Danny Meyer Quotes
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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I don't think many of us launched ourselves into the world of writing books fully formed.
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I like when everything's naturally moving along - I find that pretty exciting.
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When I was right out of college, I felt competitive with some of the guys in my class over career stuff.
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When 'Mulholland Dr.' was voted the Best Film of the Decade, that was very meaningful for me. That film opened up incredible doors for me, and I believe that that was the reason I was given opportunities to play all kinds of characters.
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When I played sports, if you lose the game, and then you complain, that makes you a sore loser. That doesn't make you protester - that just makes you a whiner.
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I want to be judged on my own merits.
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I feel like I have so many middle-aged women who look up to me.
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I understand acting and I understand actors. I don't really understand the world of celebrity. That's just bizarre. Those sorts of elements I'm at sea with.
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Children should neither be seen or heard from - ever again.
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I did do some Shakespeare on film, it's really difficult. It's really interesting, because I was doing a series in Canada called 'Slings and Arrows' and it was about a company based around the Stratford Festival.
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The international proletariat first appeared on the scene in the early Thirties of the nineteenth century, and its first great action was the French Revolution of 1848.
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I see couples fighting about the stupidest things. You just have to rise above everything.
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In 1960, John F. Kennedy rode a superior televised debate performance to victory over Richard Nixon.
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I've never been one to want to be the center of attention and be put up on stages every night. That's just not really my personality. I'm comfortable with it now, but my real passion is being creative.
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Stay true to your own voice, and don't worry about needing to be liked or what anybody else thinks. Keep your eyes on your own paper.
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Whenever I visited China in the past, the relationships always felt superficial; there was no time where I felt those moments of conflict and delight that make you feel close to another person. But since I started touring there in 2004, I would always collaborate with local musicians, and that opened up a new level of intimacy.
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I do my best work if I think about what it is I have to offer.
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I'm interested in the kind of anti-establishment ethos that goes with making an independent movie. I like to bring that to studio films - usually to the consternation of the studios.
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Usually, someone who's in a show gets me a ticket. I feel cornered. I can't walk out if I don't like it.
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What's been happening in Iraq, what young Americans wearing flak jackets, helmets and flight suits have done is... created the circumstances under which Iraq can become our closest ally in that part of the world and still have a representative government. And that's going to be a very good thing considering what's going on in that neighborhood.
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Michael Jordan did not get good at basketball by practicing 42 minutes a week, which is what most kids have in the computer lab. … Whether it's a scalpel, baseball bat or a computer, the skill in the use of a tool rests upon practice and familiarity, and that's what these kids are going to have to an unprecedented extent.
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Good companies are always fundraising. Whether you're meeting people or considering firms, you're always fundraising.
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My dad gave me the gene to enjoy cooking, and to enjoy consuming good food and wine.
