Johann Rupert Quotes
I just want to be master of my own time. It is ironic that someone in the watch business should not be in control of his time.
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Never regret yesterday. Life is in you today and you make your tomorrow.
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I've been accused of having very long ingredient lists, and I guess there's some truth in that.
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I do no writing while I'm in Belgrade visiting my grandma.
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Cultures and races are mixing in a very organic way in the world, and that should be reflected in film and television.
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Cable news is more titillating to talk about who's up and who's down and all that nonsense as opposed to what's actually done.
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For me, whenever I would see a lot of 'black films,' I didn't feel represented in it. I didn't feel connected to the characters or the situations or the humor.
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At night, I love dressing up. I love putting on an outfit.
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Being mean just for being mean's sake isn't funny.
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I just grew up watching a lot of movies. I'm attracted to this genre and that genre, this type of story, and that type of story. As I watch movies I make some version of it in my head that isn't quite what I'm seeing - taking the things I like and mixing them with stuff I've never seen before.
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The mullahs are part of the past in Iran, not its future. But change in Iran will come through engagement, not through confrontation.
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My experience in Iraq made me realize, and during the recovery, that I could have died. And I just had to do more with my life.
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I view myself as a male artist.
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MTV in general is involved with so many artists - musicians, actors, people in the fashion industry, and art world.
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I love dogs. I have a Golden Doodle and an Alaskan Klee Kai.
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My own belief is that there is hardly anyone whose sexual life, if it were broadcast, would not fill the world at large with surprise and horror.
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How you manage change can make all the difference.
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Racism is everywhere - the older generations in Malaysia still say things like, 'She's darker-skinned; maybe don't marry her,' and it's very judgmental. A lot of girls do try to get fairness cream to lighten their skin, and I'm against all of that.
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The most exciting happiness is the happiness generated by forces beyond your control.
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I think I'm in the same mood as ever, but in some ways more mature. I guess you could say that, at 65, when you've seen the world shape up as I have, there are only two things you can do: laugh or kill yourself.
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The explorer who will not come back or send back his ships to tell his tale is not an explorer, only an adventurer; and his sons are born in exile.
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But then my mother, who's a very selfless, stoic person from a family of Marines, would tell us that what was good for our father was good for us - he would make more money; therefore, we'd be able to get better educations.
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I think glamour all the time. I wake up in the morning and I'm already thinking glamour.
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Elizabeth was counting on Marco to keep cousin Mary occupied until after the board meeting was over. A piece of cheese might catch a mouse, but an afternoon alone with a muscular masseur would ensnare her cousin far more effectively. And afterwards, while Mary lay sated and sleeping upon a massage table, wiser heads could determine the company's future. There were times, Elizabeth thought, when success in business demanded utter ruthlessness.
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I just want to be master of my own time. It is ironic that someone in the watch business should not be in control of his time.
