Javier Camara Quotes
It's funny to see a film in Spain with a lot of violence because we don't have a lot of violence. Well, of course, we have violence, some murders, some terrorism and a lot of things. We have suffered a dictatorship, and we talk about the civil war constantly.
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When I got back to Madison Avenue, I realized that copywriters made more than artists, so I switched.
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The West has become the world model; developing countries are dreaming of living like us, which is impossible. They should reject our model, because it is not sustainable. Developing countries should even give us the example, but unfortunately that's not what happens.
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The health industry, the fitness industry, was really starting to pick up. This was around the mid 80's.
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Love is the one wild card.
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Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.
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Sometimes when you're drunk you can see better.
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Each great athlete must some day bow to that perennial old champion, Father Time, even as I, for Time eventually wins.
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Carving out an identity for yourself is important so I'm trying to do that as well.
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Women are capable of doing so many things these days, physically, emotionally, within relationships and career. There are so many things that women have evolved into and I feel really proud about where women are right now.
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Having a credible existence in the private sector frees people to be able to be better public servants. You're less concerned with... toeing the party line and more concerned with doing what is right.
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I was in an awful lot of trouble in Hollywood.
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I was described as a dreamer, a fantasist, even as the village idiot. I didn't care. What I cared about was convincing people to allow me to go on with my work.
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One of the reasons I love writing for middle graders, besides their voracious appetite for books, is their deep concern for fairness and morality.
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There are plenty of difficult obstacles in your path. Don't allow yourself to become one of them.
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More people die on a yearly basis crossing the Florida Straits than ever died trying to cross the Berlin Wall.
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I can tell you, without diversity, creativity remains stagnant.
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You have young men of color in many communities who are more likely to end up in jail or in the criminal justice system than they are in a good job or in college. And, you know, part of my job, that I can do, I think, without any potential conflicts, is to get at those root causes.
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It's funny to see a film in Spain with a lot of violence because we don't have a lot of violence. Well, of course, we have violence, some murders, some terrorism and a lot of things. We have suffered a dictatorship, and we talk about the civil war constantly.
