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James Wolfensohn Quotes

It's probably conventional wisdom now that you bring openness of markets only after the market has developed to a certain level.

James Wolfensohn

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: businessman
Nationality: australian
Birth: December 1, 1933

Topics

Wisdom You Now Bring Level Market

When it's going well, stand-up is the best thing in the world, but when it's not, it feels like all your toes are being pulled off one by one.

Jennifer Coolidge

Best World Going Well Off Toes

Creativity is, after all, lauded as the engine of business innovation.

Business Innovation Creativity Engine

To write a story, I think you really have to open yourself up to the world.

Yourself World Story Think You Open

Every successful person needs to have at least one person in their life who's not afraid of them.

Steven Van Zandt

Life Person Afraid Successful Needs

I've traveled the country advocating for the Fair Tax, along with Herman Cain, Neal Boortz, and John Linder.

Traveled Country Tax Fair Along

Not what you would call a musical family, but my father used to play saxophone, and I discovered many genres of music when I was a child.

Family Father Music Child You Play

I was constantly looking for things outside of myself to make me feel good, and I think now that feeling can come from the inside, and that's why I meditate now twice a day.

Good Myself Day Me Feel Good Think

A gaffe is when a politician tells the truth.

Michael Kinsley

Truth Politician Tells

Writers collect stories of rituals: John Cheever putting on a jacket and tie to go down to the basement, where he kept a desk near the boiler room. Keats buttoning up his clean white shirt to write in, after work.

Work White Down Go Jacket Clean

I think everybody's always attracted to both sexes. I mean, I think that women are very attractive. I've kissed girls, but everybody experiments. It's part of growing up.

Women Growing Up Think Growing Mean

I tell everyone I interact with what I'm working on and let them bring me anecdotes that illustrate my themes.

Chuck Palahniuk

Me Everyone Tell Bring Working Them

My father was an immigrant who literally walked across Europe to get out of Russia. He fought in World War I. He was wounded in action. My father was a great success even though he never had money. He was a very determined man, a great role model.

Success Father Great Money Man War

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