Elayne Boosler Quotes
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I'm a big proponent of young women dressing appropriately in the workplace to get ahead. We need to demand respect as women, and part of that involves how we present ourselves.
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Everything I do, I go to black people. If I have a problem at the airport, I'll go to the black ticket agent. I hope they notice me because I'll get better service. If I'm at a restaurant, I look for the black waiter. Rent-a-Car, give you the upgrade.
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Our higher education system is one of the things that makes America exceptional. There's no place else that has the assets we do when it comes to higher education. People from all over the world aspire to come here and study here. And that is a good thing.
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I do Athlete Devotion throughout all my fight camps. I am a Christian, so I fight with God first, and I have my devotions with me everywhere I go.
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I always loved cars. I don't know why, I can't explain it to you. It has always been with me.
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I'm kind of a perfectionist, and it gets in the way with my putting sometimes. Golf is a messed-up game. When you feel you've figured it out is when you're going to struggle.
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It's true that youth is wasted on the young and, if I had my life to live over again, I suppose I would pay more attention to my career. I would make better choices. But, in my defence, I would say that I have three wonderful children, and that's something I am very proud of.
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I think there are two aspects to ageing: there's the physical side and what's happening inside.
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I learned that despite having years and years of experience in math and computer science and so on, I didn't really know how to code until I formed a company.
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My Alma mater was books, a good library... I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.
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Actually, I am a golfer. That is my real occupation. I never was an actor. Ask anybody, particularly the critics.
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My father was a factory worker, and we were really poor. But everything I earned peddling papers and working in stores, he made me put aside for education.
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In this business, it's easy for either your heart or your head to be swayed, and I try to always stay true to who I am.
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There are some who complain that there is not enough food grain. But I put the argument that at the moment we use 2000 census population figures and require 50-55 million tonnes for distribution.
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It is clothes. It is parts. Therefore, you combine the parts differently to create your own unique expression.
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Anyone can go out on stage and start beating people over the head with rubber chickens. That'll get people's attention.
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God, our Creator, has stored within our minds and personalities, great potential strength and ability. Prayer helps us tap and develop these powers.
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I won't join another band again.
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In a small company, you often see a lot more of what goes on in a broader range of things. And that's good.
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I still pray a lot. I still believe in God. I just don't believe in any set religion.
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I wasn't remembering the gift that God had given me. I had totally put all that aside. And my daughter was growing up before my eyes, and I just wanted to grab hold of that. It goes by so fast. I wanted to watch her. I wanted to be that parent - because at that point in time, I was a single parent. Watch her go to school, and when she got home, be there. I wanted that moment.
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What does your conscience say? — 'You should become the person you are'.
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I learned hard lessons, and I've taken that lesson and it's helped me become a better business person and a better leader.
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I'm just a person trapped inside a woman's body.