- Idol
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- Nov 07, 2020
Certain Level Quotes
On the thresholds that shape who we become.
These quotes describe reaching a certain level, whether that's competing mainly against oneself, needing self-awareness before appreciating great literature, or letting one influence shape an entire worldview.
- Last Updated on Aug 01, 2026
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Although in skating you compete with other people, anyone who achieves a certain level of success is first and foremost competing against themselves. And for me the idea that I could always do better, learn more, learn faster, is something that came from skating. But I carried that with me for the rest of my life.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Crumb was such an influence on me. He's such a visionary, such a great artist, that he so shaped my artistic sensibilities on a certain level that I do owe everything to him. The way I see the world is largely changed by him.
- Newspaper
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- Nov 07, 2020
The smaller newspapers probably won't have any critics at all. Maybe that's not such a bad thing because there's a certain level of seriousness that you can't get with a small newspaper for critics.
- Night
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- Nov 07, 2020
This isn't really a convention, This is really an infomercial. And every night we'll have a different infomercial and people view it with a certain level of cynicism.
- Hot
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- Nov 07, 2020
Once an economy reaches a certain level of acceleration... the Fed is no longer with you... The Fed, instead of trying to get the economy moving, reverts to acting like the central bankers they are and starts worrying about inflation and things getting too hot.
- Done
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you're home-schooled, you have to have a certain level of work ethic. Otherwise, you don't get anything done.
- Knowing
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Dynasty' is such an appealing title in and of itself, not even knowing about the original series. It's a word that evokes power and legacy and a certain level of epic-ness.
- Book
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- Nov 07, 2020
What crime writers are doing connects deeper into a cultural hunger. Crime is important. When you open up a book that has a body that's dead, that matters. It matters more than a certain level of suburban angst; it really does.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
My fans like a certain quality and a certain level of music. Once I give it to them, they seem pretty happy.
- Care
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- Nov 07, 2020
One industrial age belief is that GDP or GNP is a measure of progress. I don't care if you're the President of China or the U.S., if your country doesn't grow, you're in trouble. But we all know that beyond a certain level of material need, further material acquisition doesn't make people happier.
- Opportunities
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- Nov 07, 2020
It takes a certain level of aspiration before one can take advantage of opportunities that are clearly offered.
- Dangerous Place
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think at a certain level compared - as was pointed out earlier, compared to what is happening in Europe, the United States still gets the safe-haven money. But underlying that, the United States is not the safe haven but perhaps the most dangerous place of all.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020