William Standish Knowles Quotes

To my father, business was the highest calling, but to my mother, medicine was the top profession.

William Standish Knowles

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My mother and father and many of my relatives had been sharecroppers.

John Lewis

FatherMotherRelativesBeenMany

I'm really good at gymnastics, and that's about it.

Amy Adams

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In heaven, after antipasti, the first course will be pasta.

Steve Albini

HeavenPastaWillFirstCourse

It's always good to be out there with your teammates, working with your teammates in individual drills, team drills, just being out there, getting on the same page, just getting into flow with them.

Rob Gronkowski

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When you take a character seriously, there's more room for comedy because you're not aware of how absurd you are.

Robin McLeavy

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Since 1994, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have considered it politically risky to offer a plan to fix America's broken health care system. The American public, though, has paid the price for this silence as health care costs skyrocketed, millions went uninsured, and millions more grappled with financial insecurity and hardship.

Ron Wyden

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We, people, are so very, very complicated that no matter how well drawn a fictional character is, they can't get anywhere near as complex as a real person.

Ruth Rendell

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In Japanese sushi restaurants, a lot of sushi chefs talk too much.

Masa Takayama

Too MuchSushiTalkJapaneseMuch

The team that is the most focused and executes the best is the team that wins. That's usually the team that can handle the pressure of the situation.

Michael Strahan

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I love criticism. Equitable Life went down because management wouldn't brook criticism, but if you are in business, you have to hear what's going wrong.

Peter Hargreaves

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You need to keep having data points of progress, so even if an investor - and we've all had investors say no to us - there are times where you go back, and you keep them in the loop, and you keep telling them the progress and the perseverance you have.

Payal Kadakia

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I don't think there's anybody in this world who should be required to make you feel good about yourself. Be happy on your own.

Shahid Kapoor

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