Jake Gyllenhaal Quotes
I think that more and more there's a sense that the best performances I can give are the ones that are the truest to who I am. The further I move away from who I am, the worse they are.
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I look back on some of my outfits, and I'm like: 'Why did I wear that? Where are my friends and why didn't they tell me not to leave the house?' If they had, I probably would've said, 'You don't know what you're talking about. This looks amazing.'
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Michael and I talk at least every two weeks. He understands why I've done the things I have.
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One of the biggest mistakes people make is to think that what you need to write a novel is imagination, creativity and a facility with words. Yes, you need all those things, but a novel is a highly complex organism that needs to be dealt with in quite a logical manner.
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Books are my art. The movie is someone else's art. But it's great marketing for books.
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The DNA of a true Hindu is liberal. We are, by essence, liberal.
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The Internet is programmable information. The blockchain is programmable scarcity.
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When I appeared in 'Coronation Street,' I lived in Manchester and enjoyed it very much.
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If you've driven over to the gay section of Los Angeles, it's like a golf course... Real estate values go 'boom!'
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Aim for brevity while avoiding jargon.
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You can't please everybody. You'd be crazy if you're trying to. So take some time out to do some things for yourself.
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You know you're living with the habit of zest if you purposefully choose the scenic route to wherever you are going. Or you choose clothing because you love the texture of the fabric. Or you pick a shampoo or cleaning product because you love the smell - smell being just as important to you as how the product works.
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The fact is, employees cannot make breakthroughs if they can't openly and honestly disagree with their peers and their leader. Indeed, great leaders don't just permit conflict; they actively try to elicit it from reluctant employees as well.
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Leadership cannot really be taught. It can only be learned.
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Before I put another notch in my lipstick case, you better make sure you put me in my place.
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I love my dad, and I'm proud to be his daughter.
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As soon as I could talk, I was bellowing at the top of my lungs. My parents couldn't get over how weird I sounded – like an old man when I was just a toddler! But no one was gonna shut me up.
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We try to preach innovation. We provide resources; we invite speakers in from universities to talk about new ideas.
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And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floorShall be lifted - nevermore!
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Human beings are emotional amoral egoists, driven above all by emotional self-interest. All of our thoughts, beliefs and motivations are neurochemically mediated, some predetermined for survival, others alterable.
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There are only three things that can kill a farmer: lightning, rolling over in a tractor, and old age.
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The Heisman attention has definitely been a little bit of a surprise. It's been out of my hands. It's something I'm not focused on. I'm focused on the season and trying to win as many games as possible.
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Ain't no sunshine when she's gone, It's not warm when she's away, Ain't no sunshine when she's gone, And she's always gone too long, Anytime she goes away.
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No, it was honest," said Harry. "One of the only honest things you've said to me. You don't care whether I live or die, but you do care that I help you convince everyone you're winning the war against Voldemort.
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I think that more and more there's a sense that the best performances I can give are the ones that are the truest to who I am. The further I move away from who I am, the worse they are.
