Lee Iacocca Quotes
A country's competitiveness starts not on the factory floor or in the engineering lab. It starts in the classroom.
Quotes to Explore
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I do not remember exactly when I became interested in astronomy, but I know it was at a very young age. I did organize an astronomy club for my friends at the age of 11. We would meet once a week to learn about the constellations.
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I'm an artist at heart.
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When I joined Small Faces, we occasionally would bump into The Who. And Keith Moon and I became firm pals.
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'Harry Potter' really harnessed the imagination of so many young-adult minds, and it's the same with the 'Divergent' series.
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The thing is, you choose to be an actress, but not to be a celebrity.
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We all want to be the sexy girl.
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Maven is very much a haunting presence in 'Glass Sword.' His influence is everywhere, and he dogs Mare and Cal like no other. He's my favorite character to write because he's so complex, but also because he affects everyone else so deeply. He's kind of like the source of gravity. Everyone moves around him and what he's done.
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My stepfather had a connection with The Second City and told me I should go there. I woke up in a cold sweat one night and said, 'I'm moving to Chicago.' That's how I went to Second City.
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Do not be bullied out of your common sense by the specialist; two to one, he is a pedant.
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I don't know what would have happened to Wal-Mart if we had laid low and never stirred up the competition. My guess is that we would have remained a strictly regional operator.
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I say violence is necessary. It is as American as cherry pie.
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I know some people say I can be funny. But there is always a deeper meaning to what I say. I am a socialist at heart and have the interests of the poor in mind. When people see how I manage to work my way out of tough situations, it gives them hope in their own life.
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Myself, I really like the iPad mounted as a frame, with a happy slideshow cycling through.
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I'm like a kid in a sweet shop every day. It's slightly cringey how much fun I have.
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What is called good society is usually nothing but a mosaic of polished caricatures.
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The triple is the most exciting play in baseball. Home runs win a lot of games, but I never understood why fans are so obsessed with them.
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To me an unnecessary action, or shot, or casualty, was not only waste but sin.
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I am sensible of the velocity of the moments, and entering that part of my head alert to the motion of the world I am aware that life was never perfect, never absolute. This bestows contentment, even a fearlessness.
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I did a pilot for Anything But Love in 1988 that didn't sell.
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I always liked show biz and got to make a few training films at Boeing. Soon after, I got the idea of a science show geared toward kids, around ages 8 through 12.
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I was the first reporter in the country to get a U.S. Senator on the air during the 9/11 attacks - I was broadcasting from the Hart Building.
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I love Chicago, but in a lot of ways it's a disappointment. You can work there for years and years, and because you're in Chicago, you don't get the recognition. It has some of the best theater in the country, but when they shoot a movie there, they bring in all their actors.
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Every game has to teach you how to walk, run, talk, use.
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A country's competitiveness starts not on the factory floor or in the engineering lab. It starts in the classroom.
