High Level Quotes - Page 5

• The things Nas' Illmatic was saying were sometimes hard realities but it was done on such a high level, I felt I could point to him as a representative. Someone who put my struggle and my worldview into poetry.

  Erik Parker

  Struggle, Reality, Done

  Source: screenanarchy.com

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• I got the chess bug when I was finishing high school, we were doing chess tournaments at my house. I never got to a very high level.

  Paul Banks

  School, House, Finishing

  "Paul Banks and RZA On Their Banks & Steelz Album, Wu-Tang, and Chess". Interview with Marc Hogan, pitchfork.com. June 9, 2016.

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• If you say, "I'm bursting with joy," a scientist could analyze your skin and find it loaded with neuropeptides that may have antidepressant effects and that may modulate the immune system. If you say, "I feel exhilarated, unbounded, and joyful," and I were to examine your blood, I would find high levels of interleukin and interferon, which are powerful anticancer drugs.

  Deepak Chopra

  Powerful, Blood, Joy

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• Until the Left took over American public education in the second half of the 20th century, it was generally excellent - look at the high level of eighth-grade exams from early in the 20th century and you will weep. The more money the Left has gotten for education - America now spends more per student than any country in the world - the worse the academic results. And the Left has removed God and dress codes from schools - with socially disastrous results.

  Dennis Prager

  Country, School, America

  "From California to the Boy Scouts: Left Destroys More than It Builds". jewishworldreview.com. February 24, 2009.

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• I think narrators expect a high level of intimacy with their readers, and vice versa.

  Tom Barbash

  Thinking, Narrators, Vices

  Source: therumpus.net

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• There's only so often you're going to have an opportunity to contribute at a high level and that you should be grateful whenever one presents itself and not take it lightly.

  Ethan Hawke

  Grateful, Opportunity, Levels

  "Ethan Hawke on ‘Regression’, ‘The Magnificent Seven’, and Playing a Space Pimp in ‘Valerian’". Interview with Sheila Roberts, collider.com. February 4, 2016.

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• I don't spend that much time in the studio. When I first started doing music, I was in the studio every day just trying to build my portfolio. But now, even though I haven't totally mastered my craft, I'm at a pretty high level.

  Fetty Wap

  Trying, Levels, Crafts

  Interview with Trevor Noah, www.interviewmagazine.com. February 8, 2016.

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• Men in high levels of government seldom surf.

  Rita Rudner

  Men, Levels, Politics

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• If it's sports and women's golf, men's golf, and it's on TV, I'm watching it. I watched those ladies do what they do at such a high level, and she's obviously a big basketball fan and a fan of ours, too. So it was cool to have that interaction.

  Stephen Curry

  Basketball, Sports, Golf

  Source: wearegolf.org

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• High level policy makers and program managers do not normally listen to the voices of local people, local providers and local program managers when they make decisions about contraceptive introduction or other aspects of program development in reproductive health.

  Ruth Simmons

  Voice, People, Decision

  Source: quod.lib.umich.edu

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• You look at Ray Lewis, you look at Brett Favre. I know it's different positions, but you think about the mental mindset it takes to continue to grind and play at a high level. Those are the guys that I look at that motivate me.

  Adrian Peterson

  Thinking, Play, Guy

  Source: bleacherreport.com

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• The Democrats have this high level of expectation of what government can do.

  Mark Shields

  Government, Expectations, Levels

  "Shields and Brooks: Will Voters Think Democrats Have Gone Too Liberal?". "Newshour" with Jim Lehrer, www.pbs.org. July 22, 2010.

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• We continue to see undeniable evidence that abuse and torture has been widespread and systematic, yet high-level government officials have not been held accountable for creating the policies that led to these atrocities.

  Anthony Romero

  Government, Creating, Abuse

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• Notably, it was only possible [ negotiating on the Tarabarov Island], and this is very important, due to the high level of trust Russia and China reached in their relations by that time. If we reach the same level of trust with Japan, we might be able to reach certain compromises.

  Vladimir Putin

  Islands, Russia, Japan

  Source: thesaker.is

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• One accident or terrorist strike involving high-level waste would endanger lives and cause a catastrophe that would leave millions of dollars in damages and take years to clean up

  Shelley Berkley

  Years, Damage, Causes

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• I'm doing a lot more cardio now. I want to be able to run and run and run and not get tired, you know, be able to play at a high level for all four quarters. I like to bike a lot and do some 300s here and there. Really, I love to bike though. I like being outside and moving around, seeing the good scenery around Miami and such.

  Brandon Spikes

  Running, Moving, Tired

  Source: www.nfl.com

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• Too much of the income gains go to too few people, even though all of the stakeholders worked together to make their companies successful. By failing to put enough income into more hands, the GDP grows slower and consumers manage to meet their needs by incurring high levels of debt.

  Philip Kotler

  Successful, Hands, Gdp

  Source: bobmorris.biz

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• Being a celebrity at a very high level is a good thing.

  Donald Trump

  Levels, Good Things

  Source: m.motherjones.com

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• By the time executives get to high levels, they are good at making others feel confident in their judgment, even if there's no strong basis for the judgment.

  Gary A. Klein

  Strong, Levels, Judgment

  Source: bobmorris.biz

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• Let people alone. Let them find their way. Let them find their level and you may sometimes be delighted and astonished at the extraordinary high level to which they'll rise if they're let alone.

  Robertson Davies

  People, Levels, May

  "Conversations with Robertson Davies". Book by Robertson Davies, "Gzowski on FM", 1989.

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• Of late, attempts have been made in the USA - at a high level and in a rather cynical form - to play the "Chinese card" against the USSR. This is a shortsighted and dangerous policy.

  Leonid Brezhnev

  Play, Usa, Cynical

  "Peace, Détente, and Soviet-American Relations: A Collection of Public Statements". Book by Leonid Brezhnev, p. 222, 1979.

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• We have the leading companies and the leading sectors in the advanced industrial world, we have an incredibly dynamic society, and we have high levels of entrepreneurship. And we have the best universities in the world. ... We also have impeccable credit. What we don't have is a political system that can take the simple measures to deal with our short-term deficit.

  Fareed Zakaria

  Simple, Political, Credit

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• To play chess on a truly high level requires a constant stream of exact, informed decisions, made in real time and under pressure from your opponent. What's more, it requires a synthesis of some very different virtues, all of which are necessary to good decisions: calculatioñ, creativity and a desire for results. If you ask a Grandmaster, an artist and a computer scientist what makes a good chess player, you'll get a glimpse of these different strengths in action.

  Garry Kasparov

  Real, Creativity, Player

  Garry Kasparov (2010). “How Life Imitates Chess: Making the Right Moves, from the Board to the Boardroom”, p.11, Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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• It's about the process. It's about getting better. 'Let's execute on this play, let's execute on this drive.' You do those things, and over the course of the season you'll get better as a team and you'll get to a point where hopefully you're playing at a high level to win the games that really become at another level.

  Tony Romo

  Team, Winning, Games

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• I can still play this game at a high level; I've proven that. I want to be home. I want to be close to my family. I want to be close to my foundation and my business interests.

  Alonzo Mourning

  Sports, Home, Play

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