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Corporations are social organizations, the theater in...

Corporations are social organizations, the theater in which men and women realize or fail to realize purposeful and productive lives.

Quote by Lester Bangs about companies, man

In this case, I realize that, unlike when I was 22 years...

In this case, I realize that, unlike when I was 22 years old, I realize now that football will not go on forever, it is a small part of your life.

Quote by Brett Favre about football, old, olderness, life

I realized there was very little in Hollywood I would ever feel comfortable doing. If I kept one foot there and one foot in my Christianity, I would never grow.

Quote by Willie Aames

Alexander Hamilton realized that warfare was part and...

Alexander Hamilton realized that warfare was part and parcel of human nature, and it's something we had to prepare for.

Quote by Paula Abdul about war, nature, human imperfections

Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living...

Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse.

Quote by Francis Bacon about fashion, art, magic

But now I realize that this record business really needs...

But now I realize that this record business really needs me. No one else is trying to take a chance or do something different.

Quote by Erykah Badu about chance, affair

He hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realized there was a contradiction involved here and merely hoped that there wasn't an afterlife.

Quote by Douglas Adams

In less enlightened times, the best way to impress women was to own a hot car. But women wised up and realized it was better to buy their own hot cars so they wouldn't have to ride around with jerks.

Quote by Scott Adams about cars, commerce

It takes a real storm in the average person's life to...

It takes a real storm in the average person's life to make him realize how much worrying he has done over the squalls.

Quote by Bruce Barton about people, real estate, life

The ablest men in all walks of modern life are men of...

The ablest men in all walks of modern life are men of faith. Most of them have much more faith than they themselves realize.

Quote by Bruce Barton about faith, man, life

One realizes how we take water for granted and how important it is to have it in order to stay alive. Beyond the drinking of it, let's not forget the hygiene.

Quote by Kim Basinger about drinking, water, order

When I saw Arnold say that he didn't need a union, because people in his position don't need it, I thought, this is a very naive way to present yourself. It's also kinda dumb about making movies. It doesn't realize how the union movement even...

Quote by Warren Beatty about union, need, celebrity, present, thinking, people

I'm hopeful. I know there is a lot of ambition in Washington, obviously. But I hope the ambitious realize that they are more likely to succeed with success as opposed to failure.

Quote by George W. Bush about ambition, failure, hope

Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy...

Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.

Quote by Albert Camus about opinion, people

You have power over your mind - not outside events....

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius about events, power, mind

I realized that everything important in sci-fi showed up...

I realized that everything important in sci-fi showed up in the magazines first. It's the proving ground for new writers and new ideas.

Quote by Orson Scott about writers

Moby Dick - that book is so amazing. I just realized that it starts with two characters meeting in bed; that's how my book begins, too, but I hadn't noticed the parallel before, two characters forced to share a bed, reluctantly.

Quote by Michael Chabon

When I started working the Houdini vein, very quickly I realized that escapism is always a charge leveled against comics: why would one want to waste time reading them? It all belonged together.

Quote by Michael Chabon about time

It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see...

It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them.

Quote by Agatha Christie about love, thinking, people

I realized I'd been living in a vacuum in America. So...

I realized I'd been living in a vacuum in America. So that's the kind of culture shock I got.

Quote by Julie Christie about culture

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