Bill Drayton Quotes
I was taught by my parents that people who are loud don't have anything to say. I've found if you're suggesting quite big changes, a quiet style may be reassuring.
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I had to work with a psychiatrist.
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The Lebanese people voted this time for change. So they are not satisfied with the actual situation. They want to see a new government. They want to see a new vision.
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Between their rise in the thirteenth century and their sudden fall in the seventeenth, when the line abruptly ended, the Medicis produced three popes, two queens, and many Florentine rulers, and they supported the work of Galileo, Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Botticelli - a veritable parade of geniuses.
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No matter how you cut them, paste them, rotate them, or distort them, lip syncing and air-guitar playing are fundamentally foolish activities, and anyone seen to be engaging in them with anything approaching a straight face is, by definition, taking herself or himself much too seriously.
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Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man.
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We're going to lose more species, acidify the oceans more, do damage that it will take millions of years - if not longer - to unwind. Exactly how much damage will we do? How deep will those scars run? We don't know yet. But we will turn the ship.
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There is a certain amount of dissatisfaction that goes with knowing your time, talent and abilities are not being properly used.
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Like parents, cooks shouldn't have favourites, but some recipes inevitably shine more than others.
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A good opening and a good ending make for a good film provide they come close together.
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Many people in this world are still so identified with every thought that arises in their head. There is not the slightest space of awareness there.
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A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.
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I'll proudly stand with one of the great leaders this state and country have ever produced: Rick Perry.
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When I go into the studio, I completely detach. I let my emotions come out.
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I never met a woman I didn't like. I love 'em all, in their different ways.
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I'm gonna sing, and I'm going to make me a lot of money.
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We don't worry about the integrity of our game. I'm more focused on the atmosphere in the arena, and that's something we're comfortable with going forward.
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When I was 11, I decided to start rapping, playing guitar, and writing songs. Everything really blossomed from there.
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The State, in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their opinions. If they be willing faithfully to serve it, that satisfies.
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Whatever I feel comfortable in is usually what I'll wear. I go to different events and premieres and walk the red carpet... those things are awkward enough on their own. You don't want to be pulling up a top all night. I will sacrifice foot comfort though. I love high heels.
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The high-grossing films are not all that interesting to me, I have to say. It's not stuff I would want to be in. Yes, you would want the big paycheck, but that's never really been my concern.
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I was hired as a sous-chef at a restaurant on the Upper East Side. The chef liked to drink - some mornings we would find him sleeping. Two weeks after its opening, I became the chef. I was 20 years old, and way over my head. I had to hire the cooks and do the menus.
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When I meet someone who I really admire, I enjoy nothing more than trying to connect with them and asking them about their career. I want to know who the people are behind the performances and how they relate to their performances. But it's maybe not as novel as it once was.
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I use bath gloves in the shower every day. People often comment on my skin and I just tell them that I use bath gloves.
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I was taught by my parents that people who are loud don't have anything to say. I've found if you're suggesting quite big changes, a quiet style may be reassuring.
