Jane Byrne Quotes
But as important as the job to be done by government in the neighborhoods, the people must also be involved.
Quotes to Explore
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My father was a lawyer.
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The important thing is that men should have a purpose in life. It should be something useful, something good.
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We're all basically made of the same stuff: generosity and selfishness, goodness and greed.
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As a child, I remember my dad would sometimes drive me into town with him to play pinball machines together. It's a bittersweet memory but also a favorite.
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I got to write most of everything I said.
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In Germany I am not so famous.
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I'm the most Colombian of the Colombians, even though I've lived 47 years outside of Colombia. I've lived 13 years in New York, and I never did a painting about New York. I've lived in France more than 30 years, and I've never painted Paris.
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There's a lot of comedy in 'The Guest,' so it was a bit more fun in a sense - it wasn't so heavy like 'It Follows.'
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I like to get suggestions on what to read. I'll look at Twitter, people I like, people I admire... I'll go and research the book, download it on my phone and read it while I'm on the road.
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I'm addicted to food, so if you bring the cake and stuff to my house, I might walk by and take a swipe of icing and keep it moving. So what happens is I try to not keep it around.
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The influence of blogging is overall a very positive force in the media.
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Richard Lester is a wonderful director, a great comedy director, of course.
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I de-stress with my family, just at home pruning roses, cutting, working in the garden.
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There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality.
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I've always been creating my whole life, you know. I've just had a need to create, whether it was sculpting or writing or directing. It's just ever since I was a kid, I don't know.
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I've never been a calm, midrange type person.
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I hope I am remembered by my children as a good father.
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My home has to feel airy and bright with natural light. I don't switch on lamps until it is literally black outside.
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It is the greatest injustice done to Mondrian that people who are plastically blind see only decorative design instead of the plastic perfection which characterizes his work. The whole De Stijl group from which Mondrian's art was derived must be considered a protest against such blindness.
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I said, 'I will build you this incredible, gorgeous, gleaming hotel. I will put people to work in the construction trades and save hotel jobs and the Grand Central area will come around.' So the city made the deal.
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I think mentors are important and I don't think anybody makes it in the world without some form of mentorship. Nobody makes it alone. Nobody has made it alone. And we are all mentors to people even when we don't know it.
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Successful diplomacy is an alignment of objectives and means.
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I would love to think there is a direct relationship between coffee and genius, but they've done studies, and if anything, caffeine probably makes you a little less creative.
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But as important as the job to be done by government in the neighborhoods, the people must also be involved.
