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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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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My first few plays took place in the South and even The Lucky Spot was in the thirties but in Louisiana.
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The extraordinary thing is not that people in a lifetime turn out worse or better than we had prophesied; particularly in America that is to be expected. The extraordinary thing is how people keep their levels, fulfill their promises, seem actually buoyed up by an inevitable destiny.
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Anytime you open your mouth there's going to be someone who's put off. I try to deal with that by keeping the topical portions of my show brief. I realize that some people wish my comments were briefer.
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Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it. My optimism, then, does not rest on the absence of evil, but on a glad belief in the preponderance of good and a willing effort always to cooperate with the good, that it may prevail.
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If you're a marketer who doesn't know how to invent, design, influence, adapt, and ultimately discard products, then you're no longer a marketer. You're deadwood.
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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.
