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The first book I could call mine, my first book, was a picture book, 'The Magic Monkey' - it was adapted from an old Chinese legend by a thirteen-year-old prodigy named Plato Chan with the help of his sister. Nick Flynn
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The planet will adapt to anything. Maybe we should start to use the heart and the brain that we've been given to organize ourselves. Because if we keep screwing up things, we may be just passing by in the history of the planet. Guy Laliberte
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Volvo has one weakness, and that is in the interior design. They have not adapted to the Chinese people's perception of luxury when it comes to the interior design, and this has to be addressed. Li Shufu
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What we're seeing is a great deal of customization on country and industry levels. When Microsoft was developing its CRM, it made sure that it was built on a Web services architecture so that it can be easily adapted to specific local needs and requirements. We don't ship an out-of-the-box, property-management application, for instance, but those in real estate using the software can easily add apartment information without adding programming code.
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When we have a child infected we are giving the virus more chance to adapt to human beings, and giving it this chance could help create conditions for the emergence of a new virus.
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Unfortunately in the past, if you had a special need, you had to adapt to the machine.
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Year over year, we have noticed an increasing interest from global organizations that not only want to learn ITIL theory, but also want to understand how they can adapt the framework to tackle top IT issues such as governance and security, ... Over the next ten years, Pink Elephant will continue to lead the way and create dynamic programming at the Conference that equips IT professionals with the most essential and up-to-date information.
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Ultimately, industry adaptation is helped by higher crude, insofar as fares will continue moving higher, labor costs lower, and at some point even the most stubborn (airlines) may see the need to decelerate.
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The plan fails to provide bottom line standards for biological goals, adaptive management, monitoring, and permit duration.
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The point never to lose sight of is to be guided by the correct thing, as you see it. It's the only way to approach such profound matters and retain your integrity. Charles Kennedy
approach committed good point premise relations
The point is not to lecture. We approach this from the premise that U.S.-China relations are good and we're committed to making them better.
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We are pleased to be able to work so closely with Brian, his team of trainers and coaches, and especially the elite athletes that look to TEST Sports Clubs to improve their performance. Our cutting-edge approach to athlete nutrition matches is a perfect complement to TESTs approach of using science and creativity to open new horizons for elite athletes.
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We are at the beginning of the road. In order to grow we need to change the way we approach the way we do business.
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We are at levels that in the past several years had caused gasoline prices to approach the $1.70-type national average record levels.
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As much as I enjoy seeing other guys do the superhero approach to the Batman universe, personally my own vision falls a bit left of center.
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Bootstrapping allows you total creative freedom. For example, if you decide to approach your business in a certain way that makes it a two- or three-year process to get to your first product, you can do that, versus being rushed into it by investors. Nick Woodman
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We approach each season knowing that it is going to be a long two months and every game in the MAC is important for us. I think that we need to get three or four wins this weekend and focus on taking care of the little things and eliminate the mental errors that we've been having.
approach barriers national problem repair solve state
We're not going to solve this problem with a patchwork approach at the state level. It's a national problem, and the need is to repair the national system. We're not going to erect barriers between states. Josh Bernstein
challenges want musician
I always want to set myself a challenge by doing something no-one would expect me to do! But, having said that, I don't feel as a musician you can steer too far away from what you normally do. Akon
challenges refuse solutions
We are a nation that seeks out solutions and refuses to ignore challenges. Chris Chocola
challenges way lucky
I love any challenge that comes my way, and I've been lucky to have many. Chris Bauer
challenges gone television
The scripts for Marco Polo are absolutely, positively fantastic. The challenge of making that show in China has proved to be as formidable as we feared. It's not like making a movie in China where, once you load up and you leave, you're gone. We have to be able to come back and capture something that's going to feel like a major feature film, on a television budget, and do it, hopefully season after season, so we are taking more time than the producers thought. Chris Albrecht
challenges
I have always loved a challenge. Chita Rivera
challenges sophisticated feels
I feel that audiences are very sophisticated, and part of my challenge is to keep them engaged because they are so complex. Chiwetel Ejiofor
challenges traps ifs
A trap is only a trap if you don't know about it. If you know about it, it's a challenge. China Mieville
challenges trying growing
I like to challenge myself. I like to learn - so I like to try new things and try to keep growing. David Schwimmer
challenges acting telling-stories
I love telling stories. I like the challenges presented to me on a daily basis. There's nothing resting about acting. David Morrissey
change begets
Change begets change. Charles Dickens
change integrity roots
He that has energy enough to root out a vice should go further, and try to plant a virtue in its place. Charles Caleb Colton
change begets
Change begets change. Nothing propagates so fast.
change men rocks
Change begets change. Nothing propagates so fast. If a man habituated to a narrow circle of cares and pleasures, out of which he seldom travels, step beyond it, though for never so brief a space, his departure from the monotonous scene on which he has been an actor of importance would seem to be the signal for instant confusion. The mine which Time has slowly dug beneath familiar objects is sprung in an instant; and what was rock before, becomes but sand and dust.
change country littles
If we strike a line to the N.W. from Sydney to Wellington Valley, we shall find that little change takes place in the geological features of the country. Charles Sturt
change age wells
It is not well to make great changes in old age. Charles Spurgeon
change becoming becoming-new
Everything is perpetually becoming new. Alan Watts
change way world
When you get free from certain fixed concepts of the way the world is, you find it is far more subtle, and far more miraculous, than you thought it was.
change vices computer
It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa. Alan Perlis
climate cost benefits
Doing all we can to combat climate change comes with numerous benefits, from reducing pollution and associated health care costs to strengthening and diversifying the economy by shifting to renewable energy, among other measures. David Suzuki
climate enough combat
You can't just do one of the things, because it won't be enough to combat the climate change that we're already starting to experience. It will only get worse. Ed Begley, Jr.
climate action debate
Climate change: I say the debate is over. We know the science, we see the threat and we know that the time for action is now Arnold Schwarzenegger
climate world want
I hope climate science becomes the big thing. And then what I want is electrical engineers to solve the world's energy problems, energy distribution problems. I want mechanical engineers to make better transportation systems. I want chemical engineers to develop better solar panels, and so on. Bill Nye
climate aids accomplished
It is even possible that desirable redistribution is more likely to occur through climate change policy than otherwise, or to be accomplished more effectively through climate policy than through direct foreign aid. Cass Sunstein
climate aspect existence
Human-caused climate change threatens almost every aspect of human existence. Alan Lowenthal
climate drive nation
We're going to drive the nation into doing what it has to do about climate change. Times have changed, and we have to get the hint. Gina McCarthy
climate doe may
What no one shows the ability to defend is quickly abandoned. Rational argument does not create belief, but it maintains a climate in which belief may flourish. Austin Farrer
climate economics climate-change
Climate change: Don't undermine the science just because you don't like the economics Brian Cox
community administration cop
Violent crime rates fell steadily from 1993 to 2002, and this nearly coincides with the establishment of the community policing program known as the COPS program under the Clinton administration.
community crime
Nothing is more devastating to a community than out-of-control crime. Alan Autry
community church doe
I contend that whatever does not raise the moral standard of the church or community has been a revival from God. Aiden Wilson Tozer
community productive
We want them to be productive in the community,
community immigrant support though
We want to support our community even though we are not illegal, but we come from an immigrant community.
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We want to show our kids that we love them, we care, and we want to get involved in their lives. One thing we want everyone to remember is this is not a JFK or high school problem. This is a community problem. Jim Knight
community able helpful
It was helpful to be able to call a lawyer...it turns out, that not only did they help me, but they really helped the whole community... David Allen
community feelings enjoy
I have to feel the audience. I enjoy that feeling of community. Dave Gahan
community needs levels
The current system is organized around financial values over life values. We need to shift that locus of power down to the community level because the financial markets recognize only money and thereby only financial values. David Korten
dealing might serving stop
We want the pedophiles to give it a thought, that they might be dealing with the police, ... And if we can stop them ... then we are serving our purpose.
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We want them to get an offer to the table that they can live with. We want a deal that is more than just a nickel and a dime an hour. We want a deal that recognizes that they went without a wage increase for three years.
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We want them to be ready for whatever they might have to deal with on that first flight; to understand what to do if some of the systems don't do what they're supposed to.
dealing hierarchy might military properly
We want to set this up properly because we are dealing with a military hierarchy and I might set it up wrongly.
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The positives are closure. We're going into the Big Ten tournament and we want our student-athletes to have the opportunity to participate in this tournament understanding there won't be any sanctions they have to deal with. ... They can play without that stress.
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The pleasures of the palate deal with us like the Egyptian thieves, who strangle those whom they embrace.
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We are proud to earn this award. It represents a great deal of hard work for us, for our suppliers and for their suppliers. We salute our team of exemplary employees and suppliers, and share this honor with them.
deal later super
We started the deal and here they are 30-years later in the Super Bowl.
deals people valuable
There are some deals to be made right now. Some people don't want to rebuild. And they don't want the headaches. But it's not as valuable as it will be in the future.
disastrous economy mexican seen
We have seen a contemporaneous slowdown of the Mexican economy with that of the U.S., but it has not been disastrous for Mexico,
disastrous iraq iraqis tragedy troops yes
Yes but the tragedy is Iraq is a disastrous mess; 10,000 Iraqis have died, American troops are dying, some of our troops have died. Clare Short
disastrous economist
You don't need an economist to tell you how disastrous they look.
disastrous freedom opposed parties
It would have been disastrous for Zambia if we had gone multi-party because these parties would have been used by those opposed to Zambia's participation in the freedom struggle. Kenneth Kaunda
disastrous prove understand
We all understand that the debasement of a nation's coinage is very pernicious and must prove disastrous to its commerce. How much more dangerous is the debasement of the spiritual coinage! Virchand Gandhi
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I don't think I've ever had back-to-back doubles. I was happy I hung in there and didn't give up. After the disastrous holes, I played pretty well outside of that. It could have been much worse.
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The good news, to relieve all this gloom, is that a democracy is inherently self-correcting. Here, the people are sovereign. Inept political leaders can be replaced. Foolish policies can be changed. Disastrous mistakes can be reversed. Theodore C. Sorensen
disastrous fact wine
There is nothing new in the speech. It is the same old wine in new bottles. It's a disappointing statement. In fact it is a disastrous speech.
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Unfortunately, we've seen this over and over. We have these disastrous storms and people say, 'Oh my God this is terrible,' and then within a few years those memories fade.
economy currency biosphere
Other things, like capitalism, free enterprise, the economy, currency, the market, are not forces of nature, we invented them. They are not immutable and we can change them.
economy mistaken perception train
The perception that the U.S. economy is a runaway freight train is mistaken -- things are slowing.
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The ongoing issues are the strength of the economy and whether or not the pace of the recovery is in fact slowing down. One of the important things this week will be to see the extent of the damage. John Davidson
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We are seeing a very resilient economy and one that seems to be growing in every part of the world. Just about every region is growing and it's very encouraging.
economy fears finds full hard
There are some fears that the post-war U.S. economy still finds it hard to go back into full gear.
economy global wine
We're in a global wine economy now. If you're out of grapes, you're out of grapes.
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When you think of all the fiscal and monetary stimulus we've had, we should have the economy growing at 5 or 6 percent. The fact that we're not is the story. David Rosenberg
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The government will see that human spaceflight is useful - for science and the economy - and inspirational. Helen Sharman
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We have seen China's economy growing at 8-9% over the past few years and in particular within the telecom industry there has been rapid developments in technology and innovation enhancements, Patricia Russo
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When faced with a tough choice, pause for a moment and think what your Mother would say about your decision.
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We're going to have to focus on the particular, unique circumstances we're faced with girls, which is different today than it's ever been before, which has obstacles we've not faced before, but obstacles we can overcome if we do the right thing. John Walters
faced feels seattle supposed
We faced elimination, so we know what it feels like. Seattle doesn't at this point, so it (the pressure) is going to be on them. They're supposed to win. Dawn Staley
faced team
We faced a team with a lot of athleticism and a lot of length. That made it more difficult.
faced good pitcher
We faced a really good pitcher our first game.
faced familiar great
We faced a lot of great goaltending in Nashville, so we're familiar with it,
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We faced a kid last night that threw different than what we saw tonight, so we had to make some adjustments.
faced low tall
We faced a choice. Low and wide, or tall and narrow.
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When the Temple was destroyed, the Jewish people faced a crisis unlike any other in its history. For centuries, the sacrificial system had served as the primary medium of atonement before the Almighty.
globally true work
We are a true globally distributed work force.
global prices reflect taking
We want our prices to better reflect the fluctuations taking place in the global market.
global national remains safe
Maintaining clean, safe water remains one of our greatest national and global challenges and responsibilities.
global hold nature unique ways
As we become this one global culture, in some ways it's things like the weather and nature that still hold our culture as unique to where we are. Kate Bush
global great health human
In many ways, human health is the great global connector. Kathleen Sebelius
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Al Qaeda is nothing more than a mutant supply chain. They're playing off the same platform as Wal-Mart and Dell. They're just not restrained by it. What is al Qaeda? It's an open source religious political movement that works off the global supply chain. That's what we're up against in Iraq. We're up against a suicide supply chain. Thomas Friedman
global mean national political politics reliable source
When we say, even in a global village, that all politics is local, we mean that national sovereignties are the only reliable source of political authority. Michael Ignatieff
global major mother personal september thinking
September 11, on a global scale, and my mother dying, on a personal level, were the two major things that got me thinking about all of this. Donald Fagen
global heavy schedule travel
She will have a heavy global travel schedule as well.
leadership hope encouragement
Times of great calamity and confusion have been productive for the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace. The brightest thunder-bolt is elicited from the darkest storm.
leadership steps arrogant
God will never direct us to be prideful, arrogant and unforgiving, immoral or slothful or full of fear. We step into these things because we are insensitive to the leadership of the Holy Spirit within us. Charles Stanley
leadership decision benefits
Leadership requires the courage to make decisions that will benefit the next generation.
leadership sports winning
So what if I never win my fifth gold medal; It's only one end of the string. It's competing that matters. It's proving that there is a place for guys like me in sports. It's a persona challenge to extend myself. Al Oerter
leadership basketball sports
Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war. Al McGuire
leadership sports zero
I believe in a business boarding up early. If you make a mistake, you put the boards in the window of the store and say, "Hey, I made a mistake." Let me take two shots in the arm and a punch on the nose and let me get on to the next thing. I don't believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people. Most people zero in on their failures. I try to keep all my attention on a pyramid type philosophy rather than the averaging-down philosophy.
leadership voice ideals
The ideal leader is one who hears the voice of God, and beckons on as the voice calls him and them.
leadership work reality
I would rather die than be in the United States Senate. I would be bored to death. Could you imagine me, banging around that chamber with 99 other people, asking for a motion on the amendment in the subcommittee? Forget it...You'd watch me just walk out and walk right into the Potomac River and drown. That would be it. Chris Christie
leadership health eye
The President's biggest problem right now is he's gotta tell the truth. And we've seen this in New Jersey. I've told lots of hard truths in New Jersey that people didn't necessarily agree with, but they give you credit for looking them in the eye and telling them the truth.
movement reputation articles
I had a national and international reputation. I had written the history and articles. So I brought to the Trotskyist movement some international reputation. C. L. R. James
movement excited
I'm excited to be a part of the Olympic movement again. Bryan Clay
move people politics standing
The possibility is there because I feel it inside. I feel there are a lot of people in politics that are standing still and not doing enough. And there's a vacuum. Therefore, I can move in.
moved
We've also moved into Manitoba and Saskatchewan this year.
movements stuff
There are debates, there are ads, and all that stuff so you're going to have movements up and down.
move stopped
We stopped because we didn't want to move into Kabul, Abdullah Abdullah
moved
[ Sherlock Holmes] has moved from being someone who was sociopathic, work-obsessed and slightly amoral, into being someone who has a certain degree of a private life, which is very, very private, with The Woman, or Irene Adler. Benedict Cumberbatch
movement painting illusion
I love the trick of painting. You can have the movement within the still thing, but it is completely fixed. And that illusion is constantly exciting. Cecily Brown
movement
We have to get some movement on it shortly, David Walker
prime
Where is our prime minister? All that can be said is that he is out there somewhere.
prime problem
We have no problem with the prime minister's offer. Abhisit Vejjajiva
prime senility
I am in the prime of senility. Benjamin Franklin
prime ministers objectives
If your only objective is to be popular, you're going to be popular but you will be known as the Prime Minister who achieved nothing. Brian Mulroney
prime responsibility
Every prime minister ... has the responsibility to provide security for his people. Ehud Olmert
prime teacher
I often think that the prime directive for me as a teacher of writing is akin to that for a physician, which is this: do no harm. Chang-Rae Lee
prime responsibility
I don't disown our responsibility and my responsibility as Prime Minister, Sonia Gandhi
prime ministers treaties
If Margaret Thatcher had been Prime Minister at the time, there would have been no Treaty of Maastricht. Douglas Hurd
prime women
Women can do a lot of things when they have to, and she was a prime example.
serious comedy kind
My favorite kind of film is serious comedy. Comedy with serious underpinning. Alan Arkin
serious bits
As you get older, you get a bit more serious. Bryan Ferry
serious repercussions
Repercussions are serious and they will take you places.
serious asthma
Between 1991 and 1997 I had really serious asthma. Cathy Freeman
serious crime negligence
In persons grafted in a serious trust, Negligence is a crime. William Shakespeare
serious sense-of-humor adore
I understand from those who adore him, he [Julian Assange] has a great sense of humor which rarely gets an airing because he's dealing with such serious issues.
serious seventeen
No one's serious at seventeen. Arthur Rimbaud
serious sound artistic
Visuals are as artistic as sounds, so being serious about both isn't a contradiction to me. Dee Dee Ramone
serious problem climate-change
The most serious problem facing humankind is climate change.
urgent
It's even more urgent than it was in these other hurricanes or tsunamis. Jan Egeland