Inspiring conduct has so much more of an impact than coercing it.
Thomas Friedman
Recitation: by Male by Female
When I came out of high school, my objective in life was to get a job selling used cars, but after trying for two weeks, nobody would hire me.
Jim Pattison
LifeJobSchoolMeHigh SchoolHigh
My ability to be emotive and cry... I think I'm so fearful of tapping that that I won't know how to turn it off.
Andrew Breitbart
ThinkKnowCryAbilityTurnOff
When I was in high school, I used to have breakfast with my grandpa every morning. He instilled a lot of values in me: hard work, loyalty. He grew up during the Great Depression in Philly in poverty - he didn't have enough to eat as a kid. Sometimes his family would get kicked out of their apartment because they couldn't pay the rent.
Matthew Quick
WorkFamilyHard WorkMorningGreat
All of my novels are democracies.
Amos Oz
Novels
I worked on 'Sarah Connor' even longer than 'Firefly.' And I always remembered how generous everyone was to me when I didn't know what to do, and I didn't know the rules, and I didn't know camera angles, and I didn't know lighting.
Summer Glau
MeCameraRulesKnowAlwaysAngles
Dad was a very gentle, sweet man.
Tony Scott
ManSweetGentleVeryDad
When I first started out in this business, it was easy because nobody wanted anything from me. But now everyone wants something from me, so it's hard to break away and just be a songwriter.
Josh Turner
BusinessMeEasyNobodyNowFirst
Headwise, I always kind of knew that everyone goes grey in our family very early - and I was like, it works for me. I started growing my beard, and it changes the shape of your skull and your face, and I started seeing my mother's side of the family in myself for the first time.
Douglas Coupland
FamilyMotherTimeMyselfMeFace
It starts in the home environment. If the parents eat bad? Those kids are going to eat bad. If they see their parents stopping at McDonald's or Pizza Hut, then that's what they're going to eat as well.
Donald Driver
HomePizzaParentsEnvironmentBad
I've always been terrified about not having money. I've been a big saver and a big earner. When I've been out of work, I've always found another job. I never wanted to get into debt, because money was very tight when I was growing up. I never felt deprived, but I couldn't have the things I wanted.
Cherie Lunghi
WorkMoneyJobGrowing UpGrowing
As a head-hunter I get a lot of satisfaction from seeing my candidates do well and therefore my clients happy. I want to work with clients more as a partner than simply a head-hunter.
Bruce Bennett
WorkHappyPartnerSeeingWantMore
It's not what you make, but how you feel about what you make and what you spend.
Suze Orman
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