Jack Kirby Quotes

I had very high respect for the Pratt Institute, but I thought that I had done my best, and that was not their version of the best.

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• I always start the day by washing my face and moisturizing.

  

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• It was kind of easier for me to do records that didn't take a year or two years of my life to write and to make.

  

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• I know what feels good to eat and what doesn't. I try to err on the side of choices I know will leave me feeling more energized and ready to go, because it's always better to feel healthy.

  

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• Young people really want you to give them a road map, and they will follow it to a tee. If you tell them, 'These are the eight steps you have to take to be successful,' they will do all eight very earnestly.

  

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• Russia can be quite a dangerous place sometimes, but I never think about it.

  

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• It is essential to employ, trust, and reward those whose perspective, ability, and judgment are radically different from yours. It is also rare, for it requires uncommon humility, tolerance, and wisdom.

  

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• I had very high respect for the Pratt Institute, but I thought that I had done my best, and that was not their version of the best.

  

  Jack Kirby
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