William E. Simon Quotes

I sometimes think that the only person fit to inherit wealth is the person who doesn't need an inheritance - the person who would create his own fortune no matter what his start in life - and have come to view inherited wealth as an affliction.

William E. Simon

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: public
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 27, 1927 - June 3, 2000

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It took me five years to realize what I could do with my voice. No Auto-Tune - cut all that off.

Jeremih

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The people that I grew up with had no problem with my faith. They did, however, seem very concerned that I would starve to death during Ramadan. I would explain to them that I have enough fat to live off of for three whole months, so fasting from sunrise to sunset is a piece of cake.

Maysoon Zayid

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I wish I was better looking.

Mel Brooks

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The more important the subject and the closer it cuts to the bone of our hopes and needs, the more we are likely to err in establishing a framework for analysis.

Stephen Jay Gould

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I do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge regardless of their background or life experiences.

Sonia Sotomayor

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I read in the 'Daily Mail' that I'm one of these 'foul-mouthed comedians.' But I'm much cleaner than the people they like. Nothing gives me greater pleasure than to think that a 70-year-old - particularly someone like Alan Bennett - would like it, because they've seen a lot of stuff.

Stewart Lee

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I started writing a journal, and I was learning so much along the way. How to deal with your family, how to deal with your friends.

Tom Brokaw

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It's always good to feel the support of your fans.

Rolando McClain

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We shouldn't be afraid to fail- if we are not failing we are not pushing. 80% of the stuff in the studio is not going to work. If something is not good enough, stop doing it.

Jonathan Ive

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No, God does not need us to love Him. But oh, how we need to love God! For what we love determines what we seek. What we seek determines what we think and do. What we think and do determines who we are - and who we will become.

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

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Twinkies are more natural than most TV-interview shows.

Douglas Coupland

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I want to see the U.S. wiped out. Death to the U.S.

Bobby Fischer

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