John Goodman Quotes
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I have received the greatest honor in my life - and the greatest surprise. Never did I dream that the Nobel Prize could be awarded for the reciprocal relations.
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I was unbelievably lucky.
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What I love is dropping into someone else's life and exploring it.
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I am big believer that increase the size of the cake is as at least as important as distribution of the cake. To increase the size of the cake, you need to focus on progress.
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There are a lot of people in Congress who would never have made a great career or fortune in any other profession. But after they spend a while hanging out with the rich guys, they begin to feel they've been undervalued, and that an eventual seven-figure income as a lobbyist isn't just an opportunity, it's their due.
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The most important thing is to just be good at what you do. You do a good job playing the character, and people will be taken up with your character, not your clothes.
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Suning Appliance has no problem of financial risk. Do you think I'm risky? I'm definitely not risky.
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Somebody gets to be smart and somebody gets to be dumb. If we win, it'll be because of the president. And if we lose, it'll be because of me.
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You need tremendous spirituality to stop yourself falling into the abyss.
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I started studying at 26. Before that, I never thought of acting as something that I would ever try.
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I'm lucky in some ways in that I really don't need more than five or so hours of sleep.
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I just go in the studio and write on the spot and see what comes out.
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I am a contradiction myself. I'm always looking for something that scares me because when I'm not scared, I'm not stimulated.
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Every designer needs a story. Mine is all about glamour because my family has been in the business of glamour for three generations. My grandfather Shamshuddin Khan started his embroidery and fabric-making business in the 1930s.
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I ate better in Liberia than I did in Ohio.
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Books have always helped me make sense of things. With any life experience, you can find someone who has documented it in a poetic way.
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Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.
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I'm a terrific mimic, and you can feel my funny bone.
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You get better at the thing you do by having to explain it to someone else. That, I think, totally makes my work stronger.
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I learned about the strength you can get from a close family life. I learned to keep going, even in bad times. I learned not to despair, even when my world was falling apart. I learned that there are no free lunches. And I learned the value of hard work.
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There is no evidence that success in business will make us happy people or allow us to have happy families.
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I don't feel like I have to please anyone. I feel free. I feel like I'm an adult. I'm grown. I can do what I want. I can say what I want. I can retire if I want. That's why I've worked hard.
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If you pursue happiness you never find it.
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If you want to direct, you've got to work.
