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Figures Quotes - Page 23

You can't just wish to be a millionaire; you have to figure out how to earn it.

"Q&A: Dolly Parton learned early that giving leads to getting". Interview with Chris Taylor, www.reuters.com. November 29, 2016.

I figure that my staff will be less reluctant to work overtime if I work longer hours than they do.

David Ogilvy (1963). “Confessions of an advertising man”, Holiday House

But no, we cross, crisscross, and recross our old tracks like figure skaters.

David Mitchell (2012). “Cloud Atlas (Enhanced Movie Tie-in Edition): A Novel”, p.168, Random House Group

I knew I couldn't solve it. Because I couldn't figure out what made her drink when things were going well.

"Love on the rocks". "Dateline NBC" with Stone Phillips, www.nbcnews.com. February 6, 2014.

Nelson Mandela was a towering figure in our time; a legend in life and now in death - a true global hero.

"Nelson Mandela: world leaders mourn inspirational figure" by Conal Urquhart, Dan Roberts, Paul Lewis, Kim Willsher, www.theguardian.com. December 6, 2013.

Benjamin Netanyahu is a fascinating figure.We say Nixonian about a lot of people. He really is Nixonian. He's brilliant. He's very isolated and insular.

"Shields and Brooks on Netanyahu's election provocation, human trafficking holdup". "PBS Newshour", www.pbs.org. March 20, 2015.

I like ideas, frameworks, and figures.

"Dave and Wendy Ulrich: An interview by Bob Morris". Interview with Bob Morris, bobmorris.biz. August 19, 2011.

We all have fertile creative periods and times when we can't figure out how we ever did it.

"Q&A: Mann & Weil on surving as songwriters". Interview with Steve Sailer, www.upi.com. July 25, 2002.

I love lyrics. They help me to figure things out.

"A Conversation with Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman Yee". Interview with Rachel P. Goldstein, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.