John Gokongwei Quotes

The important thing to know is that life will always deal us a few bad cards, but we have to play those cards the best we can. And we can play to win. This was one lesson I picked up when I was a teenager. It has been my guiding principle ever since. When I wanted something, the best person to depend on was myself.

John Gokongwei

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LifeMyselfBestWinBadPlay

I don't much care to watch myself. There are still probably 50 or 60 episodes of 'Frasier' that I have never seen.

John Mahoney

MyselfCareNeverWatchSeenStill

We developed during the 1990s a series of budget process rules that helped us bring to heel these deficits, diminishing every year and moving the budget so into surplus.

John Spratt

MovingProcessBudgetYearRulesUs

Whenever we can, we tend to use debt to fund deals, as Aspen is very cash generative, so it doesn't make sense to issue equity. Over time, we can eliminate debt.

Stephen Saad

TimeDebtEquityOverCashSense

I think I did pretty well, considering I started out with nothing but a bunch of blank paper.

Steve Martin

ThinkNothingOutPrettyStarted

I think we didn't recognize how hard it would be to care for someone with Ebola who was desperately ill in the U.S., and how much hands-on nursing care there would be, and we didn't expect two nurses to get infected.

Tom Frieden

ThinkCareSomeoneHardTwoExpect

Mainly, I thought of Barney as a kid. You can always look into the faces of kids and see what they're thinking, if they're happy or sad. That's what I tried to do with Barney.

Don Knotts

SadHappyThinkingThoughtYouLook

There's something else that my mother taught me, public service is about service. And, as her daughter, I've had a special window into how she serves. I've seen her holding the hands of mothers, worried about how they'll feed their kids, worried about how they'll get them the healthcare they need.

Chelsea Clinton

MotherDaughterServiceMeWindow

If there is no God, there is no hope.

William G. Boykin

GodHopeNo Hope

You can date whoever you want, but you should marry the nerds and the good guys.

Sheryl Sandberg

GoodYouWantNerdsDateGood Guys

Today, it's about gender equality, not neutrality. Anyone who doesn't agree would be a bit of an idiot.

Twinkle Khanna

TodayEqualityGenderIdiotAgree

I didn't really start going to see a lot of musicals and live theater probably until I was in seventh or eighth grade, maybe my first year of high school, and by that time I'd probably seen 'Grease' twice a year every year of my life.

Thomas Kail

LifeLiveTimeSchoolStartMy Life

I do have comfort, because as an actor you don't want that anxiety of wondering if you're going to continue with a certain role or if you're going to be employed the next year. It's nice to be comfortable with that and then you can concern yourself with the stories and nothing else. There's no other agenda than putting out a good product.

Tim DeKay

GoodYourselfAnxietyYearYouNice

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