Levi Strauss Quotes
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The story was such that I couldn't make a graceful ending and then make a graceful new beginning. I could have, but I didn't want to. So, it isn't the most graceful way of writing a story. This new story is, I think, is pretty good stuff. I'm pleased with it anyway.
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The flower in the vase smiles, but no longer laughs.
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Going forward, we will focus on building the very best Windows phones on a quicker timeline. We will also focus on the channels and markets that offer the best returns. This is a similar approach to the one we have taken with Surface, which has been very successful.
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It was failing part of my Ph.D. that led me into novel-writing. By then I was 29, had remarried and had a second baby. It struck me that I'd lost my path in life and I felt frustrated. That's when I started to write.
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I like being involved with projects that are not only entertaining but are also thought provoking. Either that, or jobs that keep a roof over my head. A mixture of both is always nice.
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You don't repair that relationship by sitting down and talking about trust or making promises. Actually, what rebuilds it is living it and doing things differently - and I think that is what is going to make the difference.
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There's a physicality and confidence to Americans; they're very present. That's something I enjoy being around because it rubs off on you.
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There are two kinds of people on this Earth: Those who are content and those who are not.
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Another time I cracked two of the vertebrae in my back and broke a rib.
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The biggest battles in human history can only ever be seen through the eyes of the bloke on the front line, and that's by definition a very focused view and one that will vary from individual to individual.
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Mix CDs are interesting. I'm known more for my artist albums and less for my mix CDs.
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After the Challenger accident, NASA put in a lot of time to improve the safety of the space shuttle to fix the things that had gone wrong.
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It's never easy with characters in these dark and grave circumstances but that's my job.
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I never worried about money, except that I knew that all I had to worry about was golf. As long as I could play, I was going to make money.
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I train for around 3-4 hours everyday. It can go up to 6-7 hours when a competition is approaching.
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I left New York in 2009 when I fell in love with someone who had a farmhouse in New Hampshire... Portland, Maine, felt like the inevitable place for us.
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I'm in a hallowed league of artists. Whether it's Billie Holiday or Rakim or Jimmy Hendrix or... I don't know, MGMT, we're all blessed to be able to create. It's a lineage that extends a long time. And to be able to be active in it and have made a difference in it, it's humbling. To know I had a place in all of this; that's the rewarding part.
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I made up my mind long ago that life was too short to do anything for myself that I could pay others to do for me.
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Fixation is the way to death. Fluidity is the way to life.
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'Pears like my heart go flutter, flutter, and then they may say, 'Peace, Peace,' as much as they likes - I know it's goin' to be war!
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I'm sure that if we had enough sophistication, someone could look at what my changes in brain structure were as I came to feel more deeply in love.
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I do like my hair. It took a while to come around to the fact that it was quite a unique value point.
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There's certain cakes you've got to have, maybe a pie here and there. But I know to not do it as much.
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Gifts make slaves.
