Jay Samit Quotes
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Quotes to Explore
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The day after I got an agent, I got called in for a role in a TV movie called 'Legion Of Fire: Killer Ants.'
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Among irrational animals the love of the offspring and of the parents for each other is extraordinary because God, who created them, compensated for the deficiency of reason by the superiority of their senses.
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Anyone who is interested in the psychology of children will have observed that whereas one child will resist temptation or seduction, another will easily yield to it. There are children who will hardly oppose any resistance to the invitation of an unknown person to follow him; others who react in an opposite way in the same circumstances.
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There is no more respected or influential forum in the field of journalism than the New York Times. I look forward, with great anticipation, to contributing to its op-ed page.
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When I'm writing the first draft, I'm writing in a very slovenly way: anything to get the outline of the story on paper.
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I regard myself as a beautiful musical instrument, and my role is to contribute that instrument to scripts worthy of it.
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Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us; and true progress is to know more, and be more, and to do more.
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Art is that which comes to a man, and stands between himself and an implacable witness: the work.
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The magic of landing my first role on Broadway went 'poof' in a matter of a few weeks.
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Brussels sprouts are really quite versatile.
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If you think back to your first love, you always remember them and little things always remind you of them.
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When you go somewhere like Kenya and you see how the children don't have pencils and pens, and all of these things are considered luxuries, and what a privilege they see education as and how hungry they are to learn, I wanted to give my brother and sister long lectures. That definitely stayed with me.
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Profitability is coming from productivity, efficiency, management, austerity, and the way to manage the business.
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Because I'm shy and a bit quiet, I think people assume I'm an elegant person.
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You really want a company full of missionaries, not mercenaries.
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When I was a kid, I loved Nicholas brothers films. It was like skateboarding. Even Gene Kelly: I always preferred him to Fred Astaire, just because he was more athletic, like skateboarding.
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If quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, qualitatively it is somewhat less satisfying.
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But suppose we take the noun 'truth': here is a case where the disagreements between different theorists have largely turned on whether they interpreted this as a name of a substance, of a quality, or of a relation.
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One does not inhabit a country; one inhabits a language. That is our country, our fatherland - and no other.
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Too much comedy is filthy these days. There's nothing they won't say. I like Jimmy Carr, but I don't like the language he uses. I don't understand why he feels it necessary; I find it extremely offensive.
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I don't have the best family life. I'm not going to have a sob story and be like, my parents abandoned me, because they didn't. But they also are not that present. When I'm alone, I'm alone. I don't have anybody to call, and so I have to create meaning from myself.
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I only need to know one thing. Am I going to need the flamethrower?
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Leaders on every level should be primarily interested in rendering compassionate caring for others.
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Get your product into users' hands as quickly as possible and incorporate the crowd's feedback to iterate. Your customers will provide the data you need to chart the best course for your company and bury any competitor that goes it alone.
