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In the fall of the year 2000, there just happened to be a decision point when they asked me to become Chief Executive Officer of the company. It was a time when, as you remember, we were starting to have some real problems in the California energy markets. ↗

— Jeffrey Skilling

#become #california #chief #chief executive #company

My husband gave up all his work to stay at home with the kids, and we split all the duties at home. I do all the boring stuff - like pay the bills, and he does all the exercising for both of us, which I'm very grateful for... I thank him for it regularly. ↗

— Erika Slezak

#boring #both #does #duties #exercising

Little else is requisite to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism but peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice: all the rest being brought about by the natural course of things. ↗

— Adam Smith

#administration #barbarism #being #brought #carry

I dreamed of having a book of my own, of writing one that I could put on a shelf. ↗

— Patti Smith

#could #dreamed #having #i #my own

How do I feel about being a star now? Well I still try to live life and enjoy what I am doing. ↗

— Christian Slater

#am #being #doing #enjoy #feel

It may not be the most popular but there is a place for it. I think about the kind of music I love, acoustic, melodic, and I guess it kind of took a bit of courage on my part to think I could be one of those songwriters. ↗

— Helen Slater

#acoustic #bit #could #courage #guess

I'll never forget the day that I was told I would have to have a mastectomy. My reaction to the words was total denial. ↗

— Betty Ford

#denial #forget #i #mastectomy #never

Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

#fools #men #need #take #wise

The way I spend my time is very isolated and cut off. ↗

— Helen Slater

#i #isolated #my time #off #spend

To be a big league ball player, you have to love the game. ↗

— Enos Slaughter

#ball player #big #game #league #love