John Elkann Quotes
We have been told many times that we have become too big, but these are things that only someone who has no idea of the size of the competition can say. We are too small.
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I think of Twitter as the place where I go to have a great conversation when I can't have one locally, which seems to be all the time, and the more time that I spend on Twitter, the more I sort of curate this incredible group of very intelligent people that I just get to know purely through the quality of their thoughts.
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I wasn't thinking of a sequel when I finished 'Life Class.' What changed my mind was the perception that the characters had a lot of life left in them, a lot of unresolved conflicts, and also I became interested in the Tonks pastel portraits of facially disfigured soldiers and in the whole area of facial reconstruction.
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Then you had people who wanted to get into comedy just to get a TV deal.
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I've had the same barber since I was about 14 years old.
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What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.
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I've never bought this idea of taking a therapeutic distance. If I see a student or house staff cry, I take great faith in that. That's a great person; they're going to be a great doctor.
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I started out doing theater when I was really young, and I completely fell in love with it. I knew that this was what I wanted to do.
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I love the idea that I planned my career. I did not. It started out by getting invitations from artists that I really love and respect, to share a stage... I've been very lucky in that I haven't had to create a five-year plan. It's evolved.
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I've always been a bubbly and energetic and happy person, but when I get upset, I get frustrated; when someone makes me mad, I definitely have a temper, and I've had to deal with having a temper my whole life.
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I am a huge, huge fan of the plain white tee. A good-fitting, vintage plain white t-shirt, like the 'boyfriend shirt', is the sexiest thing a girl can wear. It goes with anything, fancy or casual.
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I feel very English. I'm proud of it. I wanted there to be a thread connecting everything, the songs, clothes, artwork, even the string arrangements. It all creates a certain atmosphere.
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I do know that detachment is important. A surgeon can't be weeping into the open wound.
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If I get too type-cast, that's the worst possible scenario.
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Follow the wisdom of the great actor, James Cagney, you hit your mark, you look the other guy in the eye, and you tell the truth.
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I think anyone taken out of their comfort zone and put somewhere else will change.
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Van Gogh never made a penny in his entire lifetime. He painted because it was his soul, his excitement. It was what aligned him with his Source of being. It's the same with me and writing.
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I'm a songwriter. Everything affects me.
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Though men may be deep, mentally they are slow.
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Actually, I think that 'Seinfeld' tackles the same kinds of issues as 'Six Feet Under,' just in a different way.
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I never felt comfortable with making political decisions based on whether, you know, it was the right thing to do in terms of a poll.
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If every other store in town is paying workers $9 an hour, one offering $8 will find it hard to hire anyone - perhaps not when unemployment is high, but certainly in normal times. Robust competition is a powerful force helping to ensure that workers are paid what they contribute to their employers' bottom lines.
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So if I said I never did drugs, that would mean I lie and get fucked more than the president does!
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The only moral lesson which is suited for a child--the most important lesson for every time of life--is this: 'Never hurt anybody.
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We have been told many times that we have become too big, but these are things that only someone who has no idea of the size of the competition can say. We are too small.
