John Catsimatidis Quotes
Americans like buying American vs. buying from Chavez or buying from the Middle East.
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It takes a great man to be a good listener.
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I had rather be called a journalist than an artist.
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Television offered me the opportunity to do new things; I had written a lot of scripts other than scary movies. I had actually written some romantic comedies and stuff that I really wanted to try my hand at, and nobody would let me do that. Television allowed me to do anything I wanted.
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Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.
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If I'm still walking, I am not dead. So I have to still walk and run towards the benefit of Lebanon.
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I never, by any regard, ever denied any part of my family roots.
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We have agreed with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to cease all acts of violence against the Israelis and against the Palestinians wherever they are. Tranquility and quiet that will be witnessed and in our land, starting today, is the beginning for a new era.
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I have lots of passions - gardens, art, music and reading. I have eclectic taste and read a huge variety of books.
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I am an ardent supporter of capitalism - but I also understand that while individuals have inalienable, God-given rights, corporations do not.
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Whether it's threats to Medicare, cuts in education spending, or Internet privacy, the ramifications got young people out to vote and should be enough to keep them involved in our political system.
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The laws of the marketplace are physical laws, and they don't become suspended in a crisis any more than the law of gravity does.
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You have to learn how to act a pop song. You have to find the balance of the pop from the pop song and the lyrical significance of the scene you are in.
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I like to work and it kind of keeps me in line, which is very good because I need that structure.
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What is called good society is usually nothing but a mosaic of polished caricatures.
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As the CEO, I have to take care of the short term, mid term and the long term.
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If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't. Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism.
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The good books stick around for a reason. There is a reason that we come back to them and they are so rewarding.
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Will I miss Gandalf? Well, I don't miss him, because people are constantly coming up to me mentioning him and talking about him, so I don't feel that I've lost contact.
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I've not really spent much time in proper studios. The room itself where you're recording, and how you live while you're there is what appeals to me.
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At the time of Woodstock, I was just 13, but I used to see these exotic hippy creatures and I did look on with envy. How could you not? In an ideal world, I would have loved to have been a hippy - but I might have been a bit strait-laced. It was my fantasy.
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I don't think the Bonzo Dog could have evolved in America, nor could the old Nice: because of their musical discipline. This is one thing that British groups do have, a sort of discipline. Sometimes it can get a bit soulless, but on the whole I think it's preferable to the American alternative.
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As far as advice to potential teenage idols, there is no formula.
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I hope to work in Indian films again. I would love to.
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Americans like buying American vs. buying from Chavez or buying from the Middle East.
