Alan Mulally Quotes
The most important thing is the fact we have created this successful and sustainable Ford Motor Co. worldwide. I have no regrets.
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing.
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We all know the epicentre of terrorism in the world today is Pakistan. The world community has to come to grips with this harsh reality.
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Television can be a little tricky in terms of finding roles that feel fully flushed out, which is why I love being in the theater so much, because the roles tend to be really on the page.
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If you look at the scientists who really make a difference, they think boldly. They're not afraid to question what they see.
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I was considered an ugly duckling.
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Little remnants from everywhere I've been are scattered around my home. I collect rocks in a weird way, with stones from around the world as mementos. I've also got three haranas, which are little guitars.
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I am sure of this: that no one can write a book which children will like unless he write it for himself first.
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When the British became Christian, Christianity in no way altered their political organisation.
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I was raised speaking English and Spanish. And I also speak Danish. And I can get by in French and Italian. I've acted in Spanish and English, but when something has to do with emotions, sometimes I feel I can get to the heart of the matter better in Spanish.
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For me, it's very offensive when I notice that it's all about my appearance, how I look, that a man doesn't care who I am.
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The act of writing requires a constant plunging back into the shadow of the past where time hovers ghostlike.
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Explosions are not comfortable.
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I don't want them to read what I'm writing and say, 'I think that's right,' and agree with me. I want them to read something and then walk away and be haunted by it.
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Modelling wasn't a passion of mine, so that made it get old kind of quickly. I was getting very frustrated.
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We are on pace this year to have a trade deficit that is larger than $800 billion. We have never faced that before, but we continue to put forward trade agreements like these that leave us naked to competition that is neither free nor fair.
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After I made my hit in 'Salome,' Universal sent me to New York so I could learn to be a proper movie star.
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I've been taking batting practice in my barn where nobody can see me, so I may be better than anyone thinks.
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I subscribe to the online Urban Dictionary's definition of nerd: 'one whose IQ exceeds his weight'. I'm also keen on the same Urban Dictionary's definition of geek: 'the person you pick on in high school and wind up working for as an adult'. I happily proclaim myself a book nerd/reading geek and proud of it.
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I think trust is the most important thing. If the actors and the director and the crew trust each other and you set up perimeters and boundaries, you give everyone space to do great work.
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Having children is my greatest achievement. It was my saviour. It switched my focus from the outside to the inside. My children are gifts, they remind me of what's important.
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It's important to know the ins and outs of the music business, but you can also dive too deeply into it and forget that you're really here to make music.
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'Baahubali' was really the film that broke most barriers of what regional cinema can do nationally.
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The most important thing is the fact we have created this successful and sustainable Ford Motor Co. worldwide. I have no regrets.
