without husbands, women have to focus on earning more. They work longer hours, they're willing to relocate and they're more likely to choose higher-paying fields like technology.
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Writing is a solitary profession; you are really alone when you write. Then the emotions become well shaped and distinct. But their transition into words must be done deliberately and with rigid artistry.
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As long as there have been elections, there have been attempts to keep eligible people from voting.
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I wasn't allowed to grow as an artist. My albums were nicer to look at than to listen to.
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When you concentrate on agriculture and industry and are frugal in expenditures, Heaven cannot impoverish your state.
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When there is time to think about cricket, I think but when there is time to be with family, I try to do justice to that aspect of my life as well.
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All the music that I play today, I actually heard either at home or in my neighborhood when I was growing up in the '40s and '50s.
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In the original script, my character was a basketball player rather than a boxer. I didn't think I could pull that off. I'm a little short to be a basketball player!
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On a scale of one to 10, I feel I'm at a nine because there's definitely room for improvement. I know I could go further.
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I have always fought for concrete facts, for justice.
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The one thing that I have been struck with, after coming here to Congress is, how many people in Washington, D.C. talk about job loss like they are talking about the weather, or a natural disaster like an earthquake.
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When the male organ of a man stands erect, two thirds of his intelect go away. And one third of his religion.
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If anybody gets highbrow around the studio, out he goes.
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You know what rock musicians are? They are hung up, neurotic, over-weight hippies with sex problems.
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What brought the British to the Gambia in the first place - which was bigger than it is now - was trade in ivory because the Gambia had a lot of elephants. They wiped out all the elephants and ended up selling Africans.
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The company needs to be bigger than the core brand.
