Carol Leifer Quotes
I'm always a big fan of if you approach somebody politely about something and you're not a nudge - you're just pretty honest and simple, my kind of philosophy is that I'm not afraid of 'no,' and that's way different than 'I won't take no for an answer.
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When one takes action for others, one's own suffering is transformed into the energy that can keep one moving forward; a light of hope illuminating a new tomorrow for oneself and others is kindled.
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I think studies are really important and shouldn't be compromised.
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I'll tell ya, when you open up that can of dab, it's always fresh.
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War diminishes both civil and economic rights.
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There's nowhere like Detroit; it's a modern necropolis: all these art deco masterpieces crumbling away.
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Software-industry battles are fought by highly paid and out-of-shape nerds furiously pounding computer keyboards while they guzzle diet Coke. The stakes aren't very dramatic. Life? Liberty? The pursuit of happiness? Nope, it's about stock options.
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Modesty is my best quality.
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Plus, I am paranoid by nature. I need to be in control.
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Can I eventually take classes and eliminate my accent? Sure. I guess anybody could. But this is who I am, and this is what I got. And there are millions of people who sound just like me. Millions. It's not like this is some novelty.
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I'm not afraid of change, let's put it that way.
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Let's create a legal system that can work.
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You want all your books to stick around after you've gone.
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Even when I was a kid, I had this insane head of flaming hair. It looked like a wig.
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You do a show to be a hit and hopefully run a couple of years.
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The next time you see an outside day with a down close lower than the previous day, don't get scared, get ready to buy!
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I've become the hunted. I'm enjoying that. It's better to be the hunted than the hunter.
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I want to promote the introduction of art history in primary schools and to convince the general public that, even in a period of economic crisis, arts funding is an absolute necessity at the federal, state, and local levels.
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A man never apologizes for the fact that he has to work. He might say, 'Hey, I am so sorry my hours were long today,' but he'd never feel he has to explain the very fact that he has a career. Once I stopped apologizing, I noticed both my kids also stopped complaining and asking me 'why' I worked.
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My favorite word is clarity...clarity...clarity. And the critical clarity is what is the transformation that is going to take place in the customer's life or work when they buy and use your product? And how profound is that? How important is that? You know the old saying, "If you could come up with a cure for cancer you'd be a billionaire by the end of the week" because of that profound result.
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Generally, when it comes to covers, I try and add elements that may not take your immediate attention but really become important the more you look at them.
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It's pretty much run by everybody. We're very involved in everything that goes on. We always have been.
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Simple ingredients prepared in a simple way - that's the best way to take your everyday cooking to a higher level.
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Because entrepreneurship is so hard and does take so long to build something great, you do have to build an environment that you yourself as an entrepreneur want to work in for the next 20 years.
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I'm always a big fan of if you approach somebody politely about something and you're not a nudge - you're just pretty honest and simple, my kind of philosophy is that I'm not afraid of 'no,' and that's way different than 'I won't take no for an answer.
