Ann Nocenti Quotes
Is it possible to run a big industrial corporation in a benevolent fashion? We see these days that even the hippest companies hide some rotten practices to make their profit margins work.
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I've read quite a few readers' reviews of my book on Amazon, saying, 'Ah, he criticises the free market, he advocates central planning.' I don't do that for a minute! But this is our black and white, dichotomous way of thinking - which has really been harmful.
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Sometimes I'd like to play the bad guy and sometimes I'd like to die in a movie.
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The Bible may be the truth, but it is not the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
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I am genuinely into soul, R&B and hip hop - all these genres that get slapped under the 'soul' genre. That spoke to me more than it did to my punk-rock friends. And punk spoke more to me than it did to my soul friends. I basically didn't fit comfortably in either world.
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Boating on the lake is one of my favorite summer activities.
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Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto.
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The essence of science is independent thinking, hard work, and not equipment. When I got my Nobel Prize, I had spent hardly 200 rupees on my equipment.
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What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy?
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I'm moved by people who see the world differently than others. People who see the world with a longing for its poetry often can be broken people.
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When people use their hurt and make a triumph in their song, that helps other people.
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Fame and fortune are as hard to find as a lightning strike.
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I have always been a coward as a child. I am not very brave. I am very aware of the fact that I am not very gutsy.
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When people get rich, they cut themselves off from the context that has earned them these riches - the context of the common men. They forget they are part of society.
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My character in the first instalment of 'GOW' was very shy and reserved. It was completely different from 'Kahaani,' where I played a no-nonsense cop. And in the second instalment of 'GOW,' it is again very different.
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There's room for role models who make mistakes.
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I usually take a two-hour nap from one to four.
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I don't sleep well. I rehash everything in bed. The mind's still working.
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I still don't know what Episcopalian means.
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Not all traffic is created equal. In the 5G future, mission-critical apps such as remote surgery will have to take priority over other traffic. There will need to be a regulatory regime that allows the service provider to create services that are differentiated based on user experiences.
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Actors should never be important. Only directors should have power and place.
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If I had to identify the one skill set shared by most by the men who become part of the SEAL teams... it would be sheer brainpower.
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Mayor Koch has stated that hate and rancor should be removed from our hearts. I do not think so.
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When you dive into being an entrepreneur, you are making a commitment to yourself and to others who come to work with you and become interdependent with you that you will move mountains with every ounce of energy you have in your body.
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Is it possible to run a big industrial corporation in a benevolent fashion? We see these days that even the hippest companies hide some rotten practices to make their profit margins work.
