James L. Brooks Quotes
When it comes to being confused about what to do about life, that's been me and will always be me.
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I got a New York designer to build my dream store here, which is a little bit of Florence in New York. It's like the Duomo on Madison. I got inspired by Santa Maria Novella and all the Renaissance architecture.
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There is no sense in making a film that no-one will go and see, just to create a perfect, but useless, work of art.
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I firmly believe that one of the best kept secrets to soft and glowing skin is moisturisation.
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There is total unanimity that the most serious threat facing the United States and Israel is a nuclear-armed Iran.
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For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it's essential to be free.
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Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude.
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I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.
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The lack of a consistent policy from major economies is the main source of volatility.
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Any film is about heroism: the triumph of good over evil. If you look back at my films, you will see that as a recurring theme.
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We think that in Mexico, online trading of shares and financial instruments is not going to be as important as it is in the U.S. On days that there is a banking holiday in the U.S., you hardly see any movement here on the stock exchange.
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If I had a gun to my head and I had to choose between theater and film I'd choose theater.
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In sleep, you are safe from the revolting mechanics of living and being a prey to outrageous fortune.
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That's why I talk about the breast cancer: because I want women - and everyone - to stay on top of things and get checked. I know how scary it can be. When I dealt with it, I was like, 'Oh my God.' And I have so many other friends who have gone through it or have suffered a loss.
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I was the youngest and on my own a lot. I think this probably taught me independence and how to be okay with my own company. Also, it meant I read a lot.
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I write a book a year while creating TV and film projects. And being a writer isn't just writing: I have to chase down paychecks and manage foreign tax payments. I maintain a vibrant relationship with readers and bloggers. And when it comes to Hollywood, I typically have to have fifteen business meetings in the hopes that one leads to a project.
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As I view the Republicans in Congress, I don't see them as a real reflection of many Republicans in our country.
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I think I have a strange relationship with time. I'm not really aware of that time passing. I don't feel that I'm wasteful with time. But I'm not aware of it passing.
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In business, every phase of things counts. Companies that just yell out a low price today to win business aren't going to make money in the long term.
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The trouble is that people are all too ready to jump to conclusions about anybody who they think looks a bit strange. They think you must be mentally subnormal.
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I want to try to have fun as long as I can and play football at a high level. I do not know how long that will go on.
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My life motto is basically to lower your standards and expectations so you're never disappointed and never put any trust in anything, and I try to prepare for the day that I wake up, and everyone I know is like, 'LOL JK best long-running practical joke ever', so I've never really let myself freak out or get too excited about anything.
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We have learned in recent years to translate almost all of political life in terms of conspiracy. And the spy novel, as never before, really, has come into its own.
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Because everything of value that we will know in this life comes from our relationships with those around us. Because there is nothing material that measures against the intangibles of love and friendship.
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When it comes to being confused about what to do about life, that's been me and will always be me.
