Jim Bankoff Quotes
AOL was a roller coaster ride. I was lucky and privileged to be a part of it, both the ups and the downs.
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I always think the most romantic books or films are the ones where the romance doesn't happen, because it makes your heart ache so much watching it.
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I think it's fair to say I'm attracted to playing characters who are rather intense.
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You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.
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I've always taught that a poor economy is the best opportunity for salespeople because the naysayers and grumblers have already given up, leaving more territory, more opportunities to be successful than in a good economy when virtually all salespeople are out there, giving it their best.
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To play the trumpet, you must train your lips for a long time. When I was twelve or thirteen I was a good player, but I lost the skill and now I play very badly. I do it every day even so. The reason is that I want to return to my childhood. For me, the trumpet is evidence of the sort of young man I was.
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History is full of examples of people who clamp down after they began to enjoy too much freedom. Freedom can lead to instability, anarchy, and confusion. So there can be a moral counter-revolution.
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We were ready to launch Barry White, but the record company wouldn't put it out. Said it wouldn't sell.
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What a man does for pay is of little significance. What he is, as a sensitive instrument responsive to the world's beauty, is everything!
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I always try to be very human in my performances and hang out with my fans. It is cool to be a celebrity, but at the end of the day I want to empower my audience and say, 'Hey, I am just like you.'
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Never mind. The self is the least of it. Let our scars fall in love.
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I feel comfortable with what I do and I guess that my girlfriend feels the same.
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In the real world, children love me.
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Against the teachings of eternal torture, of the vicarious atonement, of the infallibility of the Bible, I levelled all the strength of my brain and tongue, and I exposed the history of the Christian Church with unsparing hand, its persecutions, its religious wars, its cruelties, its oppressions.
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Never initiate the use of force against another man. Never let his use of force against you remain unanswered by force.
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Those who saw him hushed. On Church Street. Liberty. Cortlandt. West Street. Fulton. Vesey. It was a silence that heard itself, awful and beautiful.
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Enjoy most: the prospect of having an impact on the public debate. Irritating liberals is a close second.
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My beloved beliebers I'm officially retiring
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You're not changing the world at $500 million in revenue. You start making a true difference when you're doing billions in revenue.
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I would rather play Chiquita Banana and have my swimming pool than play Bach and starve.
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Realism and superrealism are what I'm after. This world is full of things the eye doesn't see. The camera can see more, and often 10 times better.
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I think people try to jam a lot of artificial plot devices into a lot of romantic comedies, and they don't treat it with the respect I believe it deserves.
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What we remember most about rooms we like is the 'atmosphere.'
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China doesn't have a single leader. It has - a first among equals is the president, and his name will probably be Xi Jinping, almost certainly.
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AOL was a roller coaster ride. I was lucky and privileged to be a part of it, both the ups and the downs.
