John Lasseter Quotes
Walt Disney always said, 'For every laugh, there should be a tear.' I believe in that.
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To worship the product and ignore its development leads to dilettantism and reaction.
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All the energy, all the pain, sweat and tears that go into it, the amount I had to put in to get me to where I had to play, it was more taxing on me physically and mentally than it was good for me.
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Nothing can make you more humble than pain.
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There are a few players who don't like to think about the game.
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I'm a sponge for historical images of black people and black history on film.
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I had those kind of parents where I watched all of these very sophisticated movies: 'Five Easy Pieces', 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.'
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I thought I'd be doing weird, Off Broadway theater after I graduated.
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I have a natural right to do whatever I want with my body... as long as it doesn't affect anybody else or any other property.
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I think Barack Obama has brought a new level of ethical standards to Washington. Has he changed some basic hard-knuckle politics? No. You need hard-knuckle politics to succeed.
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I have a very broad demographic, from the 8-year-old who knows every word to 'Ice Ice Baby' and the college kid who grew up on 'Ninja Rap' to the soccer mom and grandparent.
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Gosh, I couldn't even talk right until I was about 6 years old or something like that.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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My mother giving birth to me was just like Lady Sybil giving birth, except that there wasn't such a tragic ending.
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An art aims, above all, at producing something beautiful which affects not our feelings but the organ of pure contemplation, our imagination.
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I love my kitchen. On the weekends, we have friends over, the kids are buzzing around, and we cook and talk.
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I had to jump on the tractor and do my chores. I would have just killed to be in town, to be able to Rollerblade hand-in-hand with somebody I had a crush on. I just wanted to get off the farm, to find my outlet.
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I started out in a professional choir at 13 years old. We traveled to different places, and I had a close relationship with the leaders of our choir. We were recording when I was 15, so it wasn't like I had to wait until 25 to find out certain things.
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The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident.
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When I meet people after stand-up shows, they'll bring their cars.
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To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection.
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My parents were extremely liberal. They didn't believe in being Catholic or Protestant, and that was a big deal at the time.
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Believe me, I would much rather get three outs on three pitches than three outs on nine pitches, because that's going to make me that much stronger at the end of the game. My pitching philosophy is simpe. I believe in getting the ball over the plate and not walking a lot of men.
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People do get mad at me for falling asleep sometimes, and it's the most frustrating thing. I can't help it. What am I gonna do?
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Walt Disney always said, 'For every laugh, there should be a tear.' I believe in that.
