John Mackey Quotes
I used to boast that Whole Foods was sort of recession-proof. And obviously I've been proven wrong. So I'm not boasting about that any longer.
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Limitlessness is important for me; I want to be able to use every opportunity to push me forward onto the next thing.
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I don't want to be a bust.
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I didn't volunteer; they asked me. I felt a duty to testify.
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I worked for Oprah Winfrey for two years right out of college in 2004. I was a director's assistant on the film 'Their Eyes Were Watching God,' which Oprah produced.
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The hours we pass with happy prospects in view are more pleasing than those crowded with fruition.
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I'm married to the theater but my mistress is the films.
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I always say show me a storyteller who doesn't embellish, and I'll show you a bad one.
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Sound is often talked about in a very subjective way, as if it had a colour. This is a bright sound, this is a dark sound. I don't believe in that because I think that is much too subjective.
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We always push the boundaries on the styles we put on a record.
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If economists were to wait for careful studies before offering opinions about policy, we would never have anything timely to say.
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Sitting on the airplane seat today, I was thinking - I have been in different cities every week. Most of the time, it's because of golf tournaments. But occasionally, I also attend various events. All of a sudden, I feel like I am a business woman. Although sometimes I feel tired, I do enjoy this kind of life.
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I feel like woman was brought to this world to have family and kids.
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I don't know what a softball question is. All I know is I have no agenda. I ask short questions, and I listen to the answer.
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I regard it as a waste of time to think only of selling: one forgets one's art and exaggerates one's value.
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I don't pretend that I can imagine myself as a Palestinian.
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I get really, really concerned when I see somebody, taking $600,000 in speaking fees from Goldman Sachs, will not release what they're actually saying. That's concerning.
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I went to Northwestern because I had gone to a really nontraditional high school. I was like, 'It'd be cool to have a traditional college experience.' Then I was like, 'Oh, but none of these people understand what's cool about me. My specialness is not appreciated in this place.'
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Adeo facilius est multa facere quam diu.
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I've actually been given a great gift. When I walk into an audition with a director, I'm carrying no baggage. They haven't seen me in anything, even though I've done nine films.
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God bless ABC. They are my knights in shining armor. I love their content. Just as a person, I'm a huge fan of 'Scandal,' I still love 'Grey's Anatomy,' and 'Resurrection' looks amazing.
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I learned during my term and in the presidency that we should not discuss about assumptions or insinuations. If one day I have to do something against the U.S., the first one to get to know what I was going to do would be the president of the U.S.
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We cannot turn our back and say that violence in films or anything that we do doesn't have a sort of influence. It does.
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It's much, much harder working on a show than it is working on a movie. It really is. Even if you're in production, that production lasts for a set period of time. A TV show goes on for months and months and months.
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I used to boast that Whole Foods was sort of recession-proof. And obviously I've been proven wrong. So I'm not boasting about that any longer.
