Alan Mulally Quotes
There is no reason that America can't compete in a global economy, and I love being one small proof point in that.
Quotes to Explore
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I found my first dinosaur bone when I was 6, growing up in Montana. Ever since then I've been interested in dinosaurs.
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My mom really inspired me. She has always taught me it's not about us, it's about what we can give back.
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Cutting the deficit by gutting our investments in innovation and education is like lightening an overloaded airplane by removing its engine. It may make you feel like you're flying high at first, but it won't take long before you feel the impact.
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America's victory in the Cold War was not without painful social costs.
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Even under Obamacare, there are people that get subsidized insurance. But that has a $6,000 deductible. What do you think they do with that $6,000 deductible? They are still a nonpayer.
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For me, I love California. I feel like it's my second home in that I moved out by choice at eighteen. It gave me opportunities that I didn't have anywhere else.
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What I'm interested in is the fascinating image of young leaders... you know, young people leading in different fields. You see athletes and people in gymnastics, where the requirement is that you are supple and very, very young... 11... and by the time you're 14, you're already over the hill.
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San Francisco, coolest place ever.
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When people refer to 'Back in the Day,' it was a Wednesday. Just a little fun fact for you.
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Dreams are today's answers to tomorrow's questions.
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I never forget my old days and I never fly too high I have my feet fixed firmly on the ground!
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Writers have to be very careful and discerning because so much of the machine is out of their control.
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My mother's nickname for me is 'Positive Patrick.' I like to live up to that title.
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Some children are tackling tough times without the support that can help them because the adults in their life are scared to ask.
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The presidential candidates are offering prescriptions for everything from Iraq to healthcare, but listen closely. Their fixes are situational and incremental. Meanwhile, the underlying structural problems in American politics and government are systemic and prevent us from solving our most intractable challenges.
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All people, regardless of whether they're athletes or not, should treat people the way they want to be treated.
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One of the recent love stories I enjoyed was Bhaskar's 'Bommarillu.'
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In 1853, American warships bullied Japan out of centuries of virtual isolation and into the modern world. The threat of force compelled Japan, like India and China before it, to accept trade agreements that were economically ruinous and eroded national sovereignty.
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When I start a picture, I always have a script, but I change it every day. I put in what occurs to me that day out of my imagination. You start on a voyage; you know where you will end up but not what will occur along the way. You want to be surprised.
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Puerto Rican culture is very different from Mexican culture. Part of the Mexican psychology is the idea of being an immigrant or being illegal or being confused with that. That doesn't happen with Puerto Ricans, because you're a commonwealth.
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Life has its trade-offs. As you age, you lose things like teeth and the ability to play in the ball pit at fast-food restaurants, and you gain things like experience and employer-based health insurance.
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I believe in the promise of America. Being a Cuban refugee, having come here when I was eight, I know that this is a shining city on the hill.
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I've never really been America's sweetheart, but for a minute I think that's what they wanted me to be.
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There is no reason that America can't compete in a global economy, and I love being one small proof point in that.
