Margaret Heffernan Quotes
Most executives I know are so action-oriented, or action-addicted, that time for reflection is the first casualty of their success.
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I needed to really pursue music and learn what I needed to learn on my own by getting in and doing it, not by reading a book about it.
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In case of doubt, do a little more than you have to.
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Usually, if you read a script by somebody else and there's a dense page of stage directions, people just skip through it or speed read it.
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If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
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I do not consider myself beautiful.
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Within NASA, the shuttle is perhaps the least-groundbreaking project. Recall that Apollo was about creating brand-new technologies that did something unprecedented - putting men on the moon. The shuttle is, by comparison, a relic designed to make going into orbit routine.
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The goal is to divide my time between stage and film.
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I eat a lot of chocolate.
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This is just strictly me wanting to make a record that is the real deal. It is all the stuff that I have learned and know that I remember. It's what I perceive as country music is about.
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Not everyone can be successful selling fashion at $25,000 for a wedding outfit. Certain designers are able to do that. And there is only a certain amount of consumers who can do that. The real opportunity is in that $25 garment.
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You are not alone with a guy until you are a proper age. You don't go to certain levels with men until you are married or you have a certain relationship.
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I wasn't a major in political science for nothing, so I understood the politics of beauty and the politics of race when it comes to the fashion industry.
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Even today, I frequently meet scientists who, outside their own narrow discipline, are superstitious.
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Law enforcement officers are never 'off duty.' They are dedicated public servants who are sworn to protect public safety at any time and place that the peace is threatened. They need all the help that they can get.
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In cartoons, in movies, time passes differently. There are flashbacks and flashfowards.
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We were like a stock company at Warners. We didn't know any of the stars from the other studios.
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I don't like men who blow-dry their hair. If you are a man and you blow-dry your hair, then I don't like you and that's all there is to it.
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I read all the time that people think I'm arrogant. They say I am cocky, a bad character. I had that from a young age. But when they meet me, they say, 'That image doesn't fit you.'
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We must say that there are as many squares as there are numbers.
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I love to talk to children about making mistakes. It's important that I tell them about how I don't get it right the first time. We live in such a perfectionist society, and they see so many finished products and polished performances.
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I was able to really see that connection as a football player where success requires a lot of hard work and effort, physically and mentally.
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Although in skating you compete with other people, anyone who achieves a certain level of success is first and foremost competing against themselves. And for me, the idea that I could always do better, learn more, learn faster, is something that came from skating.
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Five Great Habits for Better Relationships: acceptance (smile each time), appreciation (say thank you to everyone), admiration (compliment people on their appearance or clothing, etc.), approval (praise immediately, specifically and repeatedly), and attention (be a good listener).
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Most executives I know are so action-oriented, or action-addicted, that time for reflection is the first casualty of their success.
