Earl Nightingale Quotes
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I had to endure the worst time of all in terms of racial discrimination in Hollywood when I first started out. It was inconcievable to American directors and producers that a Mexican woman could have a lead role.
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The most important role of a leader is to set a clear direction, be transparent about how to get there and to stay the course.
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I think any form of self-expression is half confidence, half sheer hard work and, maybe, a bit of talent thrown in.
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I don't avoid anything. In my songs I just choose to talk about certain things, and so yeah, there are some aspects of my character and personality that don't come out.
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Being on your own would be sad, sick and weird. I don't trust myself. I need that balance.
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It is much more difficult to measure nonperformance than performance.
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Politics is the art of the possible.
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I throw ideas out into the open when I really should just be writing them down in a journal.
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I'm a computer scientist by training. I'm also the author of three books, all of which endorse the use of biotechnology to improve the human condition. In the most recent of these, 'The Infinite Resource,' I talk about the power of innovation to save the world.
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I realised there were no good role models for kids. Popeye eats spinach, but also smokes and hits people.
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I have loved Elliott Carter's music for many years.
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Opera is the most complete art form. It includes drama, acting, technology (lighting), art (the sets), dance, and the epitome of the human voices. But mostly, go for the glorious music. The arts are crucial to the life of every community.
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I never feel like there's any one point to the film, to anything, to any of the movies I've made.
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To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would be if men died for ideas that were true!
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As Senator, I will always put the health and safety of New Hampshire's families first.
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As an actor, the first thing you're taught is, 'Don't look into the camera; ignore it.'
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The most influential thinker, in my life, has been the psychologist Richard Nisbett. He basically gave me my view of the world.
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I hope that the opening of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial will be a life-altering experience that inspires every American to rededicate themselves to the fulfillment of Dr. King's dream.
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Love is based on imagination.
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I always joked with my parents. I told them, 'If I don't make it as an actor, my fallback is musician.'
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One cannot sell anything to a satisfied man. Ergo, make him want something new, or take away something that he has and then sell him something to take its place.
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On a ship, everything is enclosed: the people are right on top of each other and can't get up and walk away.
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Slowly I learnt the ways of humans: how to ruin, how to hate, how to debase, how to humiliate. And at the feet of my Master I learnt the highest of human skills, the skill no other creature owns: I finally learnt how to lie.
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Excellence always sells.
