Danny Meyer Quotes
I opened Union Square Cafe when I was just 27 years old, and my first hope was simply that it would stay in business. My higher hope was that in its lifetime, it might grow to play an essential role in the lives of its stakeholders.
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I'm cranky.
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The first book I sat down to write was an historical romance. It was really bad and thankfully no one ever saw it.
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It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
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Because when you feel that you have arrived, you are dead.
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I've always felt a bit hard done by in England – you know, I've won the Bisto three times in Ireland, but it has felt like nobody has even heard of me in my home country.
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When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.
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Don't be surprised if you find me doing some charity work in another country.
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I know that many authors say editors don't edit anymore, but that's not been true in my experience.
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In our recovery package we put new standards of accountability and transparency, which we hope will now apply.
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The truth, it is said, is rarely pure or simple, yet genetics can at times seem seductively transparent.
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Men enter local politics solely as a result of being unhappily married.
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Some things have to be believed to be seen.
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My whole back's tattooed. I just wanted a twist. I was always in punk bands when I was little... I think that's where the tie comes from.
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'The Road' is about that fear that all parents can have - 'What's going to happen to your child if you're not around?'
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I think Amy Poehler and Tina Fey have done so much for women in comedy in the sense that they've normalized it. You don't think, 'I'm going to watch that comedy starring a woman,' you think, 'I'm going to watch that funny show.' They refuse to play the foils for men, or be reduced to the butt of every joke, and I love that about both of them.
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I like to collect DVDs of most English films.
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In the Ghetto, I'd been trying to write for years.
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To speak specifically of our problem with the Muslim world, we are meandering into a genuine clash of civilizations, and we're deluding ourselves with euphemisms. We're talking about Islam being a religion of peace that's been hijacked by extremists. If ever there were a religion that's not a religion of peace, it is Islam.
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We opened a design center in the South of England last year as part of our strategy for being close to our customers and developing innovative products for exciting new markets.
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I knew I was good at sports, and I knew I loved acting and performing, so I really dove into that, and school always became secondary.
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We are a mission-driven company. In order to do this, we have to build a great team. And in order to do that, you need people to know they can make a bunch of money. So we need a business model to make a lot of money.
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There was once a philosopher who said, 'I don't believe in God, but I fear him greatly.' That's about where I am.
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For several days after my first book was published, I carried it about in my pocket and took surreptitious peeps at it to make sure the ink had not faded.
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I opened Union Square Cafe when I was just 27 years old, and my first hope was simply that it would stay in business. My higher hope was that in its lifetime, it might grow to play an essential role in the lives of its stakeholders.
