John Glenn Quotes
When the new becomes commonplace, people become accustomed to it. That's a tribute to our sense of adventure.
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I feel like I grew up in the circus. I know planes, trains and automobiles. And really talented, weird people.
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Often people display a curious respect for a man drunk, rather like the respect of simple races for the insane... There is something awe-inspiring in one who has lost all inhibitions.
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If you can be a good example to other people, why not try to be that person? I have a bit of a people pleaser in me, but not so much so that it's out of control.
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I've been lucky enough to work in pop culture, especially with people right before they popped.
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There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.
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I've never been all that interested or aware of what people are thinking about me or saying about me. I think that has kept me safest and sanest.
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The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating people to approach printed matter with distrust.
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Writers always have confidence issues - it comes with the territory. We never know where we fit in, or what the actual value of our work might be. So we hit lulls, or slogs. Throw in the idea that many creative people are somewhat manic-depressive, and it can get pretty dark at times.
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The demand in India is to have a hit, which becomes a promotion for the movie and makes people come to the theater. You have five songs and different promotions based on those. But when I do Western films, the need for originality is greater. Then I become very conscious about the writing.
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After all, life hasn't much to offer except youth, and I suppose for older people, the love of youth in others.
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What 'Floating Worlds' does draw on is Holland's artistry in bringing the past to life in her historical fiction and depicting the people who inhabited that past.
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I pick up on other people's discomfort.
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People ask me, 'Is 3D a good medium for horror movies?' I think it's the perfect thing for horror movies because it really puts you into it.
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People have more dimensions to them than we give them credit for. The person you meet on the street that you think is someone, and it's someone else. I'm mistaken for someone else all the time.
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I love it when people travel to see one of my works, and I always make time to meet and talk with them.
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There's nothing more fun than mean-spirited characters.
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I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of grab an oar and row with them.
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I love mispronunciations. I love when people mispronounce things.
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Elvis was the king. No doubt about it. People like myself, Mick Jagger and all the others only followed in his footsteps.
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You have to know one big thing and stick with it. The leaders who had one very big idea and one very big commitment. This permitted them to create something. Those are the ones who leave a legacy.
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How could the USA champion individual freedom in the world generally while denying it to an important minority in its own country.
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All we can tell you is that this race is too close for honest pollsters to predict.
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When the new becomes commonplace, people become accustomed to it. That's a tribute to our sense of adventure.
