John Calvin Quotes
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So, I get a kick out of working with the media.
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Focus on the long term, and always do what's right to grow the company and not make short-term decisions. And outlast everyone one.
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My mom, she is the most unbelievable mom that you could ever have in your entire life and she's always with me on everything. The most I've ever been away from her is two days. I love her more than anybody could ever know.
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What a cool job to be part of - whether it's doing lighting or acting or serving food on set. You're part of telling a story that hopefully has an essential component, and that's super exciting to me.
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I suppose anybody just losing it and sputtering curses is pretty funny. But I think it would be more of a challenge, much more of a challenge, to make a cursing dad funny.
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If you feel bored or uncomfortable as you're writing, ask yourself what's bothering you and write about that. Sometimes your creative energy is like water in a kinked hose, and before thoughts can flow on the topic at hand, you have to straighten the hose by attending to whatever is preoccupying you.
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Identify your niche and dominate it. And when I say dominate, I just mean work harder than anyone else could possibly work at it.
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The brunette phase just came about because I was fed up with this 'Blonde Angel Image'. The rebel in me demanded a new color.
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With the right kind of financing, I think we can grow by 100 percent per year.
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People have crossed the Himalayas in flip-flops seeking a blessing from the Dalai Lama.
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Ultimately, our goal was to be a band and be recognized for our songs and making records. And I think that has been the case.
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I know what it feels like to be a victim of domestic violence.
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I took a Ferrari under the 405 freeway. We took rent-a-cars through the desert. That was fun.
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Why movies are so powerful is because you are right in there and you stay in there until they want you to come out, and then you've really gone somewhere.
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I am frequently attacked.
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Whether life is worth living depends on whether there is love in life.
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They were very considerate, I must say. Every time I felt I was about to slip out of these fingers and would yell for help, they'd let me down and re-organize things.
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Has there ever been a revolution that produced something better than what it overthrew? The only thing people learn from being oppressed is how to oppress others!
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The people that I grew up with had no problem with my faith. They did, however, seem very concerned that I would starve to death during Ramadan. I would explain to them that I have enough fat to live off of for three whole months, so fasting from sunrise to sunset is a piece of cake.
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I don't think I tell stories of tragedy. I think I tell stories of love. Even though you're full of tears, I hope that you leave the theatre with your heart feeling like it's going to explode out of your chest. And yes, you've been through the tragedy, but it's ultimately hope that I think you're left with.
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I might be afraid of ghosts and like dragons and those things, but I'm not afraid of the Taliban.
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I enjoy politics, but if I had a third career - and I've had multiple careers - my third act would be acting.
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When I took the leap, I had faith I would find a net; Instead I learned I could fly.
