Becoming Quotes - Page 23

• I never thought about becoming a politician. But during the military dictatorship, my grandfather was put in prison six times and my father twice. If my family and my country didn't have this history, I might be a professor somewhere today.

  George Papandreou

  Country, Father, Military

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• Enterprise search is becoming an indispensable tool to businesses of all sizes, helping people to find, use and share critical business information quickly.

  Jeff Raikes

  People, Tools, Use

  "Microsoft buys in Norwegian know-how" by Andrew Clark, www.theguardian.com. January 08, 2008.

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• Because of the way tech is changing, and becoming cheaper and user-friendly, it's becoming easier to make films cheaply, maintaining quality.

  Lance Reddick

  Friendly, Quality, Way

  "Lance Reddick & Steve Adams Talk To S&A About Newly-Formed Christai Productions" by Tambay A. Obenson, www.indiewire.com. May 23, 2012.

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• I don't think you should ever start a business and move in a direction where you can't see it becoming a business.

  Kevin Systrom

  Moving, Thinking, Should

  "This 27-Year-Old Built One Of The Fastest Growing Apps Ever -- Without Spending A Dime On Marketing". Interview with Matt Rosoff, www.businessinsider.com. November 28, 2011.

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• I remember in 2000, when President Clinton came to Cartagena just before Plan Colombia started, the country was on the verge of becoming a failed state. Today, we are one of the most solid democracies, where institutions are working, where the scandals such as false positives have come to light because of those functioning institutions.

  Juan Manuel Santos

  Country, Light, President

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• Romney, supposedly the Republican most electable next November, is a recidivist reviser of his principles who is not only becoming less electable; he might damage GOP chances of capturing the Senate... Republicans may have found their Michael Dukakis.

  George Will

  Principles, May, Might

  "Mitt Romney, the pretzel candidate". www.washingtonpost.com. October 28, 2011.

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• What creates happiness, peace, and balance is not becoming simply powerful, but knowledgeable.

  Frederick Lenz

  Wisdom, Powerful, Buddhism

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• I had a great movement teacher - he showed me how to walk so I wasn't becoming like a cartoon.

  John Leguizamo

  Teacher, Cartoon, Movement

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• Science fiction is becoming more of a diverse kind of genre.

  Anna Torv

  Fiction, Kind, Genre

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• Having the ambition of becoming Olympic champion is a whole different ambition from wanting to be the greatest.

  Daley Thompson

  Ambition, Champion, Different

  "Don't go nuts, Bolt: Daley Thompson says sprint ace must get head in order" by Alex Spink, www.mirror.co.uk. July 14, 2012.

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• For a while I thought about studying medicine at school and becoming a doctor because I've always been interested in psychology and how people's minds operate. But I'm able to explore some of that as an actor and ultimately I think it seems more interesting.

  Rumer Willis

  School, Thinking, Doctors

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I'm becoming a professional nomad and enjoying that whole part of my life.

  Dar Williams

  Enjoy, Nomad, Whole

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• If you're honest with yourself, that's the first step in maturing and becoming a better person. If you suppress your shortcomings and fears, they will follow you until the day you die. It was difficult, but I finally admitted to myself that I made mistakes.

  Keith Millard

  Football, Mistake, Firsts

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• The sign that the kundalini is releasing is not the development of miraculous powers, but that your mind is becoming quieter.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Mind, Development

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• He who through virtue and spiritual knowledge has brought his body into harmony with his soul has become a harp, a flute and a temple of God. He has become a harp by preserving the harmony of the virtues; a flute by receiving the inspiration of the Spirit through divine contemplation; and a temple by becoming a dwelling place of the Logos through the purity of his intellect.

  Maximus the Confessor

  Christian, Spiritual, Inspiration

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• My dad is a director/producer and my mom is a dancer; she performed with Alvin Ailey, but I didn't even think about becoming an actress.

  Sanaa Lathan

  Mom, Dad, Thinking

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I think my guideline has been to find things that inspire me. And as long as I stick to that, I don't think I'll have any problems crossing over to becoming an adult actress.

  Elisabeth Moss

  Thinking, Long, Inspire

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I needed the 'Chuck' phase to appreciate the 'Captain Awesome' phase because otherwise I don't think I would have realized the flip side of that coin. I think I needed to see the world through Chuck's eyes before becoming Captain Awesome.

  Ryan McPartlin

  Eye, Thinking, Appreciate

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Instead of becoming an engineer like my brother, I moved to New York to be an actor.

  Anthony Mackie

  Brother, New York, Actors

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I didn't have any aspirations of becoming famous or successful; in fact I was scared to death of all that. I remember somebody once said that if a rock musician goes on tour, he goes insane. I was very impressionable and I carried this useless weight of fear around with me about going on tour, all because of this thing somebody said.

  Steve Vai

  Successful, Rocks, Insane

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• You will be educated, which means that you will be interested where others are bored, that you will notice unities where others experience randomness, and that you will intend meanings where others are just spouting words. For exactly that is supposed to be the result of becoming literate: The world becomes a thick texture of significance that you know how to “access.

  Eva Brann

  Mean, Bored, Unity

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• It’s becoming obvious to most that mainstream media is nothing but a megaphone for the global elite to present biased news that’s designed to align the masses with their agenda.

  James Morcan

  Media, News, Agendas

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• Religion is being and becoming. Religion is the manifestation of the Divinity already in man.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Men, Divinity, He Man

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• We, as artists, we have the right to express ourselves. That is our first amendment, freedom of speech. But I also believe that we have an obligation to the youth to be somewhat responsible in what we say on records. But I think that comes with age. I think that comes with artists growing up and becoming assured of who they are as people.

  Ja Rule

  Growing Up, Believe, Thinking

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Oh, nice one, honey. Yes. Clever. That's becoming quite a familiar quotation in its own right, isn't it? Maybe I should just add it to the next edition. 'Mother was right.' Author: Mrs. Bartlett, world-renowned nag. Year: 1859. Attribution: A short play entitled Every Goddamn Weekend!

  John Bartlett

  Mother, Clever, Nice

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