Max McKeown Quotes

At the point that an idea approaches perfection, fashion and expectations surge ahead, leaving the innovator with considerable room to find further improvements.

Max McKeown

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I don't want to go around like some kind of bleeding giant or whatever, or thinking I'm a big deal, because it doesn't help you do your work. I think people like Hemingway got into an awful lot of trouble that way.

Jim Harrison

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I went to school. I went to Juilliard. You spend 13 hours a day on voice and speech. Now I realize why.

Jennifer Carpenter

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I'm an agnostic trending toward atheist and resist, in particular, Christian interpretations and imagery.

Jeff Vandermeer

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Sam Walton's values are: treat the customer right, take care of your people, be honest in your dealings, pass savings along to the customer, keep things simple, think small, control costs and continuously improve operations.

Michael Bergdahl

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Talking to my wife, we stare at each other, saying, 'How is this happening? Why is this happening? Why now?' It's nothing I ever aspired to.

Steve Carell

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That's driven by any number of factors, the most prominent of which have been the combat experience of two major campaigns - one in Afghanistan and the other in Iraq - and the ongoing demands of the global war on terrorism.

Stephen Cambone

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I want people to hear me and feel like they can be bold as well.

Stefflon Don

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I made 'Empire of the Sun' in Shanghai in the 1980s and want to come back one day to make a movie in China.

Steven Spielberg

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I will work for energy policies that recognize oil won't last forever.

Roscoe Bartlett

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Africa is a very dangerous place.

Janine di Giovanni

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I've been to two stadium gigs in my life. One was James Brown and the other was Pink Floyd. They both sounded the same. I couldn't tell the difference between James Brown and Pink Floyd. I've never liked stadiums.

Boz Burrell

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Informed consent is required for every invasive medical procedure, from getting your ears pierced to having an abortion.

Bob McDonnell

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