Lee Iacocca Quotes
They're on you day and night. Their oversight is just too extreme [. . .] That's why our 10-year loan, we paid it back in three years. We couldn't stand the government. The bureaucracy kills you.
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It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact.
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Never stand still. Only stand still enough to learn, and once you stop learning in that stance, move off. Always keep yourself engaged, in theater, in whatever job you can get. If you can't get an acting job, then go backstage. Or take tickets. But be around actors because that is where you will primarily learn.
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If you're an English actor and turn up in America, they don't have an opinion about where you sit. They have no idea what auditions to send you to, so they send you to everything.
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Ballots are the rightful and peaceful successors to bullets.
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Allowing homosexuality means allowing satanic rights.
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Religion is such an important part of so many people's lives, and I don't understand it at all.
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Growing up my mother played Sarah Vaughan and Nat Cole in the house regularly.
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When I find the right information, the Web is a blessing; when I don't, it's a distraction.
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The devil made me do it.
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A man must marry only a very pretty woman in case he should ever want some other man to take her off his hands.
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The only reality show that I do tune in for is 'Shark Tank.'
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Boxing is one of the few sports that is one on one.
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My dad's name is Vernon and my mom liked the initials, V. V. My sisters and I got named Victoria, Valerie and Vincent so we'd be V. V.'s, too. But, then when you start getting pets' names that start with a 'v,' it's a little embarrassing.
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A child learns to discard his ideals, whereas a grown-up never wears out his short pants.
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In 1993, when I landed in Zimbabwe, there were just 10 psychiatrists in that country of 10 million people. Nine of the 10 were foreigners who spoke no regional language.
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Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.
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Sometimes, it's just unfortunate you get injured in the game. But you can definitely take strides to prevent those things.
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As long as I'm not selling out the people that ride or die with me, I'm glad I'm not an MC. I'm a motivational speaker. I'm not that rapper dude.
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How can a rational being be ennobled by any thing that is not obtained by its own exertions?
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It's all about respect. I'm not going to treat a woman like a piece of meat.
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On stage, I make love to 25,000 different people, then I go home alone.
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I don't know if it's just me getting older or if it's a reflection of times changing, but it just seems to me like among most of my friends and peers, there's a lot more time being spent at home than out.
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Keep a Day Timer so you know where you are supposed to be and when. Whether this system is in a tangible, printed version or on your mobile device, by having a Day Timer, you can stay organized throughout the day.
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They're on you day and night. Their oversight is just too extreme [. . .] That's why our 10-year loan, we paid it back in three years. We couldn't stand the government. The bureaucracy kills you.
