Folorunsho Alakija Quotes

I told as much of my life as I could to encourage people: to encourage others to get to where they should be, where they want to be.

Folorunsho Alakija

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I've always gone into the studio with a very clear understanding of a song, of the words or, if it's an instrumental piece, of the melodies, and that never changes.

Jenny Scheinman

WordsSongUnderstandingNeverGone

I sure can't do television. The screen is only 24 inches. How are they ever gonna get someone like me in that little box?

John Matuszak

MeSomeoneTelevisionBoxLittle

There's more to research than just looking up facts. Eventually, you have to make subjective calls. If you're writing a science fiction novel, there's probably some speculative technology in it. You'll have to decide how to project existing technology forward in a plausible way.

Andy Weir

TechnologyScienceResearchWriting

You have to do stuff that you're actually incredibly passionate and excited about and you know something about. The 'oppor-tuneurs' don't do as well as the entrepreneurs.

Michael Dell

YouKnowPassionateExcitedWell

I am highly variable in my devotion. From a doctrinal point of view or a dogmatic point of view or a strictly Catholic adherent point of view, I'm first to say that I talk a good game, but I don't know how good I am about it in practice.

Stephen Colbert

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A bigger business is like a cruise ship: There are lots of amenities and you can go a lot further, but it's harder to turn quickly.

Tony Hsieh

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It's scary to me to watch the world around us get less and less physical while in the imaginary world of pop culture, aggressive impulses and fear reactions are floridly, furiously stoked and indulged.

Mary Gaitskill

FearCultureMeWorldScaryWatch

I do remember that I was sitting in the make-up chair before the shoots for a commercial or film or other, and I thought: Sometime soon they are going to make a close-up of me and millions of people can see how many pimples I've got on my cheeks.

Jonathan Brandis

PeopleMeThoughtRememberChair

Sometimes the songs just come to me. I don't sit down to write like you'd sit down to make a pair of boots.

Donovan

MeBootsYouDownSometimesWrite

I don't think my life is more interesting than anybody else's.

David Sedaris

LifeThinkInterestingMy LifeMore

Proper training and federal supervision in state-federal partnerships are essential to both assuring constitutional rights and enforcing our immigration laws. Our Founding Fathers' concept of federalism does not prohibit such cooperation, and we have learned from experience that joint efforts work best.

Asa Hutchinson

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There's a disappointment there because I still feel there's an emptiness in my career that just wasn't filled.

Alonzo Mourning

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