Bill Conti Quotes
Making a living is not a career. It might be for an accountant, but it's not for someone who says "I want one thing." The guy who feels that his career hasn't happened yet. The guy who has that kind of hunger, who wants money and fame.
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I don't know what's with me and the 'of God' shows. It's hard to tweet about, because I guess 'God' triggers some kind of filter.
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Once you understand that listeners want to be challenged, then you also understand that you can't take shortcuts.
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As a brand, Ahla is one of Strauss-Elite's strongest. But we need to do a lot of marketing in order to regain market leadership. I have no doubt that we will do that, even if it takes time.
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Indian hotels are doing well globally because they understand hospitality.
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The act of longing for something will always be more intense than the requiting of it.
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Feeling passionate about something doesn't mean you have to be angry.
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It's very hard to transgress; we have the furniture of transgression without the imagery and iconography to actually do it.
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Maybe one of the only things I do well: I cook like a maniac! I would be a chef if I weren't an actor.
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There really has not been a strong Republican message to either the poor or the African American community at large.
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I was able to work with the best musicians in Kansas City starting when I was really young.
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It is not infrequent to hear men declaim loudly upon liberty, who, if we may judge by the whole tenor of their actions, mean nothing else by it but their own liberty - to oppress without control, or the restraint of laws, all who are poorer and weaker than themselves.
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Once you start doing a lot, you don't ever want to stop working. It feels weird if you're not doing something.
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Unless you have a perception of who you are as a lawyer, you will never be at ease in dealing with legal matters, clients, or courts. But if you know who you are and why you're there, all you need is the expertise and the information.
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Because you know, down deep in my heart, when all is said and done, I still live under the illusion that basically people think of me as an up-and-coming young actor.
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A lot of film stars are just playing themselves in different frocks.
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No one reads my books until they're finished because I don't want feedback. It confuses me, and it changes things; if I get too much feedback, I get thrown off my path.
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Man is supposed to be the maker of his destiny. It is only partly true. He can make his destiny, only in so far as he is allowed by the Great Power.
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How you niggas want it? have it yo way burger king.
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I write to make sense of things that don't make sense to me.
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I've learned that when I'm directing, I hate when people are always questioning everything and trying to give me directions.
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I think there's not a lot of real filmmakers. There are only a few people who make real cinema. I can count them on my fingers.
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A startup job is an investment, after all: Venture capitalists may wager money, but you're staking something more precious - your time. And unlike VCs, you can't spread your risk by betting on a bunch of companies at once. Start with TAM. That's 'total addressable market,' and if it's not big enough, there's no point in talking.
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I was listening to music long before rock 'n roll.
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Making a living is not a career. It might be for an accountant, but it's not for someone who says "I want one thing." The guy who feels that his career hasn't happened yet. The guy who has that kind of hunger, who wants money and fame.
