Douglas Brinkley Quotes
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People look at stuff like 'Godzilla' and 'Avengers' and think I only do blockbusters, or however you wanna put it, but in reality, I can make double or triple what I got paid for 'Avengers' by doing other stuff - there are other options, but I don't want to work with this person or that person, and so I don't do it.
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I get motivated by the fact people are following me, that they want a photo or say 'vamos' or 'Canelo.'
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A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as a task will do him little good.
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Muslims remain the most convenient target for prejudice in a city like Delhi, which is far more ghettoized than Bombay or Bangalore, for example.
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To the best of my knowledge, my youngest reader is 10 and the oldest is 95.
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In case you don't know this, we're not in the '90s anymore. Indie cinema does not reign.
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You know what it's like to feel anxious - it's horrible feeling anxious. It's stressful having that feeling, having butterflies in your stomach, even for a day, and you don't sleep at night.
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Children, in a way, are constant learners. Certainly sponge-like. Absorbing everything without careful analysis, even though, at the same time, they are certainly capable of incredible insights.
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Yeah, you know, I'm always into cassette. At least they seem to be the longest-lasting medium we used to have. I don't play cassettes much anymore, but I play records all the time.
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I don't take investment advice from wealth managers. I have grown several businesses from scratch and amassed many millions from my publishing empire - why would I take advice from someone who has never experienced that?
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I do not believe wealthy candidates should spend vast resources in their own campaigns.
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I'm restless. I'm all the time here and there and trying to get myself busy and creative. It's something that's part of my personality since I was a kid.
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That's what's so special about 'One Life to Live:' it's just this real family in the sense of, we're only as strong as our weakest link. It behooves us to help people who haven't done the genre because it makes us all look better.
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I have no child to inherit my properties. You, the people, are my only family, and to make you happy is the reason I do politics.
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With both kids, I started working out again at 16 days postpartum, but I treated myself with kindness, doing mild workouts, because my fitness level was lower.
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I take my dog Tinkerbell seriously. I take my job seriously. But I don't take myself all that seriously.
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I have 'Happy Birthday' in multiple languages on my iPod - I like to play it at company birthday parties.
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There is always something ridiculous about the emotions of people whom one has ceased to love.
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We will be retiring the jersey of one of our heroes, Karl Malone, to hang in the rafters forever among those whom we have already enshrined. In addition to his excellence on the court, Karl and his wife Kay also made great contributions to this community with their time and financial commitments to many worthy organizations.
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I had brought up from Chile a contract agent whose cover was that of a newspaper publisher in Santiago, a young, very talented man, named Dave Phillips, who later on carved quite a career for himself in the agency.
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Do you think that revolutions are made with rose water?
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Approaching a part or thinking about taking a part, I never think, 'Is that person like me?'
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Performance leads to recognition. Recognition brings respect. Respect enhances power. Humility and grace in one's moments of power enhances dignity of an organisation.
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I'm not a partisan.
