Paul Polman Quotes

Too many companies are running their business into the ground, I would argue, by being myopically short-term focused on the shareholder.

Paul Polman

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The art of compromise should be always alive and well. You represent the people of your district, the people of your county, your city, your township. Make sure that you do it for the people rather than your party or issue.

Jesse White

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I started pursuing stand-up comedy in 12th grade.

Jermaine Fowler

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It was as a mother that I needed my mother back, and I needed to conjure her anew and think about what she would have counselled and what she would have given.

Maya Soetoro-Ng

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China is a very brand-intensive society. The reason that brands are so very important is that they are a way to signal social status.

John Quelch

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The woman who can create her own job is the woman who will win fame and fortune.

Amelia Earhart

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Everyone starts out desperately trying to make a hit, but some people are just more mistake-prone than others. I happened to be fairly mistake-prone. Of the 40 shows I made, I'd say ten were hits, which is a pretty good average.

Stephen J. Cannell

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My mother is not a Catholic, but she's always tried to drag my brother and my sister and I to church from a very young age, and we have always put up a little bit of a rebellion against it.

Sophie Kennedy Clark

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We have lots of ideas, lots of dreams.

Masayoshi Son

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Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues.

Joseph Hall

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Some of the characters that I played as a kid were rebellious teenagers, and people would see those performances and project a particular image onto me. And 90 percent of the time, I would do everything I could to live up to that sort of image and be that individual.

Christian Slater

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Here's an idea: How about just 'Americans?' That has a nice ring to it, if you ask me. Placing undue emphasis on our 'separateness' is a step backward. Bring back the melting pot.

Bobby Jindal

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It may be that our role on this planet is not to worship God - but to create him.

Arthur C. Clarke

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