Lee Iacocca Quotes
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Even when something sad or tragic happens, I find a way to look at it in a positive light. People who don't have a sense of humor must be so sad all the time.
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As a songwriter, you tend to develop your own style, your own technique, based around what it is you're trying to write and perform, in terms of your own music. So a way of evolving a guitar style as a songwriter is much easier, I think, than developing a true style of your own just from listening to music or playing other people's music.
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Journalists always explain that people are mad at them because they tell the truth, which is often unpleasant or uncomfortable to hear. However, they fail in situations where there is more than one truth.
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A complainer is like a Death Eater because there's a suction of negative energy. You can catch a great attitude from great people.
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I'm really excited about the prospect of deepening what is already a really strong relationship that I have with the people of Broward.
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I changed the city of New York. I gave people back their morale.
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I may be helping to bring harmony between people through my music.
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Most people think companies are basically evil. They get a bad rap. And I think that's somewhat correct.
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People get cranky when you burst their bubble. Over time, advances in astronomy have relentlessly reinforced the utter insignificance of Earth on a celestial scale. Fortunately, political and religious leaders stopped barbecuing astronomers for saying so, turning their spits with human-rights activists instead.
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Coming in and out of Hollywood for pilot season, I may have to thicken my accent or hear that, physically, I'm not Latino. I not only am, but there's another 50,000 people who look exactly like me.
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We know that the elements in play in a show like 'Confederate' are much more raw, much more real, and people come into them much more sensitive and more invested, than they do with a story about a place called 'Westeros,' which none of them had ever heard of before they read the books or watched the show.
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When I was little, my grandmother would take me to church with her, and she would introduce me to people.
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People assume that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit.
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I'm not part of the friends-and-family club; I'm not part of the pay-to-play club; I'm not looking to get re-elected. I'm not looking to go to another office and fill my campaign coffers. I don't need any friends in Albany except the people of the state.
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I have met hundreds of young people doing just what George Romney did: using a hand up in tough times to become part of the American Dream.
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When people recognize your work and want to reward you for what you've done, that's a good feeling.
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I found that being with happy positive people annoys me.
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What made 'American Idol' different from 'The Voice' and all these other singing competitions... 'American Idol' just gave regular old normal people like me and like Trent a chance.
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Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get my kicks.
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If you love everything you do, you will probably end up with mediocre work. I think dissatisfaction with the state of things does propel creative people forward.
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It is in vain that we would circumscribe the power of one half of our race, and that half by far the most important and influential.
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President Obama has repeatedly urged Congress to let the Bush tax cuts expire for those earning more than $250,000 a year. Increasing rates on top earners is an obvious way to raise revenue from those who can afford it most.
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We have a lack of growth in Europe, in eurozone, and in France, and we are struggling hard to recover and restore this growth.
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People want economy, and they'll pay any price to get it.
