"Do you know anything at all that nobody else knows or, for that matter, gives a damn about? If you do, then sit tight, because one of these days you're going to Hollywood as a technical supervisor on a million dollar movie."

-- S. J. Perelman

#Funny Quotes #California Quotes #Giving Quotes

“It's not about failure; it's about trying something and risking something for attaining your goal”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I pray that no missionary will ever be as lonely as I have been.”
“America's got a Darwin problem - and it matters. According to a 2009 Gallup poll taken on the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth, fewer than 40% of Americans are willing to say that they 'believe in evolution.'”
“You canâ€™t have two worlds in your hands and choose emptiness.”
“And I'm going to work as hard as I can... for cancer research and hopefully, maybe, we'll have some cures and some breakthroughs. I'd like to think I'm going to fight my brains out to be back here again next year for the Arthur Ashe recipient. I want to give it next year!”
“I believe in rules. Sure I do. If there weren't any rules, how could you break them?”

Source : Leo Durocher, Ed Linn (2009). “Nice Guys Finish Last”, p.11, University of Chicago Press
“The very essence of capitalism is under threat as business is now seen as a personal wealth accumulator. We have to bring this world back to sanity and put the greater good ahead of self-interest. We need to fight very hard to create an environment out there that is more long term focussed and move away from short termism.”

Source : "Rio+20: Unilever CEO on the need to battle on to save the world" by Jo Confino, www.theguardian.com. June 21, 2012.
“A C.E.O.'s job is leadership, problem solving, and team building. I've done that my whole career.”

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