Chesley Sullenberger Quotes
It's an important job to be the public face of something that gives people hope, and I take that seriously.
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Always remember that the most important thing in a good marriage is not happiness, but stability.
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Ikea people do not drive flashy cars or stay at luxury hotels.
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Anytime you hear different things - whether it's trade rumors or people saying you're not living up to your complete potential - you're obviously going to get ticked off about that.
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Every time - well, not every time, but in celebration of a great review or a great accolade, I take the team of Daniel to Katz's Deli for lunch. We take the trip on the subway, we were like 40 or 50 people, and we go in the back room and have a pastrami sandwich.
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The most important fact is that gays have been here since day one. To say otherwise is a gross denial and stupidity. We played an enormous part in the history of America.
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Johnny once described our relationship by saying we were as close as two people could be without being married.
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When you work on a movie, especially an independent movie, it's a lot of work to make it! It's not just our job as actors - so many people are working so hard, and even the littlest movie takes a lot of work.
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Meditation isn't snake oil. For some people, meditation might be the most efficient way to reduce stress and cultivate mindfulness. But it isn't a panacea. If you don't meditate, there's no need to stress out about it.
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AIDS is a horrible disease, and the people who catch it deserve compassion.
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I purposefully try to make films in that grey area, where things are morally ambiguous. It's like life: good people do horrible things, and bad people do good things, and there's beauty in horror and horror in beauty.
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When I'm in the U.K. – and I'm here more than people would think – I tend to keep a very low profile.
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To have a relationship that is pure and passionate and beautiful - I think people are scared of having that now. Especially guys.
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It's a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done.
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The job of the president of the United States is to talk to the public, is to explain to them. Now, some presidents talk too much, like Bill Clinton. Some presidents try to talk but don't know how, like George Bush senior.
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I've always ignored the labels people put on things.
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And then in 1956 or 1957 my family went over to Europe and I moved over with them, and immediately people in Europe thought my perspective on that issue was 100% correct.
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I have so much fun because I love to meet the women who wear my shoes and meet the clients. That, to me, is the best part - getting to know the faces of the people who actually wear my shoes and getting to have a conversation with them.
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That's definitely something I've experienced my whole life - people thinking one thing and then discovering that I'm not, hopefully. So I relate to having to fight that and claim my own identity, when people are trying to throw different ones at me.
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I grew up watching Indian movies as a kid in Russia. I am quite familiar with Bollywood.
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Success is buried on the other side of rejection.
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When you are young you take the kindness people show you as your right.
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You can be predisposed genetically, but it's not a sentence. I'm genetically predisposed, but I manage my weight. The root of obesity, though, is usually emotional. The poor habits are a symptom of a deeper emotional issue.
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It's an important job to be the public face of something that gives people hope, and I take that seriously.
