Lapo Elkann Quotes
I like listening to music and driving. How do you say... It's the only way I can 'chillax.'
Quotes to Explore
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I know what to do and I go and execute.
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Don't let nobody tell you that you can't do it. Love what you do until you don't love it anymore. Nothing's impossible.
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We're a nation of celebrity and hero worshipers, so much so that we make heroes out of those who aren't, such as John Wayne: a patriotic, red-blooded, two-fisted American who spent the Second World War in the trenches on the movie lots of Hollywood.
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A historical romance is the only kind of book where chastity really counts.
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If I must choose between healthy and tasty, I go for the second: having only one life to waste, it might as well be a pleasurable one.
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I buried Joel on our 48th anniversary. I had been with her since I was 16.
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I wrote my first book when I was 15 years old. And my second book '1,2,3 Publish Me!' shows everyone how writing a book is done in just the three secret editing levels I discovered!
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Pacific Islands are among those that contribute least to global warming, yet suffer most.
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Treasure the things about you that make you different and unique.
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I fantasized being a broadcaster.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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I really appreciate people like Rosie coming out and saying I've inspired them.
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We can see cities during the day and at night, and we can watch rivers dump sediment into the ocean, and see hurricanes form.
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I try to be as ignorant about things as I can.
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One cannot be too careful in the selection of adjectives for descriptions. Words or compounds which describe precisely, and which convey exactly the right suggestions to the mind of the reader, are essential.
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When you're a war correspondent, the reader is for you because the reader is saying, 'Gee, I wouldn't want to be doing that.' They're on your side.
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Constant reference to a 'war on terror' did accomplish one major objective: It stimulated the emergence of a culture of fear.
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My entertainment was going to the local dollar movie theatre on the weekend, where I watched old black and white movies. If you wanted current movies, you had to drive to the big city.
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As a company grows, things get stuck at the top. It can be a bottleneck.
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First we'll escape, then we'll play baseball.
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Music and friends are the most important to me really, it's all I ever do.
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I come from a Muslim family. The label 'Muslim' is one aspect of me, but it's not the only part of me.
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I like listening to music and driving. How do you say... It's the only way I can 'chillax.'
