Jean-Georges Vongerichten Quotes
The toughest decision is always whether to open a restaurant. Two or three bad months, and you could be out of business.
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I thought I was too intellectual to read something like 'Sweet Savage Love.'
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A Persian army being then subject to great inconveniences, for their horses are tied and generally shackled to prevent them from running away, and if an alarm happens, a Persian has the housing to fix, his horse to bridle, and his corslet to put on before he can mount.
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Each of our 900 shows so far was different - maybe that's what makes the fans come back to our gigs time and again. And that they're always part of the show. Phish concerts are a communal experience.
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I want to lay all my cards out on the table and walk away with no regrets.
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Somebody can't complain when they enjoy going to work and enjoy the people they work with.
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I've never been against women. That anti-feminist rap is bogus. I think men should be nice to women, buy them diamonds.
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We're the first not-white family to ever live in the governor's mansion. My son-in-law is Puerto Rican. I have a beautiful little granddaughter who is half Korean and half Latina. I'm the only white guy in the house.
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Seth Green, he and I are trying to figure out how this all came about. Because we don't remember what came first, the chicken or the egg, no pun intended. But I don't remember what came first, 'Robot Chicken' or our friendship, because we've known each other for so long.
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I want to live my life naked, with all my little naked kids naked in the garden.
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I'm not sure if it's good to have freedom or not. I'm really confused now.
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Joe Torre would tell you to make sure you can hit the ball on the outside part of the plate.
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Our influences are who we are. It's rare that anything is an absolutely pure vision; even Daniel Johnston sounds like the Beatles. And that's the problem with the bands I'm always asked about, the ones derivative of the early Seattle sound. They don't dilute their influences enough.
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I can tell you all kinds of moral tales, but fashion and reality are vaguely different.
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I heard one time that the Superman glyph is the second or third most recognizable symbol on Earth after the Christian cross.
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These are the things of which men think, who live: of their own selves and the dwelling place of their fathers; of their neighbors; of work and service; of rule and reason and women and children; of Beauty and Death and War.
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I've lived a charmed life. I married the only girl I ever loved and did the only job I ever loved.
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I love writing but not crazy meticulous/prepared enough to be a director. I'd work as a gaffer on something.
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Hitchcock makes it very clear to us. There's an objective and a subjective camera, like there's a third- and a first-person narrator in literature.
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I resigned from my position as Ushahidi Executive Director and member of the Board in 2010. However, my role as a co-founder and my journey as a woman in the technology space means that I remain inextricably linked to Ushahidi, for better or worse.
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Some people would say comedy draws from some dark places, from your dark stuff. Life's great optimists aren't necessarily the funniest people.
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No one should be allowed to stand for Parliament without proof that he has taken responsibility for other people.
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I know that I'm a natural attacking player. I love to attack. I love to play freely; I love to combine and play through balls. That's the nature of my game.
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The toughest decision is always whether to open a restaurant. Two or three bad months, and you could be out of business.
