John Oldham Quotes
We had an awfully good ball club that was capable of beating anybody. They were that good.
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I'm not a fan of any genre but am a fan of movies that are intelligent and/or funny. That goes across all genres: a horror movie, a zombie movie, alien invaders, chick flick, or raunchy comedy. If it's well done, I'm a fan.
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I think it is important to ask ourselves as citizens, not as Democrats attacking the administration, but as citizens, whether a world power can really provide global leadership on the basis of fear and anxiety?
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I'm the C.E.O., nominated by the shareholders. If they're not happy, I have to take the consequences.
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Peoples do not defy repression and death, nor do they remain for nights on end protesting energetically, just because of merely formal matters.
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When I was singing Jamie's Cryin', people were going out of their mind because it was the first time they got to see Eddie, Michael and Alex play those songs. That was a thrill.
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In a marathon, if you run too fast, you get exhausted. If you run too slow, you never make it.
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Finish last in your league and they call you idiot. Finish last in medical school and they call you doctor.
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There are no opportune times for a penalty, and this is not one of those times.
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When my film flops, I believe it is my mistake. There have been times when I didn't come out of my house because my films didn't do well. I lock myself in for months. I don't talk to people. I feel bad for producer, director, for those who lost money. It's never about myself or my career alone.
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I have accumulated so many experiences, so much, that I want to be able to realize so many things. This is why I have basically given up most of my positions.
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I write my own songs. I made my own videos. I pick my producers. Nothing goes out without my permission. It's all authentic.
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A good amount of the guys wanted to date me. Even older guys looking at me. It took some getting used to.
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You can oppose reparations all you want, but you got to know the facts. You really, really do.
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Over my career, I've had to do a lot of shows that involve stunts, and I so enjoy stunts.
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I don't crave fame. I mean, it's nice to be recognized. It is useful.
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The first step to stringing the boss up from a lamppost is saying the boss is a moron.
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I'm very intelligent. I'm capable of doing everything put to me. I've launched a perfume and want my own hotel chain. I'm living proof blondes are not stupid.
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It's up to the audience. It always has been.
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Every fool knoweth that hatreds are the cinders of affection.
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I have watched the spread of violent extremism and jihadism across Europe and the U.K. with dismay, particularly given my history of experiencing threats, abuse, and harassment by Muslim fanatics.
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The surprising thing is that so many teenage cancer novels are very good. John Green's 'The Fault in Our Stars,' recently published by Penguin, was voted Time Magazine's book of the year in 2012 ahead of Hilary Mantel and Zadie Smith.
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I was trained classically, and that's something that I want to do, but I do want to say that right now it's a good market for female comedians, and I want to explore that right now. I really do want to do dramas and meatier roles, especially film.
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We had an awfully good ball club that was capable of beating anybody. They were that good.
