Clayton Christensen Quotes
The single most important factor in our long-term happiness is the relationships we have with our family and close friends.
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Now, do I think the baby boomers tend to be self-absorbed? I do.
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The mind moves in the direction of our currently dominant thoughts.
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I've been told I have an aggressive driving style.
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Whatever God or whatever higher power you believe in, they brought us to this earth in a perfect way, and you have to learn to love yourself. Otherwise, it's an exhausting way to be.
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It ultimately becomes an asset to be part of a theatrical family if, indeed, you're good at what you do.
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The characters are always the focal point of a book for me, whether I'm writing or reading. I may enjoy a book that has an intriguing mystery or a good plot, but to become one of my real favorites, it has to have great characters.
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A woodland in full color is awesome as a forest fire, in magnitude at least, but a single tree is like a dancing tongue of flame to warm the heart.
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The worst I think that I ever was, when 'Unforgettable' had come out, and not long after that I was on - I was on my way to my second divorce. And that was a crushing, crushing blow.
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If you put people up on pedestals, there's only one way for them to go, and that is down.
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People perceive games as being for kids, and I think that perception is going to change. Time is going to take care of that. I mean, we've already won. Games have won; it's inevitable.
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Man can never be a woman's equal in the spirit of selfless service with which nature has endowed her.
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I love baseball. And American Football, too. But not rugby.
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I know I look super young.
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I've lived in New York for 40 years. I came right after college.
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Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you'll find that you have more of it.
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I think black Americans expect too much from individual black Americans in terms of changing the status quo.
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The surface is all you get of me.
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I don't let anything kill my spirit.
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It's not just that individuals have lost faith in the integrity of their leaders, it's that they no longer believe society's most powerful institutions are acting in their interests.
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In 1962 I wrote for 'Jazz News,' using the pseudonym Manfred Manne, which I picked because of a jazz drummer with that name. I later dropped the 'e.'
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My fears are agitated to an extreme degree and the dread of death involves me in a stupor of chilling indisposition.
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Manners are really very important to me.
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Some of my educated Filipino friends were aspiring poets, but their aspirations were all in the direction of the United States. They had no desire to learn from the bardic tradition that continued in the barrios. Their ideal would have been to write something that would get them to Iowa, where they would study creative writing.
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The single most important factor in our long-term happiness is the relationships we have with our family and close friends.
