"Excellence is the asymptotic state that never quite reaches perfection."

-- Andy Hargreaves

#Leadership Quotes #Learning Quotes #Perfection Quotes

“... I answered the voice that I was a poor girl who knew nothing of riding and warfare ...”
“I got out of Las Vegas after high school. I knew that if I stayed there, I wouldn't have been able to pursue my dreams as an actor or dancer. My family always told me to dream big, so I made sure that I got out of there and explored new places, because the world is huge. And I'm still learning new things every day in this business and in my life.”

Source : Source: aalbc.com
“The reason I did fashion was it was the only way to get paid to do anything creative. You couldn't support yourself as an 'artist' - I hate that word. The only way you could be 'arty' was as a fashion photographer, because it still had a certain amount of integrity involved.”

Source : "Question time: David Bailey" by Hannah Pool, www.theguardian.com. September 2, 2009.
“When I became the NASA administrator â€” or before I became the NASA administrator â€” (Obama) charged me with three things. One was he wanted me to help re-inspire children to want to get into science and math, he wanted me to expand our international relationships, and third, and perhaps foremost, he wanted me to find a way to reach out to the Muslim world and engage much more with dominantly Muslim nations to help them feel good about their historic contribution to science â€¦ and math and engineering.”

Source : "Does the 'S' In NASA Suddenly Stand for 'Stupid'?" by Dan Gainor, www.foxnews.com. July 07, 2010.
“I got a good handshake. A lot of executives tell me I have the best handshake in Hollywood.”
“It's a lie! I am not an anti-Semite. The World Jewish Congress supported me and said that I am not anti-Semitic.”
“Faster roads are not always safer roads - and virtually all societies, democratic or authoritarian, prefer safety over speed, even if many of their citizens enjoy fast driving.”
“It is quite possible that societies - much like individuals - collectively repress information, concepts, and ideas which would produce high anxiety levels if dealt with consciously.”

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