Edward Whitacre, Jr. Quotes

When I got to GM they were using a matrix method of management which means everybody has more than one boss. I first heard about that system many years ago. It's supposed to help with collaboration, but my assessment is that it's pretty hard to get geared for action that way.

Edward Whitacre, Jr.

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When we die, our spirits go to the spirit world, and our bodies return to the elements of the earth until the resurrection.

John Bytheway

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I was in a modeling contest when I was 16. People don't think it's different, modeling versus beauty pageants, but it is. As a model, you're still an individual. When you are crowned a Miss, you are representative of a lot.

Stephanie Sigman

BeautyPeopleThinkYouModeling

No, writing musicals is the hardest thing in the world. And it was really funny, because I remember when the South Park movie came out, there were some critics that said, 'Well it's obvious that in order to get it to be 90 minutes they filled some time with music.'

Trey Parker

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You become friends with someone when you're 16, but by the time you get to 20, you're a completely different person.

Romy Madley Croft

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Despite the administration's long public information campaign, for many months polls have consistently indicated only 37 percent of those eligible for Medicare say they only partially understand the program.

Mike Fitzpatrick

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I hate going to L.A. and dealing with the contempt people have for television and television actors. It's unbelievable the kind of attitude people take toward what is the most exciting medium we've got right now.

Michael Moriarty

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Northern Ireland still suffers from its past, and it will take generations to escape sectarianism and for violence to end totally. Nonetheless, it is in a different place now than during the Troubles, and it will not go back to the old days.

Jonathan Powell

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In an ecology of love, people can relate in trust and face the future without fear. They do not need to play it safe. They can take uncertainty in their stride.

Jonathan Sacks

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Cancer is such a wake-up call to remind us how high the cosmic stakes really are and how short and brief and frail life really is.

Joni Eareckson Tada

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I don't know now if I'm funny. I just keep talking and hope that I hit something that's funny.

Craig Ferguson

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You can be a dynamic actor, but could never be a star if you never spend time with the media. That's something that I neglected to do.

Bokeem Woodbine

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I wish I was 100 percent confident in my own skin. It's always a process, but getting older, I've become more confident.

Brittany Snow

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