Daniel Akaka Quotes

There is a human capital crisis in the federal government. Not only are we losing the decades of talent as civil servants retire, we are not doing enough to develop and nurture the next generation of public servants.

Daniel Akaka

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GovernmentTalentLosingGeneration

More people go to Tate Modern than watch the Arsenal.

Melvyn Bragg

PeopleGoMoreWatchModernThan

Things aren't interesting if you level them. It's the voice that's interesting.

Ann Demeulemeester

VoiceInterestingYouThingsLevel

Though lust do masque in ne'er so strange disguise she's oft found witty, but is never wise.

John Webster

WiseLustStrangeWittyNeverShe

I have used Twitter for so many things, from places to stay, places to go, things to do, things I need, medical advice, you name it. Especially when I'm on tour, it really feels like I'm being taken care of by half a million people. It is like having a mom.

Amanda Palmer

MedicalPeopleMomCareNameAdvice

I think the most important thing I have done in my life is to raise two boys.

Robert Fogel

LifeThinkMy LifeDoneImportant

A long time ago, I stopped trying to look at projects as genre exercises.

Ron Howard

TimeTryingLongLookLong Time

It's hard to be at your best and to know exactly what is your best at all times because even when you do see yourself, you think you could be better, and you often feel that there is something you could have done differently.

Ronnie Coleman

BestYourselfThinkBetterFeelYou

Love casts out fear, but we have to get over the fear in order to get close enough to love them.

Dorothy Day

LoveFearRelationshipEnoughOver

When you know part of the industry thinks of you as a one-hit wonder, that's painful.

Shawn Colvin

YouWonderKnowPainfulIndustry

The key point to understand is that prosperity is an internal experience, not an external state, and it is an experience that is not tied to having a certain amount of money.

Shakti Gawain

MoneyExperienceKeyProsperityTied

Direct mail was the basis of a lot of new Right organizations in the '70s and early '80s, and it actually led to the downfall of the majority of them. It's very expensive, and you end up putting your organization more and more in debt if you're not successful with it.

Nina Easton

OrganizationEndYouEarlyNewDebt

It was rehearsing in the studio, at which point they were setting up the sound, and once we'd got the thing together they'd actually record it, without us knowing sometimes!

Noel Redding

TogetherSometimesKnowingSoundUp

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