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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Nice to see your home fans boo you. That's what loyal support is.
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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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People read more mysteries than they do political pamphlets.
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Remember that it is not enough to abstain from lying by word of mouth; for the worst lies are often conveyed by a false look, smile, or act.
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The important people in our lives leave imprints. They may stay or go in the physical realm, but they are always there in your heart, because they helped form your heart. There's no getting over that.
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It's like I understand images and some people understand poetry.
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Abortion and racism are both symptoms of a fundamental human error. The error is thinking that when someone stands in the way of our wants, we can justify getting that person out of our lives. Abortion and racism stem from the same poisonous root, selfishness.
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I don't think I'm the only person who sees a cataclysm coming, but I think I'm the only person saying it, and I think that scares people.
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Most people think that Heaven is a choir, and all you will do is sing.
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Having one national standard for mpg and CO2 is extremely important.
