"I have never been shy about listening to the input of others and weighing it seriously."

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Alice Sebold

#Listening Quotes #Shy Quotes #Input Quotes

“You know, I think, people of all stripes in California, Republicans, Democrats, conservatives, liberals, frankly, as I have traveled the state, the number one issue is jobs. And they are looking for which candidate can get the economy back on track”
“My life hasn't been conventional and it hasn't been linear. I've had to make it up as I've gone along, which has taught me a lot. If you don't accept the obvious options that are laid out for you, it's up to you to work out where you're going and to create your own specific rules and goals.”
“Well, I think certain roles are chosen for us. The moment I read Pete Campbell I thought: I can do this, this is mine. And in Money, too. The truth is I turn down a lot of projects. If a character doesn't have some kind of internal struggle, it's no good for me.”

Source : "Vincent Kartheiser: 'I definitely do psychopathic. I don't try to, but it just sneaks out'" by Tim Adams, www.theguardian.com. April 24, 2010.
“For love is mor than gold or gret richesse; Gold faileth ofte; love wol abyde.”

Source : John Lydgate (2001). “The Siege of Thebes”, Western Michigan Univ Medieval
“Now, what is the left's worldview in general? What is it? If you had to attach not a philosophy but an attitude to a leftist worldview, it's one of pessimism and darkness, sadness. They're never happy, are they? They're always angry about something. No matter what they get, they're always angry.”
“If you're just letting the time pass at your job, it's just dead time and you'll never get it back. If at that job you're learning and you're observing and you're seeing about people and connections, it's suddenly alive time.”
“I guess my mantra is you have to work really hard if you want something. You have to be committed to hard work and persistence even when it gets tough.”
“This is a coca leaf. This is not cocaine. This represents the culture of indigenous people of the Andean region.”

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