Alan Mulally Quotes
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If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words.
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When I was a kid, I had an Atari 2600, and I would play Pac Man, Frogger, all that kind of stuff. And I did enjoy going to the arcade.
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Then, when I got in the military, I used to host - even in high school - I hosted the talent shows, and when I was in the military I would host all of our base Christmas parties and stuff.
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There's a big debate whether pentathlon or heptathlon is harder: five events in one day or seven in two.
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Nice to see your home fans boo you. That's what loyal support is.
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The purpose of armed struggle is not simply to kill... its purpose is to reach a political goal.
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We are more casual about qualifying the people we allow to act as advocates in the courtroom than we are about licensing electricians.
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Candidates should be extremely cautious in displaying a sense of humor. If he or she tells a joke with a point, there is almost certain to be some minority group offended.
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There will never be talking pictures.
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Focus on remedies, not faults.
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I think we respond well when we do something well.
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Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm. But the harm does not interest them.
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For better or worse, a lot of people who build things don't want to part ways. They don't have the short exit plan that a lot of the investors have.
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When you're competitive, the last thing you want to do is come out of a game, regardless of what kind of injury it is - whether it's an ankle, a knee, a rib, or a head injury.
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Women who give up their children for adoption are years and years later talking about how painful it was, much more than women who have abortions.
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I don't want to put one innocent person to death to put 99 that are guilty to death. So philosophically I'm a tooth-for-tooth guy, but the reality is the death penalty as public policy is flawed.
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When other boys dreamt of going to the moon or becoming doctors, I wanted to be a designer.
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You needn't love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you are doing well enough.
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I love acting but I also love writing, especially comedy.
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I've taken Saturdays to be the day I pull back completely. I do things that are more creative, and I've actually found that helps me when I get back into work to be more thoughtful, and I truly believe that feeding your creative soul is really important to being more analytical.
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It's one of the most beautiful things in the world, to go off and make a film. At the heart of it, making a film - it's pretend. It's a silly thing to do. But it can be important, and to have that experience with people you love is one of the best things you can do.
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I am very clear about keeping my professional and personal lives separate. I don't want to talk about certain things, and that's the way I am.
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We're at a real time of transition here in terms of future aviation. What's going to be manned? What's going to be unmanned? There are those who see [the JSF] as the last manned fighter/bomber. And I'm one that's inclined to believe it-whether it's right or not.
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Having one national standard for mpg and CO2 is extremely important.
