Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Quotes
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Basically, my socialization as a child didn't come from any schooling; it came from being in theater and meeting people online.
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Be original; don't be scared of being bold!
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Insanity - a perfectly rational adjustment to an insane world.
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I've wanted to be a writer since I was a boy, though it seemed an unlikely outcome since I showed no real talent. But I persevered and eventually found my own row to hoe. Ignorance of other writers' work keeps me from discouragement and I am less well-read than the average bus driver.
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I think suicide is the most perfect thing you can do in life.
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It was clear to my parents that I had the gift of voice, and they encouraged me to pursue it.
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Taxi drivers used to ask me what kind of music I did, and I'd say, 'Well, it's kind of jazz, soul, classical' - but that makes no sense to anyone.
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I know a lot of people who say they want to leave Tulsa and go off to L.A. or New York City. But I can't wait to come back to Tulsa. It's a great place to be.
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If you are different, or you have minimum possibilities, you can still succeed. I am living proof of that.
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Self-expression is always a right, but it's still not there to be abused.
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I molded myself against le Front National. Against hate speech, be it racist, sexist, xenophobic, or homophobic. Against the kind of injustice I faced during my own life.
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People were already beginning to forget, what horrible suffering the war had brought them. I did not want to cause fear and panic, but to let people know how dreadful war is and so to stimulate people's powers of resistance.
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Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.
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I really do not care if it is a B-movie or not.
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The Celtic Church as we know it, till gradually brought under Roman discipline, was purely monastic. The monasteries were the centres whence the ministry of souls was exercised.
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A right is not what someone gives you; it's what no one can take from you.
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The important thing is this: to be able, at any moment, to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.
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I tell you the past is a bucket of ashes.
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I was in chains all the time, 24 hours a day, for three years. I tried to wear those chains with dignity, even if I felt that it was unbearable.
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There will have to be some way to ensure accountability for what has already been found here.
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The cutting room is where you discover the optimal length of the movie.
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You have never loved me. You have only thought it pleasant to be in love with me.
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Some people don't like competition, but competition is fine. It generates new ideas, keeps you alert.
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I'm leery of legislative solutions to what is morality.
