When I first came to NBC, I thought it was going to be swimming with the sharks, all men for themselves, be careful and all that. I have to tell you I learned that you can be kind and a hard worker and move up. You don't have to play dirty or do things that you think happens at big corporations.
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Related All I ever did to that apartment was hang fifty yards of yellow theatrical silk across the bedroom w... JOAN DIDION We can never make proper goodbyes. It was your last ride in a Checker cab and you had no warning. It... COLSON WHITEHEAD Kindness is universal. Sometimes being kind allows others to see the goodness in humanity through yo... GERMANY KENT To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don't be. GOLDA MEIR Growing up, I've had plenty of obstacles, but to be honest, I didn't always have doubters. I... ROMAN REIGNS I'm asking God to bless you with something that unsettles you, disturbs you, and upsets you. CRAIG GROESCHEL I have the right to remain violente. Everything I say can and will be used against you. EMINEM What I've learned is you don't have to strive for perfection, but you do have to strive to b... LINDSAY PEARCE Be kind. We never know what people are going through. Give grace and mercy because one day your circ... GERMANY KENT To be, or not to be, that is the question. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Yes! Very funny this terrible thing is. A man that is born falls into a dream like a man who falls i... JOSEPH CONRAD You have what others don't have. This is good news which means you can do what others can't do! You ... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR In order to honor God with your wealth, you first have to admit that you are rich. Most people won't... CRAIG GROESCHEL When you're a girl, you have to be everything, You have to be dope at what you do, but you have ... NICKI MINAJ I think it's an awful drink, to be honest with you. CHARLIE WATTS To be or not to be. That's not really a question. JEAN-LUC GODARD I'm not going to throw chairs; I'm not going to cuss. I'm not going to do that kind of s... ANDRE WARD Coming from a big family, I learned a lot. Things don't have to be perfect. You can do okay with... HOLLIS STACY Be who you want to be not what others think you should be. 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MIKE SINGLETARY I think it's part of your mental health to let go of things. I think if you would have it all ri... DYLAN WALSH It's very hard when you do photocalls. You have to be on time, you have to be all cheesy smiles,... GEORGIA SALPA What I've learned is that you really don't need to be a celebrity or have money or have the ... LADY GAGA Reach out and help others. If you have the power to make someone happy, do it. Be a vessel, be the c... GERMANY KENT If I'm going to be honest with you, when I trained at school, I feel like I was training to be a... RUTINA WESLEY When I was growing up, I always knew that if I ever got anything, I was going to give back as much a... DARIUS RUCKER I have learned to be patient. YUAN YUAN TAN The two men had a conversation. Brief, cryptic, to the point. As though they had exchanged numbers a... ARUNDHATI ROY It is often useful, if an enemy happens to see you, to pretend that you have not seen him. Or it may... 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You just keep going and you don't rest. I love wak... NILE RODGERS Sid Vicious began the age of participation in which everyone could be the artist. Sid proved that yo... MALCOLM MCLAREN We try to do too many things that used to be in the men's domain, and we try to do them like men... RAQUEL WELCH He's for you and wants to help you be the person He created you to be. CRAIG GROESCHEL All I want is for people to listen to it with unbiased ears, and decide for themselves. I just don... MELANIE CHISHOLM I will not read the last page of novels first," I said, and then punched myself in the face. "... BRANDON SANDERSON I thought there was a combination of reasons we were able to run the ball well. I think first of all... FRANK SOLICH I make no apologies for loving the finer things in life or the men I choose to date. I don't fee... LISARAYE MCCOY-MISICK I think that my music is really empowering. I just want people to know - especially young people, bu... ALESSIA CARA I think I've learned that if you want to be successful, you have to tell your story honestly and... DOROTHEA BENTON FRANK I don't have favourites, I think, when you play, you have to be like a prostitute, you have to l... RUGGIERO RICCI It's a very nice kind of quasi-fame being a writer, because you remain largely anonymous and you... KHALED HOSSEINI We often grow up being told that we can do this or that, but if you don't see anybody that looks... JESSE WILLIAMS I was nervous all day. Looking at their scores and how well they have done, I thought it was going t... JASON STREETS Not everyone has the time to be normal. LJUPKA CVETANOVA Modeling can be a bit brain damaging. Starting my own brand was what I needed to do. I only model if... KATE MOSS All you have to do, I tell myself, is keep your mouth shut and look stupid. It shouldn't be that har... MARGARET ATWOOD I think when you get interested in antiques, the most frustrating thing is that books don't have... 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ANGELA DUCKWORTH I think when you get to the point where you don't need to be in love, then you could be in love.... JOHN CUSACK
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