Alex Weisman Quotes
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A healthy economics has got to have both conceptual, theoretical research and applied, empirical research.
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An incredibly high percentage of successful entrepreneurs are dyslexic. That's one of the little-known facts.
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Virtually every society that survived did so by socializing its sons to be disposable. Disposable in war; disposable in work. We need warriors and volunteer firefighters, so we label these men heroes.
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I've never wanted to live in a ghetto or write in a ghetto. I want to write about a world that reflects the one most people live in. Gay people are just one aspect of that.
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I met Mos Def around that time but I didn't hook up with him until I was about 17 or 18.
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I am not going to talk about my personal life anymore. You have to learn that lesson sometime.
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We are all born mad. Some remain so.
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The reality is that I spent years in the factories in Italy when I first set up Jimmy Choo. Today, everyone who has a job at Jimmy Choo, I've done their job - right down to the cleaner.
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The aim of flattery is to soothe and encourage us by assuring us of the truth of an opinion we have already formed about ourselves.
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To complain is always nonacceptance of what is. It invariably carries an unconscious negative charge. When you complain, you make yourself into a victim. When you speak out, you are in your power. So change the situation by taking action or by speaking out if necessary or possible; leave the situation or accept it. All else is madness.
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When I hold something that's radioactive, it's kind of an indescribable feeling. It's kind of like when I'm with my girlfriend.
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Not every song has to be about love and tenderness, sometimes you have those strictly physical feelings for somebody and it's okay to have those feelings.
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When it comes to landing a good job, many people focus on the role. Although finding the right title, position, and salary is important, there's another consideration that matters just as much: culture.
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The problem with listening to music today is that there's so much of it everywhere. We've got used to hearing music without actually listening to it.
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It never crossed my mind to be a director, and I'll tell you why: because I'm a woman. It just didn't occur to me, but I knew I had to be in film.
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Sometimes, things just fall into your lap, and that's pretty incredible.
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Sometimes, I wake up and the skies are grey and everything's horrible.
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My son makes me want to be better so that I can be there for him.
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My friends have always called me 'Mr. Thorough,' in that when I get into something, I become obsessed with it.
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You don't say no to a Shankar film.
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When you've done so many records in 20 years like I have, you're going to have ebbs and flows and go through peaks and valleys.
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I don't see how people are comfortable with seeing other people be great. You can be happy for anybody, but what is your excuse to not want to be great? These people are great because they just say, 'I'ma do that,' and they do it. That's it. There's no scientifical process.
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Everyone's asking if there will be a 'Frozen 2', but at the Studio there's actually been no talk about it!
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When you're starting out, say yes to everything you can.
