Kenneth C. Griffin Quotes
I had to learn to trust people, and I realized that success was going to be born in hiring really bright people - very self-motivated, very able to make good judgment calls day in and day out.
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The Supreme Court is not elected, and it is therefore not a proper arbiter of social policy.
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I'm just a black hole for stuff. No one should ever hand me anything, because I get so easily distracted. I'll be like, 'Oh, look, something shiny!' I'm glad I never learned how to drive. I would be really dangerous.
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Women are blessed with energy - a power which is unique. I have been very fortunate to have played strong women and explored their strengths through my films.
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Prior to the Civil War, most libraries were either privately owned or housed in universities or churches.
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The impact of any particular writer on your own work is hard to discern.
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The world that you and I live in is increasingly challenged. Population growth, pollution, over-consumption, unsustainable patterns, social conflict, climate change, loss of nature... these are not good stories.
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If the colonists hadn't rejected British militarism and the massive financial burden of maintaining the British military, America wouldn't exist.
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A lot happens in 20 years.
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People want entertainment, a whole night of it, a whole experience.
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If I can help a kid feel more comfortable in their skin because they're struggling with maybe the things I struggled with in high school, that's great.
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A fine world in which man reproaches woman with fulfilling his heart's desire!
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Cats know how to obtain food without labor, shelter without confinement, and love without penalties.
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I live in a small world of gouache and brush and pen and ink. I'd like to explore the world of multiples - etching and prints.
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Trust your gut. You know yourself, so don't let somebody else tell you who you are.
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Nothing is inevitable until it happens.
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Look at London or Paris: they're both filthy. You don't get that in Tokyo. The proud residents look after their city.
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I learned early in my career, where you get so wrapped up and so excited, that all of a sudden you don't think. So I worked very hard to keep myself suppressed. And that's one of the reasons I wasn't gregarious with the gallery.
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I would never recommend losing on a bye, so that one definitely stays with you.
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The Founders conceived government as the servant, not the master of the individual.
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With TV, you're in people's houses every night. And you have so much time to tell stories. I don't know why I didn't do it before.
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La raison et l'amour sont ennemis jurés.
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Probable that I am now better than most people and as good as I ever shall be at this game, and can therefore get to know anyone I wish, provided I am not physically repellent. And perhaps this is why personal relationships no longer seem to me a serious branch of study.
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In general, I just try to make the people that I'm shooting feel like they are in good hands. I'm open-minded, and I invite them to be open-minded to the process. I'm direct and curious.
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I had to learn to trust people, and I realized that success was going to be born in hiring really bright people - very self-motivated, very able to make good judgment calls day in and day out.
