John Gokongwei Quotes
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I think why I was attracted to making something with Vice is that level of intimacy that you get as the viewer, getting to see some of that production element where we don't exactly know what we're doing, where we're going, or even if it's a good idea.
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With every bathroom renovation, there are three areas that I focus on: budget, function and style.
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Realism hasn't fallen out of favor with most people, who are interested in people's lives rather than gymnastics of style or literary trends. It's a certain kind of academic who undervalues realism, largely because it is not amenable to endless exegesis.
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To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.
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I get up late, have an espresso, and immediately start work. I try to get roughly caught up on email before I leave the house, then if I need to write anything or review a complex deal, I do that, and then I head to the office and work on my top few priorities for the day. I try to schedule my meetings in the afternoon.
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When I was 6, I opened my mouth and didn't stop singing. I had a voice and wanted to use it.
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It's totally mistaken to suppose that an armed escort is going to give a journalist any protection - on the contrary, journalists who turn up surrounded by armed personnel are just turning themselves into targets and in even worse danger.
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I don't believe in miracles.
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One of the strangest aspects of living with certain kinds of memory loss is knowing that the forgetting is happening.
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You know how in every heist movie they get past the security cameras that show the hallway leading to the diamonds by jamming the screens with a fake signal of everything looking safe and quiet? Usually a guard coughs so they don't notice the blip from switching to the bogus feed.
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I am only about winning and getting better.
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I like 'Sponge Bob' and 'The Last Airbender.' I like shows where people get creative to do the impossible.
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I was getting offers. I had just turned them down. Then I realized I should be grateful that at age 54, people were still offering me film roles.
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Opinions are like snowflakes, you know what I'm saying?
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For the doubters out there, of course I was going to have help from Penguin's editorial team in telling my story, which I talked about from the beginning.
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If I were governor, and a bill came to my desk that provided for background checks at gun shows, I would sign that.
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If we do everything right, the best we can do is live out our potential with as little age-related disease and disability as possible.
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Playing on the Burj Al Arab helipad was an unforgettable experience, and the view of Dubai was incredible.
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An insult is mean or unkind. Milton Berle called me the Sultan of Insult, and I was called the King of Insult. But the guy that gave me the best title - and I use it to this day - was Johnny Carson. He called me Mr. Warmth.
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If the civil authorities refuse to protect me, I must look to God, and if I die, I have determined to make my grave in Alton.
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I just wanted to have a look at my whole musical career, get right back to when I started and why I started doing it in the first place.
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It was different. I was sure to notice when Coach Alvarez used to come and sit in on my meeting or when he was in my drills, so I was trying to be a little bit conscientious of that, especially the first two days, trying to let coaches establish how they go about their business. I was just trying to stay at a distance, look around and watch for the first few days.
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My favourite poem is called 'Roots and Wings' - it's a very moving poem about how if you've got real roots you can fly.
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Sun Cellular is the biggest investment in my business career.
