John le Carre Quotes
If you're growing up in a chaotic world without reason, your instinct is to become a performer and control the circumstances around you. You lead from weakness into strength; you have an undefended back.John le Carre
Quotes to Explore
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The billable hours is a classic case of restricted autonomy. I mean, you're working on - I mean, sometimes on these six-minute increments. So you're not focused on doing a good job. You're focused on hitting your numbers. It's one reason why lawyers typically are so unhappy. And I want a world of happy lawyers.
Dan Pink -
I don't get irrational about it, but I do have a deeply-rooted competitive spirit. Not necessarily towards other people, but towards any obstacle that I set for myself.
Sam Hunt -
In thinking about it, the villains often have a little bit more range because their morality is different. You can have just a really good time as an actor, and there is just more there that you can explore on that side of the story.
Mahershala Ali -
I am an obsessive personality. And if you are an obsessive personality, you need to be aware of it and be able to drive it with success. There are moments in your life when you are driving it well, but you shift and you shift badly and you hurt yourself.
Lapo Elkann -
I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
Ted Danson -
The death of my kid made me a stronger person. There's no end to what I'm willing to do.
Carl Paladino
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The best time to release a film is on a festive date like Divali or Eid, or at a time when there are no big films three to four weeks before or after.
Salman Khan -
One has to be fully committed to one's career. Otherwise, there's no point.
Lata Mangeshkar -
We must honestly face our relationship with Great Britain.
Wendell Willkie -
The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.
Lao Tzu -
A jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build one.
Sam Rayburn -
As an actor, I want to build a career as an actor. It's hard to even get a job sometimes, so as my career builds, I can be more picky than I used to be.
Randy Wayne
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Science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths.
Karl Popper -
I don't necessarily like being defined by my profession.
Karen Allen -
The only reason I'm ever in character as 'Larry The Cable Guy' is because that's what I'm hired to do. In my movies, obviously they hired 'Larry The Cable Guy' to be 'Larry The Cable Guy.' When I do my shows, I'm 'Larry The Cable Guy.' When I do Jay Leno, it's: 'Please welcome 'Larry The Cable Guy.'
Larry the Cable Guy -
If we all band together against extremism and spend a few minutes a day using tools that have been proven to work, we can make a big difference in defending those values we share as Americans.
Laura Moser -
Viking women were able to rule kingdoms, divorce husbands, own land; and Vikings were very progressive in terms of the rights of women.
Gabriel Byrne -
Dead people don't really die. They live on within you.
Nate Lowman
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I need to mature a bit - then I might have something to show for it.
Jack O'Connell -
Saying what we think gives a wider range of conversation than saying what we know.
Cullen Hightower -
I guess we'd be living in a boring, perfect world if everybody wished everybody else well.
Jennifer Aniston -
To be effective, judicial administration must not be leaden-footed.
Felix Frankfurter -
I just think it's sad that the main places in our culture that we designate to meet new people are bars and nightclubs.
Aziz Ansari -
If you're growing up in a chaotic world without reason, your instinct is to become a performer and control the circumstances around you. You lead from weakness into strength; you have an undefended back.
John le Carre