David Carey Quotes
The U.S. business for most magazines is a moderate growth business. The international business - especially in China and Russia - is a faster growth business.
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Whenever I say that America has become an empire, someone is sure to say I'm being ridiculous.
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It takes two years on the stage for an actor or an actress to learn how to speak correctly and to manage his voice properly, and it takes about ten years to master the subtle art of being able to hold one's audience.
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The billable hours is a classic case of restricted autonomy. I mean, you're working on - I mean, sometimes on these six-minute increments. So you're not focused on doing a good job. You're focused on hitting your numbers. It's one reason why lawyers typically are so unhappy. And I want a world of happy lawyers.
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I have made enough money to secure my family and that is all I care about.
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I'm from Miami, I love it when we're out in the heat. When it's cold, I'm like, 'I'm never acting again,' because it's too freezing.
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Escapism makes a lot of intuitive sense - whisk people away from their cares with stories of a better life.
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I want to be scared. I want to keep taking insane risks. I want to be scared because you're going to grow through that whether you want to or not. I don't want to play the same guy. I want to keep throwing curveballs to you guys and keep telling stories.
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Everyone should learn to tango in Argentina before they die.
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Robots do not hold on to life. They can't. They have nothing to hold on with - no soul, no instinct. Grass has more will to live than they do.
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One has to be fully committed to one's career. Otherwise, there's no point.
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My normal life is like being on holiday.
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When I was elected, I was the youngest member of the Tennessee congressional delegation; now, I'm one of the oldest. In fact, I have members of my staff who weren't even born when I took office. That tells me it's time for a new chapter.
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I've turned down twentysomething million dollars for movies.
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Barack Obama's victories in 2008 and 2012 were dismissed by some of his critics as merely symbolic for African Americans. But there is nothing 'mere' about symbols.
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There has been a big debate about it: can a black man play a Nordic character?
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It's difficult to believe that Al Gore was oblivious to the existing laws. He has to respond at some point.
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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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There was a door to which I found no key: There was the veil through which I might not see.
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I've learned that when God promises beauty through the ashes, He means it.
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Hurricanes Floyd and Irene were cruel reminders that hurricanes can produce tragic loss of life and devastating economic disruption from inland flooding beyond a hurricane's damaging wind, storm surge or tornadoes.
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The television business is based on managed dissatisfaction. You're watching a great television show you're really wrapped up in? You might get 50 minutes of watching a week and then 18,000 minutes of waiting until the next episode comes along.
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Really, life is complicated enough without having a bunch of Senators deciding what we should do in the privacy of our own homes.
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I like the full spectrum of roles.
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The U.S. business for most magazines is a moderate growth business. The international business - especially in China and Russia - is a faster growth business.
