Alan Mulally Quotes
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Apple Computer would not have reached its current peak of success if it had feared to roll the dice and launch products that didn't always hit the mark. In the mid-1990s, the company was considered washed up, Steve Jobs had departed, and a string of lackluster product launches unrelated to the company's core business.
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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 really am pretty boring. There's no reason to take pictures of me.
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I'm not afraid of change, let's put it that way.
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Denmark is, like, the flattest country on Earth.
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I love iTunes as much as anybody. It's very convenient and very easy. But there is nothing like the vibe that you get when you walk into a record store. And I think a lot of people are still thrilled to spend a half hour there and go through the bins and make some purchases.
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I shop more than most women.
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I love anything that involves the ocean. Swimming, snorkelling or surfing are all fun, which distracts from your mind that you are actually doing a workout. Being outdoors in the sun and the salt water is great for freeing your mind and feeling alive.
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When you look at a movie, you look at a director's thought process.
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Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.
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My kids are at a point in their lives where I'm a moral compass for them. God help them both.
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It's good to know people think I'm a nice guy.
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I was known as the chief grave robber of my state.
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The poverty from which I have suffered could be diagnosed as 'Soho' poverty. It comes from having the airs and graces of a genius and no talent.
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Not unless I do all these ancient and Italian or French or Baroque in the beginnning, I do German.
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Going to the Oscars is always the most sensory overload and a huge amount of fun.
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We are a fact-gathering organization only. We don't clear anybody. We don't condemn anybody.
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God is not just, God is not kind, God is not merciful, and understanding that is essential to true devotion.
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A little known fact: I read all the time. books were the one thing that got me out of Gatlin, even if it was only for a little while.
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Marriage requires searing honesty at all costs. I learned that from my third wife.
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Girls like to see a guy who takes care of himself. It says a lot about him.
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I didn't think that at the beginning. I just wanted to have a garden and a farm and have animals around me. But I do think there's a craving for people to feel a connection. Honestly, it's building on an immigrant tradition, where you bring your country to America. You bring your seeds from Italy. My neighbors are Vietnamese, so they're growing their herbs and stuff that they miss from Vietnam.
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Consumers have zero time for products that are not simple, intuitive, and attractive to use. This is especially true with Internet products, where clean and useful design is a prerequisite to keeping anyone on your site for more than 30 seconds.
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Boeing is a United States icon.
