While Quotes
3600 quotes by 2887 authors
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Anna Kournikova will always be better paid than Lindsay Davenport. The first left the circuit without having won a single title while the second was…
— Marion Bartoli
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Warren Buffett has shown you can be very, very successful without being rapacious, while still being honest, without engaging in constant legal battles.
— Guy Spier
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Business is always looking to avoid the toughest norms. But some do it in a civilized way, while others push it using uncivilized, brazen methods.
— Dmitry Medvedev
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It is standard practice for corrupt leaders who are seeking a certain political outcome to hype or manipulate a terror threat or a threat of…
— Naomi Wolf
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While I pride myself on trying to be creative in all areas of my life, I have occasionally gone overboard, like the time I decided…
— Gregory Maguire
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While leaders spend considerable time and effort trying to envision markets and pushing out innovation, empathy can often generate simple, yet breakthrough ideas.
— John Gerzema
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While it is useful to rebut charges and get your arguments out in circulation, you have to understand that arguments and evidence have little impact…
— Jonathan Haidt
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When I was pregnant, I had the romantic idea that after the baby was born I would not only take up reading in earnest again,…
— Kate Beckinsale
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One of the general considerations about new buildings is that people tend to say that anything new is a monstrosity. And then after a while…
— Joseph Rykwert
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I watch the TV or learn scripts while on the elliptical - need to get back on it!
— Bryan Batt
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After doing comedy for a while and knowing how hard it is to do physical comedy right, I learned how incredibly talented the Three Stooges…
— Carly Craig
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While in the Florida legislature, I strongly opposed the Stand Your Ground law because I believed it would provide defenses to people who had created…
— Dan Gelber
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For a while I had a blues band in L.A., but I realized I was too optimistic to play the blues. I did not have…
— John C. Reilly
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Music has been so healing in my life, so the fact that my music could be that for someone else is the best gift of…
— Gloria Estefan
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Local government in England is simply too big. Our lowest tier serves an average population of 118,500, while in the U.S. and across continental Europe…
— Geoff Mulgan
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Digital organisms, while not necessarily any more alive than a phone book, are strings of code that replicate and evolve over time. Digital codes are…
— George Dyson
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CCTV is seen either as a symbol of Orwellian dystopia or a technology that will lead to crime-free streets and civil behaviour. While arguments continue,…
— Heather Brooke
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The cherry blossom tree is truly a sight to behold, especially when it is in full riotous bloom. There are several varieties of the cherry…
— Homaro Cantu
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During the Cold War, the U.S. instituted a policy of sending money to governments in poor countries to buy their political loyalty. While studies show…
— Iqbal Quadir
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In minor crises, the preacher can extract himself emotionally and allow others to express grief and fear and doubt while he remains strong.
— James A. Forbes
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