Jeanne Marie Laskas Quotes

A person can't just drive around the North Slope, visit the locals, stop in at a burger joint. There are no locals, no burger joints, no houses, no cities, no churches.

Jeanne Marie Laskas

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DriveBurgerStopPersonJustVisit

I got my SAG card when I was 10 by starring in a Beenie Weenie's commercial.

Jennifer Morrison

GotCommercialCard

I think there is this very nice, if at times dangerous, untethered optimism that exists in Silicon Valley.

John Collison

OptimismThinkDangerousNiceValley

God's delays are not God's denials.

Robert H. Schuller

GodDelays

When you lose control of risk at a financial institution, you do a variety of unfortunate credit extensions or purchases - and all of a sudden, you've blown up your business.

Stephen A. Schwarzman

BusinessControlFinancialCreditUp

The way to create jobs is to encourage private sector job creators.

Roy Blunt

JobCreateWayEncourageCreators

When I came out, and for many years afterwards, it had become a habit for me to sit and read and read and read, like an obsession. I would take 20 books, and not come out until I'd finished them. It took me a while to change that habit.

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

ChangeHabitMeBecomeYearsOut

I don't have any weird gimmicks. I do put on lipstick for the show. That's what separates it. 'Cause I don't wear makeup at all... That's probably the closest thing I have to a routine.

Lucy Dacus

MakeupWeirdRoutineLipstickWear

Because most startups are lean and scrappy organizations consisting of a limited number of people and supported by an even smaller number of resources, startups cannot afford to have any slackers on board. When you fail, you cause an 'epic failure,' and when you win, everyone in the company knows about it.

Clay Clark

FailurePeopleWinYouResources

It's like when a guy gets a divorce from his wife. You part ways. That's what I did with The Beach Boys.

Brian Wilson

BeachWifeDivorceYouGuyLike

I was in a very deep, dark slump, and I needed to find a way to get myself out of it. I had to force myself back out into life, back out into experiencing things.

Shania Twain

LifeMyselfDeepBackFindDark

I knew how to sell. I felt confident I could run a business. I was willing to outwork anyone. I wasn't afraid to live like a student on next to nothing. So that meant I had absolutely nothing to lose and everything to gain.

Mark Cuban

LiveBusinessConfidentLoseStudent

Make a habit of canceling every subscription to anything you don't have time to read.

Marilyn vos Savant

TimeHabitYouAnythingMakeRead

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