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• It struck me that Steve Jobs, known to be such a brilliant speaker, had a very difficult time explaining things when he was younger. He was describing technology that didn't exist. He had MIT engineers, and he was trying to tell them what he wanted; but there were no terms for what he wanted yet. I think a lot of his early frustration was trying to quickly get his vision to the finish line.

  Joshua Michael Stern

  Jobs, Frustration, Technology

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• I personally think money in politics on any level is horrible. I'd like to see a set amount and have every candidate spend it. Have it be completely transparent. But actually getting to that spot, as we have learned through all the legislation over the decades, is very difficult.

  Rick Santelli

  Thinking, Levels, Legislation

  "Meet the Press" with David Gregory, www.nbcnews.com. October 24, 2010.

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• It's very difficult to speak to a large group of people these days and not offend someone. I know people walk around with their feelings on their shoulders waiting for you to say something - ahh - did you hear that? And they can't hear anything else you say. The PC police are out in force at all times.

  Benjamin Carson

  People, Waiting, Police

  "Dr. Ben Carson: Health Care Is 'Upside-Down'". "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. March 11, 2013.

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• I was adored [as a kid]. I was always in the air, hurled up and kissed and thrown in the air again. Until I was six, my feet didn't touch the ground. "Look at those eyes! That nose! Those lips! That tooth! Get that child away from me, quick! I'll eat him!" Giving that up was very difficult later on in life.

  Mel Brooks

  Children, Kids, Eye

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• One of the things that makes a social-media cleanse so difficult is that every time we log on, every notification we get is an addictive substance. It's just like any drug.

  Kim Stolz

  Media, Drug, Substance

  Source: www.usatoday.com

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• It becomes very difficult for us to adjust to a world without social media because we spend so much time involved with it.

  Kim Stolz

  Media, World, Social

  Source: www.usatoday.com

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• I do a few jokes about the economy but from an everyday person perspective. People like to laugh, and they especially like to laugh during difficult circumstances.

  Brian Regan

  People, Laughing, Perspective

  Source: edition.cnn.com

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• A formula for comedy is comedy equals tragedy plus time. A difficult or uncomfortable situation takes place, and then you laugh about it later down the road.

  Brian Regan

  Uncomfortable Situations, Laughing, Tragedy

  Source: edition.cnn.com

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• ... ages in which the dominant weapon is expensive or difficult to make will tend to be ages of despotism, whereas when the dominant weapon is cheap and simple, the common people have a chance... A complex weapon makes the strong stronger, while a simple weapon -- so long as there is no answer to it -- gives claws to the weak.

  George Orwell

  Strong, Simple, Long

  George Orwell (1968). “The Collected Essays, Journalism, and Letters of George Orwell: In front of your nose, 1945-1950”

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• I never did write a biography, and I don't exactly know how to set about it; you see I have to be accurate and keep to the facts, a most difficult thing for a writer of fiction.

  Elizabeth Gaskell

  Writing, Fiction, Biographies

  Elizabeth Gaskell (2009). “The Life of Charlotte Brontë”, p.10, OUP Oxford

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• In difficult times, people too often lose the ability to face the future optimistically. They begin to think about their tomorrow's negatively. They forget that the tough times will pass. They concentrate on the problems of today rather than on the opportunities of tomorrow. In so doing, they not only lose the potential of today, they also throw away the beauty of tomorrow.

  Robert H. Schuller

  Opportunity, Thinking, People

  Robert H Schuller (2006). “Tough Times Never Last, But Tough People Do!”, p.157, Orient Paperbacks

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• Most skills can be learned, but it is difficult to train people on their personality.

  Richard Branson

  Skills, People, Personality

  "How to Win by Throwing out the Traditional Hiring Playbook" by Sean McNamara, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 11, 2014.

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• I think that that's why artists make art - it is difficult to put into words unless you are a poet. What it takes is being open to the flow of universal creativity. The Zen artists knew this.

  Alex Grey

  Art, Creativity, Thinking

  "LSD Helped Forge Alex Grey's Spiritual, Artistic and Love Lives". Interview with David Ian Miller, www.sfgate.com. March 24, 2008.

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• Almost nothing worthwhile is easy, and it's hard to just jump in and be good at something difficult right off the bat... The only reliable way to succeed at anything is to actually do it, repeatedly, with concentrated effort. True for individuals, and true for organizations. Athletes, artists, businesses.

  John Gruber

  Athlete, Artist, Organization

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• Just as bees make honey from thyme, the strongest and driest of herbs, so do the wise profit from the most difficult of experiences.

  Plato

  Wise, Honey, Herbs

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• It is difficult to remove by logic an idea not placed there by logic in the first place.

  Gordon Livingston

  Ideas, Firsts, Logic

  Gordon Livingston (2009). “Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart: Thirty True Things You Need to Know Now”, p.12, Da Capo Press

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• You will not find it difficult to prove that battles, campaigns, and even wars have been won or lost primarily because of logistics.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  War, Battle, Campaigns

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• Let the risen Jesus enter your life, welcome him as a friend, with trust: he is life! If up till now you have kept him at a distance, step forward. He will receive you with open arms. If you have been indifferent, take a risk: you won’t be disappointed. If following him seems difficult, don’t be afraid, trust him, be confident that he is close to you, he is with you and he will give you the peace you are looking for and the strength to live as he would have you do.

  Pope Francis

  Jesus, Distance, Giving

  Pope Francis (2016). “The Joy of Discipleship: Reflections from Pope Francis on Walking with Christ”, p.33, Loyola Press

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• I think it is important to pass on the message to young people who are going through a difficult time with friends that it will pass.

  Clemence Poesy

  Thinking, People, Important

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• My dad was in the military. It was difficult sometimes, because he would have to be away a lot, and we would have to move around a lot. Trying to adapt to new schools and new places can be really tough.

  Nolan Gould

  Dad, Military, Moving

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• Frankly, as much as I love to improvise, it hasn't been difficult to stick to the script on 'Mad Men.' The writing is so precise, and the story so carefully crafted, that I don't think there's room - or need - for ad libbing. I could never come up with dialogue as lovely as these writers do, anyway.

  Rich Sommer

  Writing, Men, Thinking

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• Most difficult is the labeling by other people that models are empty-headed bodies. I think if you look for negativity, you can find it anywhere.

  Boyd Holbrook

  Thinking, People, Negativity

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• In Kurdistan, theres a lot of hardship - a lot of wars, a lot of bitter and difficult lifestyles. And witnessing all those made me a director.

  Bahman Ghobadi

  War, Hardship, Directors

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• It's weird. I feel like people assume if a character is very different than you, that means it's difficult to get into their head or into their skin.

  Katherine Waterston

  Character, Mean, People

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• I didn’t find it difficult to live in the “Inherent Vice” world or play those scenes, because they just seemed so real.

  Katherine Waterston

  Real, Play, Vices

  "Springboard: ‘Inherent Vice’ Breakout Katherine Waterston Is Still Having Her ‘Pinch Me’ Moment". Interview with Nigel M. Smith, www.indiewire.com. November 7, 2014.

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