Good people have always been at the heart of the Virgin business, and that is largely because we have tried to keep our business small, and our management teams tight-knit. I feel that small, compact companies, are better run. That is partly because people feel more connected in small companies. ~Richard Branson
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Trust the tale, not the teller. ~David Knopfler
#quotes #david-knopfler #trust #stories

There are no true friends in politics. ~Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Even the smallest of stars shines in the darkness. ~Swedish Proverb
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That is what I try to do each and every week is give my best effort and not give up, no matter what comes at us. ~Kurt Busch
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My efforts in Congress are guided by the belief that environmental preservation and restoration are a critical part of the legacy we leave to future generations. ~Sue Kelly
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. ~Proverb
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Friendship is not how long we have been together; not how much we have given or received; not how many times we have helped each other; it is how we value each other.
#friendship #relationship #love

Challenge America grants go to the towns and hamlets of this sprawling country, where big touring companies will rarely go, and major actors, actresses, writers and artists may never appear in person. ~Louise Slaughter
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Independence in the end is the fruit of injustice. ~Voltaire
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Self-respecting people do not care to peep at their reflections in unexpected mirrors, or to see themselves as others see them. ~Logan Pearsall Smith
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I mean, sometimes, a comedian becomes an actor, and they just don't deliver, because the bottom line of comedy is to be funny, and the bottom line of acting is to be truthful, and they get that mixed up sometimes, or don't even notice that that's the thing. ~Eddie Izzard
#quotes #eddie-izzard #acting #comedy

At the gambling table, there are no fathers and sons. ~Chinese Proverb
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The way life runs through everything, even the tiniest elements of nature; that makes me humble. It's the same humility that causes people at a certain time every day to get on their knees and put their foreheads on the ground in honor of something or someone. ~Michael J. Fox
#quotes #michael-j-fox #nature #life #humility

I have been, or seemed, hard with everyone because I was carried away by a sort of brutality born of my distrust in myself and my ill-humor. I have felt so badly equipped, so soft, in spite of the fact that my attitude towards art seemed to me so just. I was disgusted with everyone, and especially myself. ~Edgar Degas
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Find a good teacher that will keep the game fun. Work hard and don't be afraid to have success or disappointment. That is what golf is all about. ~Paula Creamer
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Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. ~Swedish Proverb
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Oblivion is the rule and fame the exception, of humanity. ~Antoine Rivarol
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Every woman should eat for the long run so she can manage the short stops of crisis. ~Jane Fonda
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On mobile, what are the core apps? It's basically messaging, mapping and review data. ~Jeremy Stoppelman
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What I've learned about marriage: You need to have each other's back; you have to be a kind of team going through life. ~Tom Petty
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Beauty is self-defined, perceived and understood without ambiguity. It's the stuff that lies under the skins of our individual existences. ~Terence McKenna
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I look at couples in the street who are in their sixties and have been together for 40 years, and they're my idols. That's Ice and me for sure. ~Coco Austin
#quotes #coco-austin #family #love

The goal is to keep having fun. Not let that pressure get to me and still be Missy. ~Missy Franklin
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