Margaret Heffernan Quotes

A great advantage of a large corporation is supposed to be the large pool of talent in which its leaders can find and groom high achievers and successors.

Margaret Heffernan

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GreatTalentFindPoolGroomHigh

I'm in nobody's circle, I've always been an outsider.

Joan Rivers

CircleNobodyAlwaysOutsiderBeen

I do shows, stage shows all the time, and I'm so afraid that people are going to recognize themselves, and they never do. They never do. They're always like, 'Oh, that woman was ridiculous,' and yeah, they're talking about themselves.

Jennifer Coolidge

TimeWomanPeopleTalkingRidiculous

In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility - I welcome it.

John F. Kennedy

FreedomHistoryResponsibilityWorld

My favourite English player of my time was Paul Gascoigne. I interviewed him several times, always entertaining.

John Motson

TimeHimAlwaysEntertainingEnglish

I get angry if I do things wrong, but that's what keeps me going. I want to do my best.

Matteo Manassero

BestAngryMeWrongWantGoing

With sincere modesty, if there is such a thing, I have never thought of legacy at all. I am always grateful if people like what I have done. A legacy is something no one can forsee.

Tom Glazer

GratefulI AmPeopleLegacyThought

I'm not always the most diplomatic person.

Roger Daltrey

PersonAlwaysMostDiplomatic

I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.

Mary Wortley Montagu

ManWorldImpossibleRiseSayMore

What you find with singers, no matter where they're from, if they have any kind of an accent, the accent tends to disappear when they sing.

Jason Alexander

YouFindKindMatterDisappearSing

Hollywood looks backwards and tries to repeat. And we really try not to do that. We don't always succeed, but I really think that what we try and do is different.

Jason Blum

SucceedThinkLooksHollywoodTry

I can't imagine what it would be like being James Bond 24 hours. That must be exhausting.

Javier Bardem

BondImagineBeingMust24 Hours

When I write down my thoughts, they do not escape me. This action makes me remember my strength which I forget at all times. I educate myself proportionately to my captured thought. I aim only to distinguish the contradiction between my mind and nothingness.

Comte de Lautreamont

StrengthMyselfMindMeThoughts

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