Margrethe Vestager Quotes
If you're in a situation where your effective tax rate is so much lower than any other company, then obviously you have a much better position when it comes to compete on prices and everything else.
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In general, I think the world is a good place if you work hard, believe in yourself, have good intentions, and if you are kind to people, I believe that good things happen to you.
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I was a home-schooled kid, living in the forest, and I didn't even have cable. I'm serious.
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You may count on Mexico's support, since your commitment to the noblest causes of mankind and your vast experience are and will be invaluable in enabling us, together, to achieve a better world.
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I sort of mind living in a time when most of the literature is terribly personal. I suppose it's because I grew up on a love of history, philosophy, science and religion, but not to think too much about yourself.
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I haven't been hit since Leon Spinks hit me in '92.
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'Rescue Me' is the first book in a three-book series. Although, like all my series, the books are purposely written so that readers do not have to read them in order.
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I'm not selfish. I am where I am because I have worked very hard and have always done my job.
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It wasn't just OK to achieve in my family - it was expected.
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There are some jobs where you think, 'There's no way! This would be too, too good. The universe would love me too much were it to actually happen.'
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The age of 18 seemed the right time to try something different in my life. Moving to the U.K. was a risk, and I was never confident that I could ever make a full-time living being a musician, but I had to try. Initially, I worked as a jazz musician in pubs or with bands.
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The one thing that's broken inside of me is that I've lost the signal most people have to feel hungry or feel full.
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I had to learn - since I'm divorced now and everyone is like, 'Oh my God, you're single, what's going on?' - that if I don't like to spend time with myself, how can I ask someone else to enjoy spending time with me? I'm getting to learn how to enjoy my solitude and have a good time.
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I knew a homeless guy who'd give all the copper coins that people gave him to charity. So I think there's something that makes us want to give. For me, it's quite a selfish luxury: you feel enlivened, deepened and self-nurtured by generosity.
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Each man seeks his own interest, not the general interest. Let his own selfish interests be touched, and all concord is at an end.
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And of course in America you've got American football and baseball and all those other ball games, soccer has become a little niche that the women have kind of filled.
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People are living a lot longer these days and not preparing for it. I'm in the gym and, you know, using my voice.
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(He was) tall and lean, an aristocrat by inclination, born into money and influence and never recovered.
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Our laws need to reflect the evolution of technology and the changing expectations of American society. This is why the Constitution is often called a 'living' document. But we have a long way to go to get our modern privacy laws in line with modern technology.
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Sour Patch, Swedish Fish. I love candy, man. I can't go without candy. And when I'm recording, I always have a TV on with cartoons - on mute, though. When I'm recording, I like to look at the TV now and then and see some crazy, wacky stuff. When you're thinking creative, it just keeps you creative. Everybody got their way of making music.
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I don't think you can define love.
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Shopping in Thailand is super cheap and generally high quality. Bangkok is also safe. If you see anybody wearing camouflage holding a machete, don't be scared. They sell coconuts.
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I am a temperance Republican down to my toes.
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If you're in a situation where your effective tax rate is so much lower than any other company, then obviously you have a much better position when it comes to compete on prices and everything else.
