C. Northcote Parkinson Quotes
The mind reels at the multiplication of books intended to justify the author's promotion from assistant to associate professor.
C. Northcote Parkinson
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A sack is way better than any nightclub. A touchdown is way better than any bar experience I've ever had.
J. J. Watt
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A couple of flop plays, a death in the family, and it could all collapse.
Patrick Marber
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I would definitely like to start a family because it's the most important thing in the world and what you should take care of, along with your friends and the people you love.
Irina Shayk
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I pinch myself daily at the good fortune of my life, you know, in many ways.
Orlando Bloom
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The Islamist ideology took decades to incubate within our communities, and it will take decades to debunk.
Maajid Nawaz
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I'm obsessed with 'Scandal.' I love, love, love it. I've gotten to meet all of the cast at this point, and they're all so, so nice.
Uzo Aduba
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I'm not dark; I'm not. The main thing I consider in accepting a role is less the tone of the movie and more whether I think it's a good film, whether I like the character and whether I think I could do it. I don't think, 'Oh, I've done X amount of dark films.'
Rachel Hurd-Wood
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I wasn't going to make a slick, glossy over-produced piece of entertainment because then I would be doing what the Capitol did. Then I'm actually putting on the Hunger Games and not making a movie of the 'Hunger Games.'
Gary Ross
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Parents are the last people on earth who ought to have children.
Samuel Butler
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I didn't understand key signatures or anything, you know. I'd say silly things at the top of a trumpet part like, 'Note, when you play B naturals, make the B naturals a half step lower because they sound funny if they're B naturals.' And some guy said: 'Idiot, just put a flat on the third line and it's a key signature, you know?'
Quincy Jones
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I'm very happy to co-produce a film like 'Srimanthudu.'
Mahesh Babu
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I'm concerned about my daughter because she will not believe in Santa Claus. No matter what I say to her, she just doesn't buy it, and she's 2. I refuse to give it up. I say, 'There is a Santa Claus,' and she says, 'Okay, Mommy. In pretend world, right?' She really doesn't believe.
Salma Hayek
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As an actress, vanity is your enemy. If you're thinking about how you look, you're not going to give a good performance. Once I realized, 'Hmm, I guess I'm not that vain,' it's like something I wanted to protect. I can't imagine anyone could give the full dynamic performance they're capable of and still be vain.
Gaby Hoffmann
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I long for a South African society that's free of ideological forces - no society can ever really be free of ideological forces - but I wish it was free of power.
Damon Galgut
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Television is a visual medium. You have to create some kind of visual interest. And it's entertainment for your eyes.
Aaron Sorkin
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My first introduction to television, and really just the business in general, was working with David Lynch, with his incredibly open, creative mind that was not following any rules.
Madchen Amick
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When me and my author friends who write about other difficult subject matter... when you hear from teens daily saying, 'Your book helped me or made me understand a friend better, what somebody else is going through,' you see the positive things.
Jay Asher
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The mind reels at the multiplication of books intended to justify the author's promotion from assistant to associate professor.
C. Northcote Parkinson