Joel Gretsch Quotes
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What was past was past. I suppose that was the general attitude.
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Being on your own would be sad, sick and weird. I don't trust myself. I need that balance.
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That a majority of the Abolitionists in this place would patronize a free labor store, in preference to others, I do not doubt; but we do not muster money in Cincinnati.
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Conservatives are charitable, forgiving, and are always - always - more willing to laugh at themselves.
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People make the mistake of thinking they've got to perform just because someone has said something about their potential.
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I always appreciate people's opinions, but sometimes I have to take a step back and remember why I'm writing and what I want to do with it. Shutting out the voices is difficult but it's been good for me.
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Leaders cannot work in a vacuum. They may take on larger, seemingly more important roles in an organization, but this does not exclude them from asking for and using feedback. In fact, a leader arguably needs feedback more so than anyone else. It's what helps a leader respond appropriately to events in pursuit of successful outcomes.
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There are lots of films I wish stopped at installment number one. I like 'Back to the Future Part II' and 'Part III' enough, but I still like the ending of the first one better.
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For me, let's keep jazz as folk music. Let's not make jazz classical music. Let's keep it as street music, as people's everyday-life music. Let's see jazz musicians continue to use the materials, the tools, the spirit of the actual time that they're living in, as what they build their lives as musicians around.
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There is no shortage of embarrassing facts about healthcare, and people die every day in the U.S. due to preventable errors - would you fly planes if you knew several of them would drop out of the sky every day?
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A child learns to discard his ideals, whereas a grown-up never wears out his short pants.
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As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.
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Any pitcher who might throw at me should know I'm not giving up my day job or trying to get anyone else's job. I just can't think of anything cooler than being one of the boys of summer!
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Fortune cookies are a good idea. If the message is positive, it can make your day a little better.
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I would prefer to have a more appealing job. If I could still change careers, I would prefer it. This unfortunate art is made for long beards and ugly faces rather than for a relatively well-endowed woman.
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Prestige is the shadow of money and power.
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I went over to shoot for six days. It turned out to be ten days, very nicely so. A little money.
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All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together.
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You got to be rigorous in your appraisal system. The biggest cowards are managers who don't let people know where they stand.
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I believe that the time has come for women to take more active roles in all domains of human society, in an age in which education and the capacities of the mind, not physical strength, define leadership. This could help create a more equitable and compassionate society.
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The odds are not in your favor the older you get, especially if you're a woman in this business.
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You should get as close to the power when you're pitching something. I got my two biggest breaks with the man who owned CBS and the guy that owned Paramount, because I was dealing with the guy who would say yes or no.
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There's some sort of unspoken license... when outlandish things come out of an inanimate object, somehow it equals humor.
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It was always me and the other guy. I came in second for a long time.
