Patricia Ireland Quotes

My answer to those who oppose my appointment as CEO is that this is really a decision of the YWCA. They want to strengthen their grassroots to advocate on behalf of women's and children's empowerment and ending racism.

Patricia Ireland

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Sometimes, guys are in a slump, or you feel like you're not doing anything with the company, and I felt like that for years. But it can all change.

Jinder Mahal

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I've inherited a sense of that loss from my parents because it was so palpable all the time while I was growing up, the sense of what my parents had sacrificed in moving to the United States, and yet at the same time, building a life here and all that that entailed.

Jhumpa Lahiri

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I was always that girl who loved music and thought of music as an escape route.

Rita Ora

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At least from my position, I worry about it more when we're rolling because people get comfortable.

Mike McCarthy

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So companies have to be very schizophrenic. On one hand, they have to maintain continuity of strategy. But they also have to be good at continuously improving.

Michael Porter

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For seven years, I made films in the cinema verite tradition - photographing what was happening without manipulating it. Then I realised I wanted to make things happen for myself, through feature films.

Mira Nair

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Celebrity culture has gone crazy, and I think the reason is that real news is just not bearable, and it also seems impossible to change anything.

Chris Martin

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Before I was married to Martin and became a King, I was a proud Scott, shaped by my mother's discernment and my father's strength.

Coretta Scott King

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If you do something that you're not genuinely passionate about, it is a little soul-crushing. Just not worth it.

Claire Danes

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Back in the old days, when I was a child, we sat around the family table at dinner time and exchanged our daily experiences. It wasn't very organized, but everyone was recognized and all the news that had to be told was told by each family member. We listened to each other and the interest was not put on; it was real.

Bob Keeshan

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I was raised by my father, who was a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and bass player. His brothers all did the same thing, so I was kind of always raised around the music.

William Singe

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An evil person is like a dirty window, they never let the light shine through.

William Makepeace Thackeray

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