Jerry Della Femina Quotes
With all my outside activities, I have to remind people I am really in advertising.
Quotes to Explore
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Milos said, You're my first choice. From my point of view, that doesn't pay the rent. I said, Tell me what I have to do next because I'm busy painting my kitchen.
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As the years go by, I've added a few pounds on, and I like it. I like it that I look a little softer.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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I'll eat one cookie, not a whole box of cookies. But I'll still eat the one cookie... sometimes two, or even three. But not the whole box.
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All previous populist movements were demanding things from governments, whereas the Tea Party is saying, 'Give us less, go away.' That's heartening to see.
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I think if you come first with a new world record, that is the best.
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It excites me to go to a movie and be reminded that I'm human, and I'm filled with opposites, and I'm built with flaws. Part of growth and healing is recognizing that.
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When you're not involved, other people's unhappiness seems to be about the funniest damn thing on earth because you think you can solve it, that you are God, that you are above this, and that their unhappiness is just such useless toil and agony. If it's you, it ceases to be a comedy.
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The majority of meetings should be discussions that lead to decisions.
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I want to make music that I like; not something that I have to make because I think it's going to sell.
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I find playwriting to be incredibly difficult compared to screenwriting. Part of it is that I grew up watching movies and not watching plays.
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How can I wage political battle against a widow who does not mean anyone any harm except only the president himself?
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People want entertainment, a whole night of it, a whole experience.
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If I had a spreadsheet on my computer, it looked like I was busy.
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I think that haredi children should study the core subjects and that their parents must work, and I believe that there are many haredim who think like me and would be glad to discover that someone is fighting the radical functionaries and rabbis who embitter their lives.
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I played cello in my high school orchestra.
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I had a vision - and I saw white spirits and black spirits engaged in battle, and the sun was darkened - the thunder rolled in the Heavens, and blood flowed in streams - and I heard a voice saying, 'Such is your luck, such are you called to see, and let it come rough or smooth, you must surely bear it.'
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Some of the senior people, the very senior astronauts, shook my hand and said, 'K.C., you did a great job. Don't let anyone tell you different.'
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For me as an actor, daring is to tell the truth - to be yourself, no matter how the world interacts with that.
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I think if companies start reinventing themselves and focus on the customer experience more, they will win out in the end.
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There is a theme that runs through my work, and that is: the toxic property of keeping secrets.
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I like to be grounded by nature, go hiking... go to an isolated island that's not glamorous and touristy at all.
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People want entertainment, a whole night of it, a whole experience.
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With all my outside activities, I have to remind people I am really in advertising.
