Jurnee Smollett-Bell Quotes

My mom is African-American, Native-American, Irish, and Creole, and my father is of Jewish, Russian, and Polish descent. It's made me who I am. Because of my diverse background, I think I can relate to many different people, different stories, and different communities.

Jurnee Smollett-Bell

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You can be passionate about anything.

Jerry Seinfeld

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The worst mistake a boss can make is not to say 'well done'.

John Ashcroft

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Hybridity keeps me from being rigid about most things. It has taught me to appreciate the contradictions in the world and in my life. I scavenge from the best.

Jessica Hagedorn

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Overnight successes are generally years in the making. And most progress is made in isolation, far from the public eye.

Andrew Yang

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For a man without hobbies, I stand in a wonderful spot, where what I do is my best hobby, and everything else is a poor second.

Robert Preston

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Yeah, I was always a big fan of noir.

Robert Rodriguez

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The closing of a door can bring blessed privacy and comfort - the opening, terror. Conversely, the closing of a door can be a sad and final thing - the opening a wonderfully joyous moment.

Andy Rooney

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Financial inclusion matters not only because it promotes growth, but because it helps ensure prosperity is widely shared. Access to financial services plays a critical role in lifting people out of poverty, in empowering women, and in helping governments deliver services to their people.

Sri Mulyani Indrawati

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It's different when you become a professional, because you also have to become a businessman, and that takes something away from it.

Sugar Ray Leonard

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The way I try to simplify my job is that I have two lists - I have a list of all the crazy, interesting problems that I get to solve every day or that need to be solved, and I have a crazy list of things I'd like to invent. And I kind of just prioritize them and work my way down, and try to simplify what I do when managing a big company.

Travis Kalanick

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Like any business, the oil industry runs on the basic premise of supply and demand. The more supply - the lower the price. The higher the demand - the higher price. In other words, the more people who can buy oil, the higher the price of oil.

Ron Wyden

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There's an old rule in neuroscience that does not alter with age: use it or lose it. It is a very hopeful principle when applied to critical thought in the reading brain because it implies choice.

Maryanne Wolf

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