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Jack Layton
Related Empathy is the new measurement of everything. It doesn't matter what religion you have, what God you... C. JOYBELL C. You must save what you can of your life; you musn't lose it all simply because you've lost a part. HENRY JAMES I don't know if I have a favorite color. KATE MIDDLETON It's very special having a new little girl. KATE MIDDLETON She wasn't bitter. She was sad, though. But it was a hopeful kind of sad. The kind of sad that just ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So, I guess we are who we are for alot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I love my mom so much. I don't care if that's corny to say. I think on my next birthday, I'm going t... STEPHEN CHBOSKY We Are All Infinite STEPHEN CHBOSKY (All the grief she had suffered over her lifetime had moulded her face into a mask of eternal sadnes... JEAN SASSON You can't just sit there and put everyone's lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love. You ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I saw other people there. Old men sitting alone. Young girls with blue eye shadow and awkward jaws. ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY That one moment when you know you are not a sad story. You are ALIVE. STEPHAN CHBOSKY Somos quienes somos por un montón de razones.Quizás nunca conozcamos la mayoría de ellas.Pero aun... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Ambos dijeron que tomara asiento y parecían hablar en serio, así que me senté. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I know these will all be stories some day, and our pictures will become old photographs. We all beco... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybewe'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY There's nothing like the deep breathes after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore st... STHEPHEN CHBOSKY no more pencils, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks, when the teacher rings the bell, drop... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I don't know the significance of this, but I find it very interesting. STEPHEN CHBOSKY Maybe it’s sad that these are now memories. And maybe it’s not sad. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I am often asked how it is that I am able to value people to such a deep degree. Apparently, I exhib... C. JOYBELL C. I'm fucking the grave, I thought, I'm bringing the dead back to life... CHARLES BUKOWSKI I was very grateful to have heard it again. Because I guess we all forget sometimes. And I think eve... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even if... STEPHEN CHBOSKY She was scarcely a year older than I was, dark-haired, slender, with a face that would break your he... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN I wish I was home", She said miserably. She tried so hard to be brave, to be fierce as a... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN We all are wearing many hundred glasses of different colors. Therefore, everyone sees the world in d... MUDITHA CHAMPIKA The unfortunate thing is that, sometimes, we slip, but, fortunately, consciously or unconsciously, w... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH A great future starts with what you can see SOTONYE ANGA The secret of my success is my hairspray. RICHARD GERE Love is blind, and a deaf-mute too. PATRICK ROTHFUSS We all are wearing many hundred glasses of different colors. So, everyone see the world in different... MUDITHA CHAMPIKA I was suddenly very aware of the fact it was me standing up in that tunnel with the wind over my fac... STEPHEN CHBOSKY The only perspective is to really be there. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I didn't feel like reading that night, so I went downstairs and watched a half-hour long commercial ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Why is England manufacturing bigger and better airplanes and bombs and at the same time churning out... ANNE FRANK It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained. QUEEN ELIZABETH II Like all best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and... QUEEN ELIZABETH II My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have to be seen to be believed. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged to mine. Throughou... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana's loss, ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The British constitution has always been puzzling and always will be. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have behind me not only the splendid traditions and the annals of more than a thousand years but t... QUEEN ELIZABETH II To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in th... QUEEN ELIZABETH II What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass; it is almost exactly 13 years since ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something e... QUEEN ELIZABETH II To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts an... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Grief is the price we pay for love. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a nobl... QUEEN ELIZABETH II At Christmas, I am always struck by how the spirit of togetherness lies also at the heart of the Chr... QUEEN ELIZABETH II For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses w... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your s... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendor that are g... QUEEN ELIZABETH II We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the man... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Madam President, speaking here in Dublin Castle it is impossible to ignore the weight of history, as... QUEEN ELIZABETH II These wretched babies don't come until they are ready. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has t... QUEEN ELIZABETH II In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters... QUEEN ELIZABETH II No one who knew Diana will ever forget her. Millions of others who never met her, but felt they knew... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have been aware all the time that my peoples, spread far and wide throughout every continent and o... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Each man lives in his own universe and when he dies the world is over BANGAMBIKI HABYARIMANA His life seemed like a deck of cards, and in the midst of all those two’s and three’s someone ha... TEKOA MANNING Life is not a game. Still, in this life, we choose the games we live to play. J.R. RIM She said 'Over my dead body!' so I took her at her word. DIANA WYNNE JONES The end of the world is a strange concept. The world is always ending, and the end is always being a... NEIL GAIMAN What is the Other?" they ask. The Other is the one who taught me whatI should be like, but not ... PAULO COELHO In a world in which the common rule which binds and regulates what the general masses feel is underm... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH We'll sort of get over the marriage first and then maybe look at the kids. But obviously we want... PRINCE WILLIAM Family is the most important thing in the world. PRINCESS DIANA You philosophers are lucky men. You write on paper and paper is patient. Unfortunate Empress that I ... CATHERINE THE GREAT With the right help, children have a good chance of overcoming their issues while they are still you... KATE MIDDLETON As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend. KING SOLOMON I don't mind a big fascinator. I think there is more scope for artwork in a fascinator rather th... ZARA PHILLIPS I was always told from the hat-makers that you should have your hair up because it shows the hat mor... ZARA PHILLIPS I don't think I'll still be riding at 40. There are a couple of people who are still riding ... ZARA PHILLIPS My dad's not a big talker. ZARA PHILLIPS My dad can be pretty critical sometimes. ZARA PHILLIPS I'd love to have kids, but not at the moment. ZARA PHILLIPS You cannot make horses 'safe.' ZARA PHILLIPS Virtually everything that gets printed about me is wrong anyway, so it doesn't really matter wha... ZARA PHILLIPS It's stupid to say that I don't like being in the public eye, but I don't like doing stu... ZARA PHILLIPS I'm an affectionate person. ZARA PHILLIPS People still text me to say that there is something about me in the paper, and what really annoys me... ZARA PHILLIPS Sometimes people will come up in the street and say: 'My daughter loves you, will you sign an au... ZARA PHILLIPS Taking part in an Olympics on home ground is something you dream about. ZARA PHILLIPS My brother and I have been able to get on and have been very lucky to do things with our family that... ZARA PHILLIPS I don't think about the media. ZARA PHILLIPS I love the sport and being competitive. ZARA PHILLIPS The horses are all characters, all personalities. Some you get along with, some you don't, some ... ZARA PHILLIPS I hate having my picture taken. ZARA PHILLIPS Unfortunately in sport it's either good or bad. You've got to take the highs and the lows. ZARA PHILLIPS
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I'd put it this way: Canadians want politicians to work together on their behalf. So that's ... JACK LAYTON I played a lot of squash for a lot of years. JACK LAYTON We have this historic problem that we have a quarter of our population, the people of Quebec, who ha... JACK LAYTON Canadians can get Parliament working again. Here's how to do that: elect more New Democrats. JACK LAYTON To other Canadians who are on journeys to defeat cancer and to live their lives, I say this: please ... JACK LAYTON Remember our proud history of social justice, universal health care, public pensions and making sure... JACK LAYTON People that go through serious illness - you can either go one way or the other. You can either beco... JACK LAYTON There are great challenges before you, from the overwhelming nature of climate change to the unfairn... JACK LAYTON Canada is a great country, one of the hopes of the world. JACK LAYTON Hope and optimism have defined my political career, and I continue to be hopeful and optimistic abou... JACK LAYTON My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So... JACK LAYTON A prime minister's job is to make sure the government works for those who have elected him, and ... JACK LAYTON My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So... JACK LAYTON If you want a progressive (member of Parliament), a New Democrat, one who will fight for change, the... JACK LAYTON If there is a government in Ottawa that doesn't share their values there is a possibility they could... JACK LAYTON When will the prime minister finally stand up and tell George Bush Canadians have had enough with hi... JACK LAYTON There is a culture in the Liberal party that is unacceptable in a democracy, JACK LAYTON This avoids the holiday election that nobody wants, JACK LAYTON the only leader in this House that will not compromise. JACK LAYTON That would be a confidence vote by definition, ... I can tell you where we're going to stand on that... JACK LAYTON The Liberal party has been in power throughout this entire scandalous affair. And Mr. Martin, to my ... JACK LAYTON They need a new community on higher ground, JACK LAYTON That doesn't seem right to me. Canadians paid for this. JACK LAYTON We effectively have a monopoly in the sector, a very small number of very large companies that are s... JACK LAYTON but unfortunately the Liberals said no. JACK LAYTON As a result of the stubbornness of the Liberals and the inflexibility that we've seen, we will be st... JACK LAYTON Canadians can get Parliament working again. Here's how to do that: elect more New Democrats. JACK LAYTON You don't have to choose, on the one hand, a party that you really don't respect because they haven'... JACK LAYTON This election is wide open because Canadians have a real, a positive and a progressive choice: the o... JACK LAYTON I suggested a research project would be required and I guess we're in that research project. There a... JACK LAYTON When you're sick, you present your medicare card, not your credit card. New Democrats will not stand... JACK LAYTON I think it's shocking a lot of Canadians that after an election that was supposed to be about ethica... JACK LAYTON We're encouraged that Mr. Harper appears to have taken some of our concerns into account. If Mr. Har... JACK LAYTON This is not a budget that the New Democratic Party will be able to support. JACK LAYTON They have to be dragged kicking and screaming and protesting into accepting that anything wrong coul... JACK LAYTON This Parliament's life is likely limited. JACK LAYTON Unfortunately it has become clear that Paul Martin and his team are not cut from the same cloth as L... JACK LAYTON Every member of Parliament has been sent there by Canadians, and that decision should be respected, ... JACK LAYTON When you bring good ideas forward in the context of a Parliament where no one party has been given t... JACK LAYTON It's not fair that prices have risen so quickly -- so rapidly -- because the product that is for sal... JACK LAYTON Bono is no longer supporting the prime minister's position...niether are canadians. JACK LAYTON We seem to have reached a serious and fundamental impasse, JACK LAYTON What we need to do is stand up for ourselves when we're unfairly treated. JACK LAYTON How can this Parliament continue under the leadership of a Liberal Party whose ethical conduct voter... JACK LAYTON I think Paul Martin doesn't mean what he says. He said he would clear this sort of thing up and he d... JACK LAYTON The report has shown there is a culture of greed in the Liberal Party, JACK LAYTON There's going to be real change that comes from the people of this country who are tired of being pl... JACK LAYTON Cherish every moment with those you love at every stage of your journey. JACK LAYTON My neighbor doesn't want to be loved as much as he wants to be envied. IRVING LAYTON I am a genius who has written poems that will survive with the best of Shakespeare, Wordsworth and K... IRVING LAYTON We love in another's soul whatever of ourselves we can deposit in it; the greater the deposit, t... IRVING LAYTON Progress of a marriage: There was a time when you couldn't make me happy. Now the time has come when... IRVING LAYTON We love in another's soul whatever of ourselves we can deposit in it; the greater the deposit, the g... IRVING LAYTON If poetry is like an orgasm, an academic can be likened to someone who studies the passion-stains on... IRVING LAYTON My neighbor doesn't want to be loved as much as he wants to be envied. IRVING LAYTON Idealist: a cynic in the making. IRVING LAYTON When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you. IRVING LAYTON Conscience: self-esteem with a halo. IRVING LAYTON God is indeed dead. He died of self-horror when He saw the creature He had made in His own image. IRVING LAYTON In Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Canada has at last produced a political leader worthy of assassination. IRVING LAYTON Canadians look down on the United States and consider it Hell. They are right to do so. Canada is to... IRVING LAYTON We raise the prospect here that New Zealand has already fallen into a recession. BRENT LAYTON When they do return, there is the positive effect of training and ideas and so forth. BRENT LAYTON The results of this QSBO survey suggest the economy is presently in the throes of a potential acute ... BRENT LAYTON With the Reserve Bank raising interest rates and the currency being high for some time, the pressure... BRENT LAYTON Migration has slowed appreciably since 2003 and the residential construction market has caught up wi... BRENT LAYTON But people also form expectations in other ways - from their order book and information in the marke... BRENT LAYTON We both came out of San Bernardino (Calif.) so they kind of knew each other from there and they're f... LAYTON ALIVIADO He closed his eyes and just swung. He got the good part of the bat on it, and it was a deep shot. LAYTON ALIVIADO We knew we were in for a game. It's elimination time. But when the home run came, it kind of gave us... LAYTON ALIVIADO It's elimination time and we were kind of tight. When the home run came it gave us a relief. That te... LAYTON ALIVIADO When we say it's time for batting practice, they say, 'Oh, let's go!' When it's time for fielding pr... LAYTON ALIVIADO You could hear it off the bat. LAYTON ALIVIADO I have faith in the boys. The man upstairs blessed us. The boys have talent and it shows. They are a... LAYTON ALIVIADO California is a tough team and it was a tough few innings, but I think we just got lucky. We started... LAYTON ALIVIADO I told them not to give the game away. I told them that if they wanted to win, go out and take and n... LAYTON ALIVIADO He is just an awesome pitcher. He can really pitch ... the velocity he has, mixing his pitches. His ... LAYTON ALIVIADO Progress of a marriage: ''There was a time when you couldn't make me happy. Now the time has come wh... IRVING LAYTON My neighbour/ doesn't want to be loved/ as much as/ he wants to be envied. IRVING LAYTON An aphorism/ should be/ like a burr:/ sting,/ and leave/ a little soreness. . . IRVING LAYTON It amazes me that organs that piss/ Can give human beings such perfect bliss. IRVING LAYTON Since I no longer expect/ anything from mankind except/ madness,/ meanness, and mendacity;/ egotism,... IRVING LAYTON Time flames like a paraffin stove / and what burns are the minutes I live. IRVING LAYTON I don't want to go into the secrets of how we do it. MARK LAYTON Companies need to refresh their disaster plans, their continuity plans, because of the particular ch... MARK LAYTON The company deeply regrets the fact that civic movements are misleading the Mongolian public by misr... LAYTON CROFT I told these guys go out and have fun and do the same thing you've been doing from San Bernardino to... LAYTON ALIVIADO According to FBI statistics, false accusations of rape are no more common than for other crimes. DORIS LAYTON MACKENZIE Many artists and writers have used cannabis for creative stimulation - from the writers of the world... JACK HERER I hope people think of me as a bit older. I do have a beard. That makes me look very old. JACK WHITEHALL With my sunglasses on, I'm Jack Nicholson. Without them, I'm fat and 60. JACK NICHOLSON The financial crisis is a stark reminder that transparency and disclosure are essential in today'... JACK REED The only two things you can truly depend upon are gravity and greed. JACK PALANCE Perfectionists are their own devils. JACK KIRBY Control your own destiny or someone else will. JACK WELCH I believe that people make their own luck by great preparation and good strategy. JACK CANFIELD If you pick the right people and give them the opportunity to spread their wings and put compensatio... JACK WELCH Mankind is like dogs, not gods - as long as you don't get mad they'll bite you - but stay ma... JACK KEROUAC If I have a weakness, it's probably ice cream. That's where I get lax, sloppy. I'll snea... JACK NICKLAUS It was only after the Grimms published two editions primarily for adults that they changed their att... JACK ZIPES Though the Grimms kept about 100 of the tales from the first edition, they changed them a good deal. JACK ZIPES In 1995, I founded a storytelling program for children called Neighborhood Bridges in collaboration ... JACK ZIPES I have a daughter, Hanna, and I never read fairy tales to her. But I did tell her bedtime tales and ... JACK ZIPES 'Once Upon a Time', 'Mirror Mirror' - those shows and films focus on women and their... JACK ZIPES Fairy tales are with us day in and day out, not just in commercials, but references in the theater, ... JACK ZIPES The Grimm collections were never intended for children. Not because kids were excluded, but because ... JACK ZIPES Almost every single commercial on television for shampoo, sports shoes, drinks, food, clothes, perfu... JACK ZIPES What the Greeks and Romans considered myths, we consider fairy tales. We can see how very clearly th... JACK ZIPES Until I was diagnosed with mouth cancer, I'd never heard of it. JACK WILD I guess I'll go to my grave as the Dodger, but at least I've made my mark on show-business h... JACK WILD I'm thought of as a celebrity. Everything I've ever done... has been for children. As long a... JACK WILD I look at what I've gone through in my career and I really shouldn't be talking to you now. ... JACK WILD I'd definitely be up for 'EastEnders.' Just the same as I would if 'Coronation Stree... JACK WILD It's very hard not to let fame affect you because you are continually being told how good you ar... JACK WILD There is no buzz like performing for a live audience. JACK WILD At an age when most youngsters are preparing for their GCSEs, I was suddenly a jet-setter, briefly t... JACK WILD My lifestyle had made me a walking time bomb. JACK WILD I know who Jack Whittaker is. And some days I don't like who I am. JACK WHITTAKER It doesn't bother me because I can tell everyone to kiss off. JACK WHITTAKER If I had to do it all over, I'd be more secluded about it. JACK WHITTAKER I'd do the same things, but I'd be a little more quiet. JACK WHITTAKER I won the lottery. I don't care what it costs. JACK WHITTAKER I'm simply a businessman who has seen his share of failures and successes. JACK WHITTAKER Part of doing stand-up is to get things off your chest. It's a bit like being in a psychiatrist&... JACK WHITEHALL I want to write a film. I need to think of the right idea and focus on that; I love writing. JACK WHITEHALL Once you start doing a lot, you don't ever want to stop working. It feels weird if you're no... JACK WHITEHALL My dad doesn't hug me enough! JACK WHITEHALL I'd like to scale back the television. I'm constantly told that I'm over-exposed, and I ... JACK WHITEHALL My mother giving birth to me was just like Lady Sybil giving birth, except that there wasn't suc... JACK WHITEHALL I'm very conscious of other people's opinions and of people not liking me. JACK WHITEHALL I've definitely become smuttier. When I first started out, I had these aspirations: 'I'm... JACK WHITEHALL I never know what defines you as being posh. I went to a posh school, definitely. JACK WHITEHALL There's a real sense of camaraderie with sitcoms. JACK WHITEHALL I eat healthily, as it keeps my energy up. JACK WHITEHALL Society is so divided in its perception of public school people. Most people who went to public scho... JACK WHITEHALL I don't like comedians who don't have conviction, and with stand-up, it is always best to ha... JACK WHITEHALL Live stand-up is my thing. I love being on stage and just messing around. JACK WHITEHALL When I was younger, I was insecure for about 10 years: I wore glasses, had a cow's lick, buck te... JACK WHITEHALL Some comics have long routines to get them in the mood - I just prefer to sit down, write out the sa... JACK WHITEHALL I acted at school but got very bad parts - things that they'd made up in Shakespeare plays like ... JACK WHITEHALL If I could look like anyone, it would be Jamie Redknapp - even up close, he's amazing. JACK WHITEHALL I wish I was a bit shorter, as I think shorter people have better walks. Freddie Fox, the actor, is ... JACK WHITEHALL I vote for whoever will annoy my dad. JACK WHITEHALL When I'm on stage, I'm quite over the top - I'm quite flamboyant and camp. JACK WHITEHALL I'm not actually posh; I'm really rough and from the wrong side of the tracks. I grew up in ... JACK WHITEHALL I like to think I'm a bit smarter than I sometimes let on. JACK WHITEHALL I think people respect honesty rather than hiding it. JACK WHITEHALL If I'm in an uncomfortable situation, I think I can say something funny to defuse it. Sometimes ... JACK WHITEHALL Playing drums feels like coming home for me. Even during the White Stripes I thought: 'I'll ... JACK WHITE A lot of people in the media, and some everyday people, really aren't in search of the truth. Th... JACK WHITE I just think old old movies, they make you concentrate and pay attention so much more. They feel so ... JACK WHITE I've always felt it's ridiculous to say, of any of the females in my life: You're my fri... JACK WHITE There's Catholic guilt about things, then there's the guilt of being the youngest of 10, so ... JACK WHITE If you have twenty guys in the room and you just bring in one girl, you change the entire mood and e... JACK WHITE We have a secret project at Third Man where we want to have the first vinyl record played in outer s... JACK WHITE I would never purposely sing a song about someone I love, I wouldn't want to embarrass them. But... JACK WHITE I think that sometimes love gets in the way of itself - you know, love interrupts itself. We want th... JACK WHITE I think the sensitivity that you need to create certain things sometimes would spill over into thing... JACK WHITE I consider music to be storytelling, melody and rhythm. A lot of hip-hop has broken music down. Ther... JACK WHITE Nowadays, everybody assumes, when they wake up in the morning, if they have a question, it will get ... JACK WHITE I'd make a White Stripes record right now. I'd be in the White Stripes for the rest of my li... JACK WHITE I was in a Montessori school. There was a drum circle with all the kids passing around a little bong... JACK WHITE With the White Stripes we were trying to trick people into not realising we were playing the blues. ... JACK WHITE When you put something out there into the world, there's all these words you don't want to h... JACK WHITE I want to be part of the resurgence of things that are tangible, beautiful and soulful, rather than ... JACK WHITE I dabbled in things like Howlin' Wolf, Cream and Led Zeppelin, but when I heard Son House and Ro... JACK WHITE There aren't that many things left that haven't already been done, especially with music. I&... JACK WHITE I really don't like to take the easy way out, if I can help it, on anything I do, I like to real... JACK WHITE One of the jobs of a manager is to instill confidence, pump confidence into your people. And when yo... JACK WELCH Public hangings are teaching moments. Every company has to do it. A teaching moment is worth a thous... JACK WELCH Strong managers who make tough decisions to cut jobs provide the only true job security in today'... JACK WELCH Don't manage - lead change before you have to. JACK WELCH Any jerk can have short-term earnings. You squeeze, squeeze, squeeze, and the company sinks five yea... JACK WELCH I've learned that mistakes can often be as good a teacher as success. JACK WELCH There's no such thing as work-life balance. There are work-life choices, and you make them, and ... JACK WELCH You've got to eat while you dream. You've got to deliver on short-range commitments, while y... JACK WELCH The team with the best players wins. JACK WELCH Willingness to change is a strength, even if it means plunging part of the company into total confus... JACK WELCH A strategy is something like, an innovative new product; globalization, taking your products around ... JACK WELCH Change before you have to. JACK WELCH Be candid with everyone. JACK WELCH If it's anything I can't stand, it's yes-men. When I say no, I want you to say no, too. JACK WARNER I don't want it good. I want it Tuesday. JACK WARNER 'General Hospital' was so massive in the 80s and that's when people my age or even young... JACK WAGNER I was fortunate enough to hook up with Quincy Jones and had a lot of success. But the music of the &... JACK WAGNER I kind of went into soap opera with 'General Hospital' in the '80s. It's like theate... JACK WAGNER By patting somebody on the back, a boy or a girl, a professional dancer, male, female, it really mak... JACK WAGNER Peter Wagner, my son, just won the Bel-Air Junior Club Championship. Parred the last three holes. On... JACK WAGNER I was always very independent and looked out for myself. I think that ability really helped me in la... JACK WAGNER We all grew up, our grandmothers and mothers had about three channels to watch, so we watched those ... JACK WAGNER My all-time low is 62 at Bel-Air, but it was in match play, and I had two putts given to me from fou... JACK WAGNER My mother has been the greatest influence on my life, morally. When I get right down to it, my mothe... JACK WAGNER My parents weren't extremely successful financially, but they were happy people. They gave me co... JACK WAGNER Reality is the leading cause of stress for those in touch with it. JACK WAGNER Obviously sex and nudity sells, but that's what people go to cable for but that's not going ... JACK WAGNER My kids are at a point in their lives where I'm a moral compass for them. God help them both. JACK WAGNER I haven't been to a movie since somebody gave me free tickets to Star Wars, which I went to. JACK VANCE I haven't sold to the movies. In other words, I haven't gotten any enormous checks yet. JACK VANCE I just wrote what I felt like writing since they seemed to sell. JACK VANCE I never worked in an office in my life. JACK VANCE