Edward Whitacre, Jr. Quotes
I started at GM knowing very little about that particular business. Not being an expert means you have to learn everything, starting from the basics.
Edward Whitacre, Jr.
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In the last 5 years, American employers have lost over $150 billion of productivity to depression alone. That is more than the GDP of 28 different States during the same period.
Patrick J. Kennedy
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I discovered what it meant to 'live for Christ,' and that it honestly was something I wanted to do. The facts were there, and I could sense the Holy Spirit at work.
Zach Johnson
The Fray
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I was riding my mountain bike in Colorado, and I met a dog who reminded me so much of my very first dog, in the way she interacted with me, looked at me, and wagged her tail, that I rode away convinced I'd just very possibly met the reincarnated version of my long lost friend.
W. Bruce Cameron
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I went swimming the other day and my wife was watching and she said, 'You know, it's funny, it's when you've got no clothes on, no one recognizes you.' I said, 'What are you saying? That I should do more love scenes?'
Eddie Marsan
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Never judge a person if you don't know him.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
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I clearly understood the concept of wise use before I ever heard the actual words, for my father wouldn't allow us to waste anything.
Ted Nugent
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No one escapes from the past without bearing some of its burdens.
Edmund Morgan
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It's never been difficult for me to say no. I have never given excuses like I don't have dates. I have never over-quoted to avoid a project. I simply say that while the script might be good, I can't connect with it. My strategy is that while I wouldn't want anyone to waste my time, I shouldn't be doing that, either, with others.
Vidya Balan
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It's funny, because when I was in college, all my professors said, 'You should do comedy.' And I was like, 'No! No!' But I was able to get my foot in the door through comedy. I'm so grateful to have the opportunity to do it.
Rachael Harris
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Our research is so complex that the resources of a single region of the world are no longer enough - both intellectually and economically, it must be a global effort.
Fabiola Gianotti
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As much as possible, I try to encourage people to use stunt men because that is really their job.
Sam Neill
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I love football, football is my life.
Wayne Rooney
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Mel Brooks is an interesting one because he started out making films about stuff that he was totally affectionate about, like musicals, westerns, horror films, Hitchcock films. And then, as they get further on, and you get to 'Spaceballs,' then it's just kind of contrived.
Edgar Wright
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No section of the American populace has been more completely deceived by the forces interested in keeping the truth from the people than America's youth.
Francis Parker Yockey
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People just decided I was an R&B artist because I'm black.
Gallant
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There is the joy that is one's state of the being and there is the joy that is one's state of mind. The first is permanent and the second is impermanent.
Ian Gardner
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Your choice of people to associate with, both personally and business-wise, is one of the most important choices you make. If you associate with turkeys, you will never fly with the eagles.
Brian Tracy
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I started at GM knowing very little about that particular business. Not being an expert means you have to learn everything, starting from the basics.
Edward Whitacre, Jr.
