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“In 1964, when Lee Iacocca said, 'Shelby, I want you to make a sports car out of the Mustang,' the first thing I said was, 'Lee, you can't make a race horse out of a mule. I don't want to do it.' He said, 'I didn't ask you to make it; you work for me.'”
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“I know historians aren't supposed to fall in love with their own theories, but I was head over heels about the notion of an entire band of female French agents, like a nineteenth-century Charlie's Angels. Only better. It made the Pink Carnation's organization look positively humdrum.”
Source : Lauren Willig (2011). “The Deception of the Emerald Ring”, p.258, Allison & Busby
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“The less government, the better”
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“How had I managed to tie my boots? I didn’t even remember getting dressed. I was out here in public at the mall. What was I wearing? Jeans. I could feel socks. I had my boots on. I plucked at the edge of my t-shirt and saw it was red. I was wearing Dad’s spare Army jacket, and there was a heavy weight in the right pocket that had to be something deadly.”
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“The most important thing is to focus, focus, focus.”
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“Teachers are out there with a very difficult job, which they pursue with tireless dedication”
Source : "Chi McBride of 'Boston Public'". Interview with Lori Blackman, www.cnn.com. April 10, 2001.
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“The essence of true friendship is to make allowance for another's little lapses.”
Source : "Home".
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“What happened under communism - and increasingly, is happening in America, as Joseph Sobran put it: 'Need' now means wanting someone else's money. 'Greed' means wanting to keep your own. 'Compassion' is when a politician arranges the transfer.'”