Donny Deutsch Quotes
The only thing I hated about the agency business was a lot of business travel. It was the only part of my job that I did not like. I found it very tedious and wearing.
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I did not direct my life. I didn't design it. I never made decisions. Things always came up and made them for me. That's what life is.
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In the last 5 years, American employers have lost over $150 billion of productivity to depression alone. That is more than the GDP of 28 different States during the same period.
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What goes for sex goes double for politics.
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We are shallow because we are 'mayabang,' ego driven, and do not have the humility to understand that we are only human, much too human to mistake knowledge for wisdom.
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I didn't choose to write a military man as much as Vince Haven chose me.
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I was riding my mountain bike in Colorado, and I met a dog who reminded me so much of my very first dog, in the way she interacted with me, looked at me, and wagged her tail, that I rode away convinced I'd just very possibly met the reincarnated version of my long lost friend.
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Lyrically, I personally lean towards venting.
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I'm mad, they say. I am temperamental and dizzy and disagreeable. Well, let them talk. I can take it. Only one person can hurt me. Her name is Ida Lupino.
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I do make a good ragu pasta, which everyone seems to like. Or that could be just me talking; who knows what they really think. I actually stole the recipe from my older sister Vera, who also loves to cook. I took all my recipes from her.
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I've written many extra verses to songs that I learned to sing - an extra verse about a friend, or just add some verse - and that led to writing my own songs.
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Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.
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We have to still develop the Ikea group. We need many billions of Swiss francs to take on China or Russia.
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I know that many authors say editors don't edit anymore, but that's not been true in my experience.
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A filial son to his father can be a traitorous subject to his ruler.
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When we see that our problem is so complicated and so all-encompassing in its intent and content, then we realize that it is no longer a Negro problem, confined only to the American Negro; that it is no longer an American problem, confined only to America, but it is a problem for humanity.
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I do everything in a straightforward manner.
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You have to love your body, respect it, and treat it well.
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Years ago, I carved out an identity, and it has always been about having a voice to tell people about stuff I love.
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I've turned down twentysomething million dollars for movies.
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I think the hardest thing about making music now is being a great dad at the same time. There's an insanity that goes with writing - a mad scientist thing that you have to go through - and sacrificing a kid's upbringing to do that is not an option.
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I am doing better now though one of my legs is shorter than the other due to the operations.
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Figuring out a way to balance the Boxer story with the Chinese Christians was difficult.
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I believe my business and non-profit investments are much more beneficial to societal well-being than sending more money to Washington.
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The only thing I hated about the agency business was a lot of business travel. It was the only part of my job that I did not like. I found it very tedious and wearing.
