John Badham Quotes
The personality problem is so tough when you're not able to pay people. It's bad enough when you can pay people, but, when you have people working for free, often their motivation is diminished considerably.
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Public office must not be a means to profit or become rich.
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Our message of a balanced budget amendment, term limits to end career politicians, and a real plan to keep America safe is resonating with voters.
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Both my parents were amateur badminton players. My father is a scientist and wanted me to be a doctor. But my mom was very aggressive and loved badminton. She pushed me right from the age of nine to take up the sport.
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No sensible author wants anything but praise.
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I'm half-black, half-white, so I basically put it like this: I can fit in anywhere. That's why I write so many stories from so many different perspectives, because I've seen so many.
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Every little action creates an effect: We are all interconnected.
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There's nothing that's in an actor's control. I've learned at this point you do things and you let them go. There's no way to control the outcome. The only thing I have any sort of reign over is my own experience.
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The men and women of my generation are heirs to that great collective success which has been admired worldwide and of which we are so proud. It is now up to us to pass it on to the coming generations.
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I grew up thinking it was wonderful to be big and strong and to be able to knock down other children in the playground if I needed to. But I never felt the need.
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The majority of the time, they take air out of the football. I think that, for me, is a disadvantage.
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Tombs are the clothes of the dead and a grave is a plain suit; while an expensive monument is one with embroidery.
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How often do we see a Muslim woman who is intelligent and independent, and has a voice of her own and is career-driven, on American TV?
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I want to have an impact on my son.
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I told myself, 'I am teaching entrepreneurship, so I should be an entrepreneur myself.'
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I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles.
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A revolution is a struggle to the death between the future and the past.
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There's no way to know the motives of another person totally, even a person that you know very well.
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I trained in medicine in India, and after that, I chose psychiatry as my specialty, much to the dismay of my mother and all my family members who kind of thought neurosurgery would be a more respectable option for their brilliant son.
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It is processes that are important.
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It's something in me, deep down, that makes me different in a race.
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My intention is to get more involved in social projects so I can give people a message of hope.
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Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.
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Most of my clients don't realize that the way they look and the way they think about their looks are two separate issues.
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The personality problem is so tough when you're not able to pay people. It's bad enough when you can pay people, but, when you have people working for free, often their motivation is diminished considerably.
