Demetrious Johnson Quotes
In the beginning of your mixed martial arts career, you're not making good money.
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I've been working on this feature script for Master Class, a play by Terrence McNally that won a lot of Tonys.
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My aim is to change the social norms of Pakistan; women here look up to me. I started very early, worked on myself, and the effect is for all to see.
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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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Chess was natural for me; I was extremely successful.
Garry Kasparov -
Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.
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One of my favorite episodes was the one in which Homer grew hair. That was a very unique episode, since there was a gay secretary, but that wasn't even the issue of the show-the issue was Homer's image changing because he had hair.
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In a movie, you have to be mindful that no budget is going to be able to deal with running around the globe at every whim of the writer.
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Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.
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I spent 250 to 300 days of every year on the road. But in the end, I felt something was missing. I needed to be anchored so I could concentrate, so in 2000, I established a new methodology - the one I use today. I spent the week in my office and travelled every weekend, even at Christmas.
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In passing, also, I would like to say that the first time Adam had a chance he laid the blame on a woman.
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The spiritual is the cause of action. Action is life.
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The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself.
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Having a credible existence in the private sector frees people to be able to be better public servants. You're less concerned with... toeing the party line and more concerned with doing what is right.
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We must not let daylight in upon the magic.
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I love ensemble work. I love making pieces and building things together.
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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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The days of the painter at the Bauhaus appear to be truly over. They are estranged from the actual core of present activities, and their influence is more restricting than inspiring.
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So many people love sci-fi, and they're so loyal.
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You never know where life is going to take you. So everything I do, I just take it one day at a time, and it always leads you to the right place.
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In my case, of course, people had a lot of expectations, but that didn't pressurise me because I'm pretty confident about my musicality and my talent.
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We obviously try to be in tune with what our users want.
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If I make two movies my entire life, and they're two movies that - whether they make a lot of money or two people go to see them - they speak of me, then I consider them incredibly successful. I don't need to be Steven Spielberg.
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Life is not a bowl full of cherries, there's good and bad stuff.
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In the beginning of your mixed martial arts career, you're not making good money.
