Alphonso Jackson Quotes
The other part of outsourcing is this: it simply says where the work can be done outside better than it can be done inside, we should do it.
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Since 9/11, there has been a huge leap in people wanting to get personally involved in public service and international affairs.
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I'm Cuban, so I know a lot of people who act like vampires. But wait, vampires have to be invited to your house, so maybe they are nothing like Latinos!
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Two hundred years ago, our precursors in Haiti struck a blow for freedom, which was heard around the world, and across centuries.
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Somebody gets to be smart and somebody gets to be dumb. If we win, it'll be because of the president. And if we lose, it'll be because of me.
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I was amazed at how the life of a freelancer differed from running a remote studio for another company. I thought I knew what I was doing in 2004 when I left Eidos because I had run Ion Storm Austin, which was my own independent studio. I had run a business unit inside Origin, but being part of a startup is crazy.
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But, unfortunately, sometimes that affirmation creates a sense that you deserve special treatment and recognition in areas where you're not so talented.
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I'm not a sun person.
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Early in my investment-banking career, I realized I was on a path that others had set out for me.
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Actually, I bought one share of Warren Buffett's stock, probably 35 years ago, in order to read his letters.
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Ringside seats mean you hear the breaking of ribs, the splattered cartilage of what was once the boxer's nose, the dislocation of the jaw, the horrifying 'ugggh' that the boxer utters milliseconds after receiving a crushing left hook to the solar plexus or kidneys or head.
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What I found particularly fascinating and satisfying about the Hindu tradition was its spirit of inclusiveness. In Sanatan Dharma, or what is commonly called Hinduism, I discovered the basic truths of all religions in a way that the oneness of God and religion is comprehensively understood.
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All you have to do is to dream big and try to fulfil it.
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We at Fidelity view ourselves just as much a financial information processing company as an investment management firm. That may not be too newsworthy.
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My personal trainer is an ex-dancer so we do a lot of ballet and jazz.
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I suppose being quite young and being thrust quite dramatically into a large public arena skewered my vision of what it means to live and be a part of something.
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I had a terrible bout of acne after I turned 30.
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My favourite all-time work of fiction: Lord of the Rings. My favourite all-time nonfiction book: Guns, Germs, and Steel. Ask me again next week, you'll get a different answer.
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Building a baseball team is like building a house. You look for the best architects, the best builders - and then you let them do their jobs.
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Be talented enough to make it and stupid enough to keep trying.
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I still have to work on my weight and some of my other demons.
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I've pretty much stopped using a laptop because I'm not line-editing a lot of things anymore.
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The mathematician knows some things, no doubt, but not those things one usually wants to get from him.
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The media is going to treat you good one day and bad the next day.
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The other part of outsourcing is this: it simply says where the work can be done outside better than it can be done inside, we should do it.
