John John Florence Quotes
I still get scared every time I go out. I get scared taking off; I get scared on the wave, falling, everything. But, you know, growing up with it, I guess you're a little more comfortable.
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I talk every day about doing the right thing.
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My maternal grandmother, Penelope, was a very big figure in my life. She was a child of the Raj, born in India, a debutante who hobnobbed with royals, then married a Canadian, Bill Aitken, who became MP for Bury St Edmunds.
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One of the problems with posing a 'bold new plan' is that you can't just extrapolate from previous plans.
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I first started writing fiction in college because I was attracted to beautiful sentences. I loved to read them. I wanted to write them.
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I think it takes 30 years to build a luxury brand.
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Every day is like Halloween or Christmas eve for me. I go to bed, and I'm so excited to get back to work. I'm very lucky that I have a career like that 'cause not many people do.
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People make mistakes. They say stupid things.
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When you go back and really listen to the legendary rappers, this is timeless music. Guys like Biggie, guys like Pac, timeless music.
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In order to go on living one must try to escape the death involved in perfectionism.
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Well all the big companies are really panicked by the internet thing and all that, and sales went down, although sales have gone up again in this country a bit and also the big companies, because they're so big, they need big sales really so they're not really interested.
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Leaving sex to the feminists is like letting your dog vacation at the taxidermist.
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That is the effect of my sculptures in the public domain: people are making contact with each other again.
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It was a complex endeavor so without Robert Redford's constant support we wouldn't have gotten to the end.
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If you're not careful, you can fall into a destructive cycle of self-pity.
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I was running for mayor of Syracuse - the first woman to run for mayor in our city, or in New York, and one of the first in the United States. I was known for my strong conservation plank. In 1969, the term 'conservation' was hardly on the tip of every citizen's tongue.
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Saving enough to retire has become impossible for most Americans.
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We love our fans and are very connected with our fans.
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Any econometrician who wants to see practical application of his science will be highly concerned with applications to economic planning at the national level.
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The times I didn't get jobs I wanted, I remember feeling dispirited - really crestfallen.
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I knew exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up. I was like, 'I'm going to be a doctor!' Doctor Luvvie was the dream. I was Doc McStuffins before it was a thing.
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You want to make a record that stands the test of time and that people enjoy.
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It seemed impossible that a scrappy book like 'Goon Squad' could win an award like that. It's such an iconic honor. I think what the Pulitzer means to me is that I'll need to work very, very hard to try to live up to it.
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The training of children is a profession, where we must know how to waste time in order to save it.
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I still get scared every time I go out. I get scared taking off; I get scared on the wave, falling, everything. But, you know, growing up with it, I guess you're a little more comfortable.
