James L. Brooks Quotes
I don't know whether I have ideas all the time. I think I'm curious about things all the time; I think I'm always curious, and I think I'm always interested in whatever passes by, and I know I tend to think about things, and I tend to talk about things, and sometimes that takes root and gives me something to chase.
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Never regret yesterday. Life is in you today and you make your tomorrow.
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Some people feel that what we're doing makes no sense, that it's just a waste of money. But it's working.
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I was deposed by a coup d'etat, by friends that I trusted and aided by the American Government.
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I am a control freak. I will admit that freely.
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You can't be around Oprah and not have her influence you, and I don't mean that because she's doling out the free advice. I mean it because she is someone that leads with truth and follows her heart. She's a force.
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To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
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I believe that life is a journey towards God, and that no one has the right to insist that you go a certain road.
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What do I know of man's destiny? I could tell you more about radishes.
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The laws of morals and the laws of music are the same.
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There's nothing wrong with being fired.
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I get lost in my right brain, especially in creative things.
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I felt a responsibility to Simon and to our kids to be able to live with integrity and not have some strange split psychology of 'This is who my dad is at home, and this is who he is to the public.'
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Women are strong and fragile. Women are beautiful and ugly. We are soft spoken and loud, all at once.
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People are always surprised when they spend time with my children by how normal they are. They're polite. They're well mannered. They're very down to earth, in a way.
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I don't know whether I have ideas all the time. I think I'm curious about things all the time; I think I'm always curious, and I think I'm always interested in whatever passes by, and I know I tend to think about things, and I tend to talk about things, and sometimes that takes root and gives me something to chase.
