Drew Houston Quotes
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If I allow journalists to describe a collection and they make mistakes, I'm upset, because the retractions are never noticed.
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The single most important thing that I feel responsible for is that the company cherishes the work.
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I do want to lose weight for my children. I don't want them to think being fat is okay.
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One reason why I don't drink is because I wish to know when I am having a good time.
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My original idea was to produce and not make records myself.
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A war still rages over the legacy of the 1960s.
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Most men say they can cook pasta, but I think you should find a little bit of an unusual angle on your pasta and make that your signature dish.
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I realized that if my thoughts immediately affect my body, I should be careful about what I think. Now if I get angry, I ask myself why I feel that way. If I can find the source of my anger, I can turn that negative energy into something positive.
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The 'ideal' body is everywhere you look, and we are made to feel like failures by advertisers and corporations who shame us into buying their products.
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I don't find it hard to direct myself. I can easily think of me as a horrible performer or a good performer. I work with actors who cannot stand watching or looking at themselves, which is not my case. I can have an eye and perspective on whether I'm terrible or good enough for me.
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In school I was always the funny-looking, tall, skinny kid that got made fun of because of my weird teeth.
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Michael Jackson and I talk all the time. I think we understand each other in a way that most people can't understand either of us.
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My challenge is to find a beautiful balance: to make women beautiful, to make a woman dream to wear a beautiful outfit.
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There are people who will appreciate what I've done, and there will be people who will criticize me. Ultimately history will have the final say.
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To resolve problems through negotiation is a very childish approach.
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Dad was a retired chemist who, in his 60s, fathered and fed me and my two sisters while Mum worked as a secretary. He made us curries, Chinese meals and strange concoctions. He was often unsuccessful.
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You think it matters to the kids whether they're learning to play on a Steinway or a normal piano?
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There's a lot of creativity in the industry, but I don't necessarily think that the most creative DJs or producers are always the biggest ones.
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Republicans like to indict Democrats as anti-corporate zealots.
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I want to make lemonade out of the lemons that were dealt to me.
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Genius is the art of taking pains.
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For me, architects and film directors operate similarly. They are practical. As an architect, you know what you want in the conception of a space - but you still need a lot of people to help you out. You need an engineer, interior architects. But a film is the same - you have all these elements. But in terms of concept, it's always about time. When you approach a building, you need time to go from point A to B. Buildings are designed as a journey and films are the same, you have an opening that you come through, an angle you follow, maybe a disruption in space.
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You only have to be right once.
