Edward Whitacre, Jr. Quotes
When I went into GM there was a lack of morale. The company had gone bankrupt and the people who worked there were embarrassed. Underneath all of, though, there was a will to show what they were capable of, but nobody knew exactly what to do.
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As for my diet, I try to eat lean, clean and healthy - nothing too surprising. And I avoid too much meat or dairy because they slow you down.
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There has never been a female director who has won an Oscar. There has only been one woman who won at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Irrespective of any political party, I am a supporter of good people who want to do something for the society.
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I don't think that any political party should claim Jesus as being a part of a political party.
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The impact of any particular writer on your own work is hard to discern.
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I think you can soften people's hearts, even if they have a lot of hate. Music can do that if it's beautiful and honest. If I can do that - soften just one person's heart - I consider myself successful already.
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This is what people need: an easy-to-deploy, easy-to-use tool.
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We live in an inter-dependent world. An isolated India is not in our interest.
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I used to think I had ambition... but now I'm not so sure. It may have been only discontent. They're easily confused.
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Why not a space flower? Why do we always expect metal ships?
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To be outspoken is easy when you do not wait to speak the complete truth.
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The crown must constantly earn citizens' appreciation, respect and trust.
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I generally wake up at 4:30, have breakfast No. 1, then get to the pool by 5 a.m.
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I would probably do anything with David Mamet. He's so great. I just love his writing.
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Books are no different from goats! They enjoy an afternoon out on the lawn.
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Today the financial market is no good, but the money is there.
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Your life goes on, and then your life goes on plus 'Star Wars.' It's just been an incredible time.
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Sainthood is acceptable only in saints.
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This result was confirmed by different researchers using various experimental arrangements.
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The process is intense and the producers, who are intelligent men, are bringing in new people for a fresh look at a complicated project that has been in the making for 10 years.
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Our criminal justice system is fallible. We know it, even though we don't like to admit it. It is fallible despite the best efforts of most within it to do justice. And this fallibility is, at the end of the day, the most compelling, persuasive, and winning argument against a death penalty.
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I admire people like Kristen Wiig, who is hilarious but also does a lot of really cool films. I would love to have a career like hers.
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Actors, you have to wait for people to give you work, or you have to make your own stuff. But standup, I could just say, 'I want to do standup in 30 minutes,' and I can go do standup. Or I could just say, 'I want to do standup in a few weeks in this city.'
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When I went into GM there was a lack of morale. The company had gone bankrupt and the people who worked there were embarrassed. Underneath all of, though, there was a will to show what they were capable of, but nobody knew exactly what to do.
