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- Nov 07, 2020
Ale Quotes
A small, varied set of reflections.
This is a modest, loosely connected collection, grounded mainly in a historical comparison of the scale of wartime scientific effort between two countries. Other entries touch briefly on film ratings and the kinds of scripts actors look for. Related quotes appear in our Life quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Healthy
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- Nov 07, 2020
A healthy male adult bore consumes each year one and a half times his own weight in other people's patience.
- Must
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- Nov 07, 2020
For male and female alike, the bodies of the other sex are messages signaling what we must do, they are glowing signifiers of our own necessities.
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
This and many others only confirmed me in the opinion, planted when I saw the sale of Martha Ann, and growing steadily thereafter, that slavery was an accursed business, and that the sooner my people were relieved of it, the better.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some people thrive on creating chaos and then operating through it, though usually that's presented as a female trait.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
All my best friends are women except for one or two. I feel women are superior to men, and I love having them around. All that female energy is good for me.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
Is it not the business of the conductor to convey to the public in its dramatic form the central idea of a composition; and how can he convey that idea successfully if he does not enter heart and soul into the life of the music and the tale it unfolds?
- George W. Bush
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- Nov 07, 2020
The 2004 presidential election that saw George W. Bush win with 51 percent of the vote was the last one Republicans will ever win with the overwhelmingly white and male coalition they have now.
- Failure
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- Nov 07, 2020
The vast majority of large scale change efforts fail. Which means that the probability that you have actually experienced a failure, and your people know that and are pessimistic, therefore, about trying something again, is very high.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
Kotter International is about leading large-scale change, not just managing it.
- Incremental
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- Nov 07, 2020
Managers are trained to make incremental, programmatic improvements. They aren't trained to lead large-scale change.
- Flow
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- Nov 07, 2020
The strategic plan to transform Valeant smartly focuses on rebuilding the company's core franchises in ophthalmology, dermatology, and gastroenterology while simultaneously using the proceeds from the sale of non-core assets and operating cash flow to de-lever the company.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
But, in real life, I'm not a sex symbol. I'm popular with female viewers, but television is fantasy land. People watching don't see the real person; they see a romanticised image.
- Department Of Justice
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- Nov 07, 2020
Well, again, a gun sale database is just trying to get the Department of Justice to keep track of the guns that they're purchasing and supplying to drug dealers and murderers. I mean, wow. Come on, let's get the government under control before we start restricting the rights of - innocent citizens.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have always believed that national character... depends more on the female part of society than is generally imagined. Precepts from the lips of a beloved mother... sink deep in the heart, and make an impression which is seldom entirely effaced.
- Battle
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- Nov 07, 2020
On 'don't ask, don't tell' I was always the same. I said we needed a complete review of the impact on morale and battle effectiveness of 'don't ask, don't tell' before we repeal it. That's my position now. Now they're trying to ram through a repeal without a - any kind of really realistic survey done.
- Involved
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not involved with the female world.
- Female
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have no prejudice against male or female.
- Difficulties
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- Nov 07, 2020