Jizzy Pearl (James Wilkinson) Quotes
I play what the punters want to hear - I’m not Sting! People want to hear the Love/Hate material sung by the guy who can still hit the notes, and I am obliged to give the people what they want. It’s a goddamn privilege and a blessing.
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It's true that I run a multi-national group but I have no interests in India. So please tell me, what should my identity be?
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More often than not, the most effective leaders have been shaped by teaching successfully in high needs classrooms. Because of their experience, they know that it is possible for low-income children to achieve on an absolute scale and understand what we need to do to allow them to fulfill their potential.
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Dinner is often a stew of beans or legumes, which are awesome for dieting; they give you that meaty satisfaction and both are excellent with whole grain rice or bread.
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I love Bridget Fonda.
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The Ferrari is a beautiful car. It's great.
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For the most part, it's a very male-dominated business. Most executives are male, so it's always sort of their vision of stuff. I'm constantly fighting against that, even when I play the wife or the girlfriend or the best friend. I always try my hardest to bring as much layering in and not make things stereotypical, but it's hard.
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You have to handle adversity well. There are roadblocks you will have to fight through.
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The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.
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Isn't privacy about keeping taboos in their place?
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You know, we have to take these characters - who, granted, have their separate personalities but, on a lot of levels, are pretty two-dimensional - and make them into people with flaws, with insecurities.
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Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.
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When your focus is social change and not financial change, why wouldn't you want to share that openly? Innovation only succeeds when it's shared.
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The first responsibility of the Muslim is as teacher. That is his job, to teach. His first school, his first classroom is within the household. His first student is himself. He masters himself and then he begins to convey the knowledge that he has acquired to the family. The people who are closest to him.
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A modern health and social care system has to be completely focussed on the needs of its users.
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In the West, if a city faces financial difficulties, it'll go bankrupt. But in China, cities will be subsidised by the Ministry of Finance. So some small- and medium-sized cities aren't worried about going bankrupt. They figure the central government will help them out.
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The U.S. and European markets have become mature, profit margins are lower, and equipment isn't so new. Because profits are relatively low, it limits the willingness of companies to invest in newer equipment.
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The only two characters I can play convincingly are myself and a dumber and sweeter version of myself.
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I never want to change so much that people can't recognize me.
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I can put a hip-hop beat to reggae. That is, I can have real reggae in the drums and in the rhythm, and on top of it I can put The Rolling Stones' feeling, anyone's feeling on top. Nobody has ever done this before, man.
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I shop more than most women.
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Never in a million years would I think I'd play in a Super Bowl.
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I had in mind a message, although I hope it doesn't intrude too badly, persuading Americans, and especially Southerners, of the critical importance of land and our vanishing natural environment and wildlife.
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The makers of entertainment must try, in our field, to be honest and grown-up.
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I play what the punters want to hear - I’m not Sting! People want to hear the Love/Hate material sung by the guy who can still hit the notes, and I am obliged to give the people what they want. It’s a goddamn privilege and a blessing.
