John Delaney Quotes
As the founder and former chief executive of two publicly traded companies, I have had a great deal of exposure to how debt markets work.
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I don't see myself as ever being like anybody else.
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I believe that movies are fast becoming antique and dinosauric as a medium. Film is a medium for the over-40s and television has gone the same way. If you're going to look towards the new generation, then of course you're going to have to be a lot more random, spontaneous, irreverent and provocative with your programming.
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I have to remember that winning an Oscar is an almost unbelievable goal and that it is an honour just to be nominated.
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There is a serious tendency toward capitalism among the well-to-do peasants.
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When you commit to something and have fun with it, it appreciates you, the gift, and it starts to help you out.
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People assume a lot of things about gymnasts - that the girls work too hard, it's way too much for them, they are too young to work so hard.
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When I was in school, there was no such thing as girls' athletics.
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I started playing badminton when I was probably of eight years and ever since have been playing. I didn't go to university.
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I know you can be up one minute and drop the next, so I'm trying to maintain a steady course so I can have some longevity.
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I got to dress up in funny clothes and run around New Zealand with a bow and arrow for 18 months, how bad could that be?
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The rebuilding of Iraq has been terrible.
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He who binds his soul to knowledge, steals the key of heaven.
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I remember 'Hannah Montana' came out, and I was so depressed, I started crying because I was like, 'I want to do that.'
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Each book tends to have its own identity rather than the author's. It speaks from itself rather than you. Each book is unlike the others because you are not bringing the same voice to every book. I think that keeps you alive as a writer.
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I thank you for your kind invitation to introduce me to the president of the Republic. Since I have not been out of my atelier for two months, I have no appropriate costume for this circumstance. Please excuse me.
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If you compare me to an actor, I'm probably one of the best boxers in the profession. But if you compare me as a boxer, I'm probably one of the best actors.
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I remember when I was in third grade, I was in a classroom, and the teacher said, 'What do you want to do when you get older?' We were going around the room. I said, 'I want to be a professional basketball player.' She's like, 'That's not realistic.' I thought to myself, 'OK, watch.'
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Maurice was a silly man. Maurice liked being silly.
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I've always maintained - a captain is only as good as his team. It is not about my leadership, it is not about me.
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Living the past is a dull and lonely business; looking back strains the neck muscles, causing you to bump into people not going your way.
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Many people want to scale back their working hours as they near the end of their careers, but not necessarily to give up work altogether.
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I'm somebody who doesn't work with a stylist. I'll be honest with you, I'm a mom and it's just not something I want to put money toward because it's expensive to have somebody who helps dress you and I feel like I have to pay for preschool and so many things... so I don't have a stylist.
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My father put it right when he said: 'I don't get ulcers. I give ulcers.'
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As the founder and former chief executive of two publicly traded companies, I have had a great deal of exposure to how debt markets work.
