"Poetry has a way of teaching one what one needs to know ... if one is honest."
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"I do not need to know all things. I remind myself that it is sufficient that I know what I know and know that without believing that I will always know what I know or that what I know will always be true."
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"I've tried to be totally present, so that when I'm finished with a piece of work, I'm finished. ... The work, once completed, does not need me. The work I'm working on needs my total concentration. The one that's finished doesn't belong to me anymore. It belongs to itself."
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"The nice thing about HOPE is that you can give it to someone else, someone who needs it even more than you do, and you will find you have not given yours away at all."
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"Because of technological breakthroughs, the society will need fewer and fewer unskilled laborers."
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"I know that so many women don't have a choice. They could lose their job if they say, 'I need to leave because I don't have childcare.'"
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"You need the activism. You need people who are organized and willing to bring light to injustices in society."
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"Ayurvedic medicine is ancient, and its resurgence is necessary because we do need the proper balance in our medical approach."
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"As a singer, you need to find you water that works for you."
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"Puck stopped his drumming [on his belly] for a brief moment and grinned at Sabrina. I hear they have a lot of plastic surgeons in New York City. If I were you I'd make an appointment for that face as soon as you get there," he quipped. Sabrina scowled and shook a fist at him. "Keep it up, stinkpot, and you're going to need a plastic surgeon yourself." Puck winked. "No need to get all mushy on me, Grimm."
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"Girls, I need to tell you some things about our family," Sabrina said. "Have you ever heard of the Brothers Grimm?"
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"Take an expansive view of the consumers needs and expand beyond your current boundaries."
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"You need to have sufficient resources against your priorities. Your eyes have to be open every day."
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"The top 25 at every company really set the tone. Everyone watches them. They need to be present and focused. No slackers at the top. They need to meet in combination every recruit. They need to meet them on the first day. They need to teach by example. This is the lesson that great companies teach."
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"Don't ask your customers what they want. This rule is based on the view that they probably don't know. You have to fully understand them, the context for their needs and their major dissatisfactions."
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"If you’ve got a dozen pitchers, you need to speak 12 different languages."
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"You need to play to win. But you also need to win ... to play."
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"A man has need of tough ears to hear himself fairly judged."
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"The desire for riches is more sharpened by their use than by their need. Pleasing all: a mark that can never be aimed at or hit."
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"It needs courage to be afraid."
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