John Paul DeJoria Quotes
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Even though I got a late start, first publishing an essay when I was 50 years old, I've since written eight suspense novels.
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Ego is one of the biggest weapons that is used to take us down. It's self-destructive. It's a problem on all levels - even regular people can have big ego problems.
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If there is a single quality that is shared by all great men, it is vanity.
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Every book I write, the media just keeps punching me in the face.
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I was very fortunate to hook up with Jerry in the first place. The network was already committed to doing something with him, so I skipped a couple of hundred steps right there.
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If you are playing someone living, it is a different type of judgment. However much work you do, it is not a documentary. There will be things you can't get right, and ultimately, you have to take a leap because - you weren't there.
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I don't have a job, so I sit in the studio all the time and think of stupid stuff to do.
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Dissolution and custody matters are the great equalizers. Having done this for a while, you do realize that everybody has the same issues. It doesn't matter how much money you have or how much power you have, you are always afraid you're never going to see your child.
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That the powers of labour, and of the other instruments which produce wealth, may be indefinitely increased by using their products as the means of further production.
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The Human Rights Organisation deceives the world by calling itself a human rights council.
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I never wanted to be famous. It was amusing at first, but now I hate it. I just wanted to be respected by people I respect. And I wanted to be rich. It's best to get rich, then you can do what you want.
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And, you know, you try and preach to them there's more to this game than just walking up to home plate, swinging the bat, fielding a ground ball. There's some dedication in it, some love you've got to put into this work.
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If you're not open, you're not transparent, you're still holding on to vaults of information, you're not going to build that trust.
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I'm an adrenaline guy. I like to do stuff that gets my blood pumping, like roller coasters or jumping out of planes. I'm into all that crazy stuff.
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Myths are a waste of time. They prevent progression.
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I definitely would like to do some more dramatic roles.
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I love imperfections.
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I love a man bun.
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I've always had a tomboy look.
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Football is all very well as a game for rough girls, but is hardly suitable for delicate boys.
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He, who will not pardon others, must not himself expect pardon.
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In the past, two colleagues died each season. It was generally accepted this could happen.
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A lesbian who does not reinvent the world is a lesbian in the process of disappearing.
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I'll never retire. I like what I'm doing.
