Lee Majors Quotes
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I thought that I'd have a briefcase-and-power-suit career.
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Far too many executives have become more concerned with the 'four P's' - pay, perks, power and prestige - rather than making profits for shareholders.
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For me, the whole process involves envisioning this book in my head as I'm working.
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Every religion there's something foul going on.
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It is impossible to imagine the universe run by a wise, just and omnipotent God, but it is quite easy to imagine it run by a board of gods.
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There's that stigma about New Yorkers, how they're so mean, but in my experience it was quite the opposite. People were very genuine and very nice, even on the subway.
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It's human nature to want to be with other people.
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Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.
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The road to the sacred leads through the secular.
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I didn't know at all I wanted to do TV. I thought I might go to law school. I might want to become a history professor.
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Entertainment has this way of resetting itself.
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Vanity can apply to both insecurity and egotism. So I distance myself, because I feel everything.
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When something comes up that attacks people's beliefs, their first reaction tends to be fear.
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No one knows restaurants like a New Yorker - they're incredibly discerning and restaurant savvy.
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Youth is beautiful.
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The Oscars are really nice, but the best part is that I had the opportunity to do that kind of work.
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I'd be nervous about skiing, wondering what I'd do if I felt shaky on top of a mountain; but other diabetics do ski, so there's no reason I couldn't.
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Money takes wings. The only thing that endures is character.
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Throughout my many years of service to the people of North Carolina, I have always tried to treat people from all viewpoints with respect.
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We don't have to live up to the expectations of others. Passion is personal. As long as our passion is fueled with the right stuff then keep on plodding forward. I'll never be Mark Twain or Tom Clancy. But that's okay, because neither of them could teach you to mix a boundless number of grays, or where to place the catch light in a portrait.
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On one level, nothing's really changed in my life. I still drive my daughter in the car pool on Monday. But it's impossible not to be aware of this rush of attention; it's impossible not to be seduced by it once you've entered into it, seduced by being unhappy when the attention wanes.
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One has to see oneself through one's actions, works, and mind. Knowing the Self by the self is not as easy as writing that line. A yogi sees things in every movement he makes, maybe when practicing, maybe when teaching, or maybe when talking to people. You should have courage in your convictions and pursue what is dear to you all these years.
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And about in the late '80s, I got kind of burned out a little bit.
