226 Quotes by Paul Johnson

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    Conservation of energy. Never stand up when you can sit down, and never sit down when you can lie down.

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    Leo brings a very broad and deep level of experience to Kelley Blue Book that stretches across the automotive industry -- from optimizing dealership operations to maximizing the opportunities of the Internet and e-commerce. He's coming on board to lead an aggressive growth strategy across multiple business units.

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    She was a one-in-a-million person, ... You don't run into someone like her often, and the team is going to have a very hard time replacing her.

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    A capitalist economy hums when leading businessmen are bubbling with animal spirits and are prepared to sink their money into risky ventures.

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    Long periods of recession, which tend to be self-perpetuating, are usually ended by war, or by preparations for it.

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    She had a very magnetic personality. People were drawn to her warmth and good humor, but she was very centered on others, ... If you asked her about herself, you'd just get silence, but she was always ready to say great things about her teammates.

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    I very much wanted to be editor of the 'New Statesman!' But I never wanted to be prime minister, except maybe as a little boy.

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    Mr. Obama would be a disheartening president even during a super boom, with his grim demeanor and empty rhetoric, as well as his obvious hatred of business bravado.

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    Online brokers face a lot of challenges with technical issues -- Merrill is no different. They aren't accustomed to operating at Internet speeds.

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