John D. Rockefeller Quotes
The day of combination is here to stay. Individualism has gone, never to return.
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When you are intelligent and beautiful you face a lot of problems. If you are beautiful and stupid then it's easy.
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I think that all things, in their way, reflect heavenly truth, the imagination not least.
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As we get used to women in power, we are likely to discover that they behave much like powerful men - vain, entitled, always looking for more.
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I strongly believe in political activity that has to do with choices - and not consensus that sometimes covers problems and doesn't resolve them.
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Each decade, I've lived in that decade, so I could easily shed the '20s, the '30s, the '40s.
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I was about 11 or 12 when I began to pick up my mother's books.
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The pursuit of happiness, which American citizens are obliged to undertake, tends to involve them in trying to perpetuate the moods, tastes and aptitudes of youth.
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I am a control freak. I am very hands on and pay attention to details.
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If there is a gay uniform, the differences are in how each man coordinates the details: the brand and cut of the jeans, the design of belts and boots, the haircut, the number and size of earrings.
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I will exercise patience and will provide all facts to the general public.
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In school I was in the dark room all the time, and I've always collected stray photographs; there's a great deal of memory in them.
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Art, whatever form it takes, requires hard work, craftsmanship and creativity. As a writer, I know my grammar, cadence, the music of prose, and the art of the narrative.
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Californians are blessed with the remarkable leadership of Gov. Jerry Brown, who... has led our state to firm fiscal footing and brought us to the enviable position of dreaming - and achieving - big dreams again.
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I spend 90 percent of my time saying no, and my accountant yells at me for it, but when I started in this business, I wanted my career to have legs.
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I have been lucky in my life to have met people that are special, so extraordinary talented that they somehow are on a different plane. Sometimes these amazingly talented people find a way to keep reinventing themselves to stay relevant and alive. Some fall under the crushing vibrancy of their own intensity.
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You know I was a shy guy and people didn't know that and still don't know it today. I'm sure basketball brought my shyness out because of the fact that you have to do interviews, and that people are always talking to you in terms of the fans and everything.
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I don't know how to thank everyone for all their help.
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I literally hate working out.
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With Black Lives Matter, we knew from the very beginning that it wasn't just going to live online. We were like, 'We're creating this thing and then it's also going to live with black folks on the street and protests and organizations.' It was very important for us to use the hashtag as a way to have a larger conversation and as an organizing tool.
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I don't like waiting in airports for my bags. Even worse, I don't like waiting in airports when my bags are lost.
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What is defeat? Nothing but education. Nothing but the first step to something better.
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The strong man is the man who can stand up for his rights and not hit back.
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I couldn't live with myself if I thought that these big strategic choices for my generation were there, and I wasn't even making them - or I was making them according to what was expedient rather than what I actually thought was right.
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The day of combination is here to stay. Individualism has gone, never to return.
