Charles Duhigg Quotes
Charles Wyly was born Oct 13, 1933, in Lake Providence, La., and for a period lived with his family in a shack without electricity or plumbing.
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I have to remember that winning an Oscar is an almost unbelievable goal and that it is an honour just to be nominated.
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I've been very active all my life. I was a combat instructor in the Israeli Army.
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Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.
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Growing up, I had a very happy childhood, with two parents who are still very much together.
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I definitely support cop acting more than cops, but all of them ain't bad, just some of them.
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As Mayor, I will use my experience to make San Francisco a place where small businesses can thrive.
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My work in the House of Representatives, at this time in my life, is completed. It is time to return home.
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Have friends. 'Tis a second existence.
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When I was a kid, I thought it was tough.
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I eat vegetarian a lot. I buy only fresh ingredients and cook from scratch - that way, when I feel like snacking and look in my fridge, it's: 'Oh, baby carrots or chocolate soy pudding. Take your pick.'
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My aunt took me to see 'Salad Days' when I was seven. This story of a magic piano that infects everyone who hears it infected me, too. It was a Road to Damascus moment in my life.
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I have, indeed, no abhorrence of danger, except in its absolute effect - in terror.
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I was held in the Mazra Tora Prison for my role as leader of the pan-Islamist organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir in Alexandria.
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If America is truly Israel's greatest ally, we should not be asking it to put its citizens and future at risk by forcing the establishment of a hostile Palestinian state as the only option.
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My faith helps me overcome such negative emotions and find my equilibrium.
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When I was a teen, I thought I would have to choose between my writing or my music or my art, but it turns out it's a difficult juggling game but I can do all of them.
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I've got that Beethoven energy, that Stravinsky energy. And it's all a gift from the Creator.
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I don't get hung up on weight.
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Europe became rich because it exploited Africa; and the Africans know that.
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It's hard to be good at anything. If you're passionate, the chances are that you will find a job that will make you happy.
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You have to blast to build in Manhattan. And the buildings went up in Manhattan because of the power of that bedrock. Once you dig that foundation - and they dig with dynamite - and once you dynamite out and you secure that foundation, that building isn't going anywhere.
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I really bristle when I get called to events and people introduce me as one of the top black anchors in the country. You know, that's very insulting. I'm striving to be one of the best anchors in the country. Handcuff me like that. What you're saying is, 'You're black. You should only expect to rise to the level of the best at being black.'
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I'm interested in women's health because I'm a woman. I'd be a darn fool not to be on my own side.
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Charles Wyly was born Oct 13, 1933, in Lake Providence, La., and for a period lived with his family in a shack without electricity or plumbing.
