Stanley Quotes - Page 7

• Thanks to a deal finalized in 2008, Chicago’s parking meters will be operated for the next 75 years by a group of investors put together by Morgan Stanley, including the sovereign wealth fund of Abu Dhabi.

  Thomas Frank

  Years, Parking Meters, Together

  "The Real Chicago Way" by Thomas Frank, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 18, 2010.

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• I got the boot once from Stanley Donen. The film was called The Little Prince.

  Julie Harris

  Boots, Littles, Film

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• My favorite actresses were Geraldine Paige, Anne Bancroft and Kim Stanley.

  Sally Kirkland

  Actresses, Kim, My Favorite

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• It's more in retrospect as I've thought about it over the years and look back at what I wrote, how I wrote things - like there's a song that Ralph Stanley later recorded with me that he had guested on my record what was called "Travelers Lantern" that I wrote as basically, you know, a hymn.

  Dwight Yoakam

  Song, Years, Hymns

  Source: www.npr.org

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• Being drafted by the Montreal Canadiens, that was the greatest moment in my career. And stealing the Stanley Cup in 1978 and bringing it back to my hometown of Thurso.

  Guy Lafleur

  Careers, Cups, Hometown

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• We have to get better at that. All of the Stanley Cup winning teams throughout the past few seasons, when they needed to play defense, they did it. If you can play defense, that's when you know it's game over.

  Steve Yzerman

  Sports, Team, Winning

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• It's almost inherent, but I'm a massive Stanley Kubrick fan. I'm a big admirer of what guys like Christopher Nolan have been able to do. For me, to be able to try to make big films that reach a lot of people, and that hopefully have something to say, is a lofty goal, but that's my goal.

  David Brooks

  People, Goal, Guy

  "Director David Brooks ATM Interview". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. April 4, 2012.

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• The noble Lord (Stanley) was the Prince Rupert to the Parliamentary army--his valour did not always serve his own cause.

  Benjamin Disraeli

  Army, Noble, Causes

  Speech in the House of Commons, April, 1844.

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• American business would be run better today if there was more alignment between CEOs' interest and the company. For example, would the financial crisis of 2008 have occurred if the CEO of Lehman and Morgan Stanley and Goldman and Citibank had to take a very small percentage of every mortgage-backed security... or every loan they made?

  Aubrey McClendon

  Running, Example, Would Be

  "Chesapeake Energy: Everything You Need To Know About The ‘World’s Biggest Fracker’". stateimpact.npr.org. May 29, 2012.

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