- Nov 07, 2020
High Quotes
Set the bar and keep reaching.
Several of these use 'high' to mark real career and life peaks, from team ambition to a standout moment in a musical career. For school-life reflections, see our High School quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
I did a play in high school, then one in college. My first professional experience was off-off-Broadway. I'm conveniently blocking the title. I'm sure I was terrible.
- Danger
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always believed the greater danger is not aiming too high, but too low, settling for a bogey rather than shooting for an eagle.
- Nobody
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 1991, if someone came in with a $1 million budget for a boutique, I would have fainted. Nobody spent even half that. But now, the bar has risen very high.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
Until the last nuclear weapon is eliminated, more must also be done to reduce the risk of a detonation. Nuclear-armed states should reduce the number of warheads on high alert and be clearer about the actions they are taking to prevent accidents.
- Fragility
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- Nov 07, 2020
Fragility, violence, and conflict are complex. Fragility is influenced by a wide set of factors, many of which are deeply entrenched, such as high social and income inequality. The lines between criminal, inter-communal, and politically motivated violence are often blurred.
- Horse
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember the cover of this one L'Amour book showed a guy on horseback, leading a pack horse across a creek in the snow. Something about that cover - all I wanted to do was drift the high lonesome on horseback.
- Most
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- Nov 07, 2020
Once we start believing that the apocalypse is coming, the amygdala goes on high alert, filtering out most anything that says otherwise.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the 1940s, about 20% of people in the U.S. had graduated from high school, but less than 5% continued their education to get bachelors' degrees or higher.
- Loved
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- Nov 07, 2020
I really loved what the guys were doing more than anything, how high they jumped, how effortless it was.
- High School
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- Nov 07, 2020