Barack Obama Quotes
This week I've travelled more than 15,000 miles from America to China to Burma to Australia. I have no idea what time it is right now.
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We keep, in science, getting a more and more sophisticated view of our essential ignorance.
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I have to be on such a strict diet constantly.
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I have always been a generous and enthusiastic reader.
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In Bollywood, if you work with a superstar, even if you are a newcomer, you become a superstar. That didn't happen with me.
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Sometimes I wonder where I am from. I am either way ahead or I come from another world. I don't recognise this world.
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San Francisco, coolest place ever.
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Hedge funds are not especially liquid. Many are 'gated' - meaning there are only small windows when you can withdraw your money. They typically have a high minimum investment and often require investors keep their money in the fund for at least one year.
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I think it takes 30 years to build a luxury brand.
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We ignore slow environmental changes unless they are crisis-driven, such as hurricanes in Florida.
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Some people feel that what we're doing makes no sense, that it's just a waste of money. But it's working.
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That's one of the things I miss most about Australia - the countryside.
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I might go on discussing this subject at great length, but after all is said, done, and written, my own book of experiences will best show what these obstacles are, and how I managed to overcome them to some extent.
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When you are talking about someone's art, it is usually so personal.
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To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
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My job as a leader is to make sure everybody in the company has great opportunities, and that they feel they're having a meaningful impact and are contributing to the good of society. As a world, we're doing a better job of that. My goal is for Google to lead, not follow that.
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Cambridge was the place for someone from the Colonies or the Dominions to go on to, and it was to the Cavendish Laboratory that one went to do physics.
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Jung viewed Freud as a mentor, but he never wanted to be anybody's disciple.
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What do I know of man's destiny? I could tell you more about radishes.
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You come to realize that life is short, and you have to step up. Don't feel sorry for me. Much is expected of those who are strong.
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Like anyone else, I go up and down. You wake up some days, and you're like, "Life is great." You wake up other days, and you're like, "This is so shitty. I just want to stay in bed." Right now, I feel confident that as long as I can keep the sound moving forward, this is something I'll be doing for at least another five years.
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As his talent expands, some of his stories become pointed social commentary; some are surprisingly effective religious tracts, disguised as science fiction. Others still are nostalgic vignettes, but under it all is still Bradbury, the poet of 20th-century neurosis.
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Hype is a good thing, but it can also be a bad thing if you aren't prepared to back it up.
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My route is a little bit nontraditional. A lot of the people working in Nashville, they have a model. I don't really fit into that.
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This week I've travelled more than 15,000 miles from America to China to Burma to Australia. I have no idea what time it is right now.
