Jean-Georges Vongerichten Quotes
The Hamptons remind me of my childhood vacations. I love the beach, restaurants, and produce found on the East End.
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The first 'Monsters, Inc.' represents starting at Pixar for me, I have a special place in my heart for it. So to be able to tell a story with those ideas is an honor.
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Are we to paint what's on the face, what's inside the face, or what's behind it?
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I think you need brains to do any Shakespeare with any authority. I could do Shakespeare, but not with any authority.
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It takes a lot of help - nature, friends, family, craftsmen - for me to make what I make.
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I was never one to sit down and write a plan for my future.
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To me, a critic is some loser who has no idea... someone with an opinion. We all have opinions. No offense, but what makes them dictate what is cool and what is not.
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Jessica Lange was my biggest crush when I was a kid.
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I grew up around old stuff that was not necessarily valuable, but certainly unusual.
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No one wanted to be my friend because of my lunchbox - because I never shared my lunchbox. One day the principal walked in and said, 'No one is friends with Karan Johar; who will be his friend?' My CEO today put his hand up there and said, he will.
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I don't want to dig in the truth all of the time. Let me dream.
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New York is more where art is bought than where art is made.
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Everything I want to do in my life, I want to be at the top.
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Beefs against debt collectors are consistently among the top complaints received by both the FTC and state attorneys general.
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When my daughter wanted a toy and I had to check the price of it before buying it - that was one of the worst feelings.
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By the time I was ten, everyone knew I wanted to be a producer. I was a very precocious little boy.
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People aren't autonomous creatures. They're under a lot of pressure themselves.
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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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True philanthropy requires a disruptive mindset, innovative thinking and a philosophy driven by entrepreneurial insights and creative opportunities.
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I think that Pebble Beach is my favorite golf course to go to. I think Augusta is my favorite place to go play golf.
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I've told youngsters not to write their autobiographical novel at the age of twenty-one; to save it for the time when they're fifty-one or sixty-one. They should write other novels first, to learn their craft; they shouldn't cut their teeth on the valuable material of childhood because they'll never have better material, ever, to work with.
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Starting from scratch and seeing the smile on a client's face when it all comes together in the end - it's a lovely feeling.
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High politic is only common sense applied to great things.
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The Hamptons remind me of my childhood vacations. I love the beach, restaurants, and produce found on the East End.
