Jens Martin Skibsted Quotes
Cities are complex and contain just about any thing or concept ever invented by humans. How the city is built, its topography, and how close you live to your work and a grocery store affects your mobility.
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Even as a kid, I read 'Jung – Reflections and Individuation In Fairy Tales'; all the inner circle of Jung was a real huge thing for me.
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I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.
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I know from my constituency what is going on. Doctors that are told, begged, by mothers, 'Please don't write down that my child as asthma. Please lie and say it's bronchitis, because if you write down asthma, when my child turns 18 or 20 and has to get his or her own insurance, it will be a pre-existing condition.'
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I turned down a lot of films.
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I have this kind of mild nice-guy exterior, but inside my heart is like a steel trap.
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Being the vice-captain, you see a lot of things on the field. You have to try and help the captain as much as you can and lead by example on the field. Small things like getting a run-out or taking a catch makes the other boys try and lift their standards. So yes, I do have an important role, even if I'm not captain.
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I don't remember scenes. I'm like, 'Really, we shot that?'
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Laughter is healing and helpful and fun, and I see my role as an entertainer, and I want readers to leave my books smiling.
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You watch 'Whale Rider,' and I defy you to not get teary-eyed at the end there.
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When people use their hurt and make a triumph in their song, that helps other people.
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I'm not always angry. In fact, I think I usually go out of my way to try to find roles that don't seem to be like me.
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Beauty is the promise of happiness.
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Near the end of my career, I saw things that didn't make too much sense to me when I was a kid.
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Be modest, be respectful of others, try to understand.
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The optimal use of natural resources can be made only if there is a well-thought-out policy framework for their exploitation towards a particular end use.
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'The Fight Club' DVD is great. I like anything that has really good extras because as an actor, it's really great to see the behind-the-scenes stuff and see how different actors approach their particular project.
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I'm so excited and honored to be part of 'Entertainment Tonight!' 'E.T.' was the show that started all the entertainment news, so I couldn't be more thrilled.
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I hate to say it, but the older you get, you really do have to cut down on the amount you eat. Less food and less portions.
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It's a war zone. Terrible things happen.
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I would love to hear Marilyn Manson's fans or something, what their stories would be like.
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I kept writing all these ballads; they're me speaking about life. But how am I gonna do the live show I wanna do if I don't have something I can dance to?
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We focus on two things when hiring. First, find the best people you can in the world. And second, let them do their work. Just get out of their way.
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In New Classical theory, periods of declining employment - business cycle downturns - may be caused by an unexpected decline in aggregate demand, which leaves workers mistakenly holding out for nominal wages that exceed the new market-clearing level.
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Cities are complex and contain just about any thing or concept ever invented by humans. How the city is built, its topography, and how close you live to your work and a grocery store affects your mobility.
