Plans Quotes - Page 12

• If you want to make God laugh, tell her your plans.

  Anne Lamott

  Laughing, Want, Ifs

  Anne Lamott (2000). “Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith”, p.76, Anchor

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• By the time I stepped down as Xerox's CEO in 2009 - and as chairman in January 2010 - Xerox had become the vibrant, profitable and revitalized company that it still is today. What made the difference was a strong turnaround plan, dedicated people and a firm commitment from company leaders.

  Anne M. Mulcahy

  Strong, Commitment, Differences

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• Then there came a faraway, booming voice like a low, clear bell. It came from the center of the bowl and down the great sides to the ground and then bounced toward her eagerly. 'You see I am fate,' it shouted, 'and stronger than your puny plans; and I am how-things-turn-out and I am different from your little dreams, and I am the flight of time and the end of beauty and unfulfilled desire; all the accidents and imperceptions and the little minutes that shape the crucial hours are mine. I am the exception that proves no rules, the limits of your control, the condiment in the dish of life.

  F. Scott Fitzgerald

  Dream, Fate, Voice

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• One of the problems with posing a 'bold new plan' is that you can't just extrapolate from previous plans.

  Nathan Myhrvold

  Problem, Posing

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• Politicians don't like to face unpleasant realities. In truth, nobody does, but as individuals, we have no choice; if we neglect to plan ahead, we are held accountable. Fail to meet your responsibilities at work, and you get fired. Ignore your car's gas gauge, and you get stranded.

  Nathan Myhrvold

  Responsibility, Reality, Car

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• I plan to eliminate the equity cap in investment, and I also plan large-scale deregulation to meet global standards.

  Lee Myung-bak

  Deregulation, Investment, Caps

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• I definitely have plans to do more collaboration albums in the future. I'm a big fan of Common. I'm a big fan of Scarface; I'm a big fan of so many people, from Jeezy to... well, there are a lot of people's music that I respect. I don't know who I will collaborate with, but there's a great chance of something happening.

  Nas

  People, Collaboration, Fans

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

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• The question is: How do we reduce spending from 25% of GDP, which is where Obama put us? The focus is on total government spending. Can we bring it down, in a reasonable and politically acceptable way? That's what the Paul Ryan plan does. It puts us on a gradual reform path to reducing the size of government.

  Grover Norquist

  Government, Gdp, Focus

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• We plan to pick up another five seats in the Senate and hold the House through redistricting through 2012. And rather than negotiate with the teachers’ unions and the trial lawyers and the various leftist interest groups, we intend to break them.

  Grover Norquist

  Teacher, House, Groups

  "Grover Norquist: The Soul of the New Machine" by Michael Scherer, www.motherjones.com. January 2004.

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• Republicans have called for a National African-American Museum. The plan is being held up by finding a location that isn't in their neighborhood.

  Conan O'Brien

  Museums, African American, Location

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• I put a lot into it, and when I am done playing, I plan on going undercover and then being the sheriff or chief of police somewhere, either Miami or Orlando, I don't know yet.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Basketball, Police, Done

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• There can be no progress nor achievement without sacrifice, and a man's worldly success will be by the measure that he sacrifices his confused animal thoughts, and fixes his mind on the development of his plans, and the strengthening of his resolution and self-reliance.

  James Allen

  Confused, Sacrifice, Men

  James Allen (2016). “As a Man Thinketh”, p.18, Xist Publishing

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• I want to be very clear: I will not sign on to any health plan that adds to our deficits over the next decade.

  Barack Obama

  Want, Next, Add

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• Our friends at the Republican convention were more than happy to talk about everything they think is wrong with America, but they didn't have much to say about how they'd make it right. They want your vote, but they don't want you to know their plan.

  Barack Obama

  Thinking, America, Want

  Second Democratic Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech, delivered 6 September 2012, Charlotte, North Carolina

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• Unlike my opponent, I will not let oil companies write this country's energy plan, or endanger our coastlines, or collect another $4 billion in corporate welfare from our taxpayers.

  Barack Obama

  Country, Writing, Oil

  Convention Speech, www.npr.org. September 6, 2012.

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• And that means that no matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise to the American people: If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. If you like your health care plan, you'll be able to keep your health care plan, period. No one will take it away, no matter what.

  Barack Obama

  Mean, Doctors, Keeping Promises

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• Those who oppose reform will also tell you that under our plan, you won't get to choose your doctor - that some bureaucrat will choose for you. That's also not true.

  Barack Obama

  Doctors, Reform, Bureaucrats

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• I know that there are millions of Americans who are content with their health care coverage - they like their plan and, most importantly, they value their relationship with their doctor.

  Barack Obama

  Doctors, Care, Coverage

  Remarks by the President to the Annual Conference of the American Medical Association, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. June 15, 2009.

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• Plan. Yes. Good idea. I should come up with a plan.

  Steven Brust

  Ideas, Should, Come Up

  Steven Brust (2010). “Dzur”, p.75, Macmillan

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• I never had one day that I didn't want to be on the ice, because I always had an objective for that day. I had a rigorous plan and schedule in place that I had to adhere to. It was a step-by-step process of slowly but surely inching toward the Olympic Games and using every day as a series of goals to be accomplished.

  Apolo Ohno

  Games, Ice, Goal

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• President Obama is closing the prescription drug doughnut hole. He strengthened Medicare! He extended the life of the program by eight years. And what Governor Romney and Congressman Ryan won’t admit is that their plan would require current seniors to pay, on average, $600 more each year for prescription drugs.

  Debbie Wasserman Schultz

  Senior, Eight, Average

  Debbie Wasserman Schultz's Speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 6, 2012.

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• While I believe our Constitution allows for State and local governments to execute the power of eminent domain for those purposes that specifically serve the public good, condemning property solely to implement economic development plans is not serving the public good.

  Solomon Ortiz

  Believe, Government, Eminent Domain

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• I always try to put a seed of hope into people's hearts. I'm not there to teach them doctrine necessarily, but to let them know that God is a good God, and has a plan for their lives. Hopefully, that will restore their faith, or draw them into faith.

  Joel Osteen

  Heart, People, Trying

  "Online Extra: Meet the Prosperity Preacher". Interview with William C. Symonds, www.bloomberg.com. May 23, 2005.

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• I feel like my message is to let people know that God is a good God, that He's on their side, and no matter what happens, He has a great plan for them.

  Joel Osteen

  People, Matter, Messages

  "Joel Osteen: The Man Behind America's Largest Church". Interview with Kristi Watts, www.cbn.com.

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• I don't make a career plan. I take things the way they come.

  Marjane Satrapi

  Careers, Way

  Interview with Michael Cavna, www.washingtonpost.com. April 27, 2012.

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