John Paul DeJoria Quotes
In philanthropy, many of us give a little bit and each year we give more and more to see what actually works and not just throw money out there and see if it's going to work. If the government did the same thing, fabulous.
Quotes to Explore
-
I used to sing in jazz clubs with a friend until she went another way.
-
You set your goals to a point where they're attainable, but far enough away that you have to really go get them. And every year I push my goals a little bit farther away, and every year I work a little bit harder to get them.
-
I was never that kid who used to brag about anything.
-
To worship the product and ignore its development leads to dilettantism and reaction.
-
Early in 1986, the World Health Organization in Geneva still regarded AIDS as an ailment of the promiscuous few.
-
I am a passionate civil libertarian.
-
My short stories have always pushed twenty pages. That's no length for a short story to be. You either do them short like Carver or you stop trying.
-
Blogs are quite a new development - now, everyone wants to know you, everyone wants to know everything about you. And you can build a following that way. In a way, it's a good thing if you want to create a buzz around yourself.
-
Please know that being 80 is not a scary thing. When you're 80, your life is much freer.
-
I was with the Jessie Bonstelle Stock Company in Detroit and Buffalo for three seasons - 10 performances and a new play every week. She was an amazing woman who did a great deal for me.
-
I don't care about the quality of the film as a whole, but I loved 'Salt.' I loved it!
-
I didn't have a sweet tooth, but I liked butter, and I liked sauces, and I liked wine... and curry... and cheeses.
-
I don't look at myself as suffering.
-
Honestly, I'd love to say I live this amazing Hollywood lifestyle, but actually, I'm at home with my same friends and cooking. I crochet, I do watercolor. I think what surprised me the most is that that isn't the lifestyle everyone necessarily lives.
-
He who binds his soul to knowledge, steals the key of heaven.
-
I own a guitar, a piano, a bass.
-
Good analysis is very useful when you want to convert a political decision into an investment. It can also go the other way and drive policy.
-
I am a contradiction myself. I'm always looking for something that scares me because when I'm not scared, I'm not stimulated.
-
I played trumpet for about two weeks. Sixth grade. And I didn't practice. Maybe a little longer than two weeks, but I didn't practice and I was faking it.
-
Always work on the things you're not good at, because once you develop skills in those areas, you have no more fears.
-
The word 'star' is misused. A good film will never fail. And if you have become an actor to become a star, then your reason of being in this profession is wrong. It amounts to abusing the art.
-
I used to feel like I had to be the best at what I did, but I realized I don't have to be the best. It's so freeing. I've never been this happy.
-
There is nothing greater than the joy of composing something oneself and then listening to it.
-
In philanthropy, many of us give a little bit and each year we give more and more to see what actually works and not just throw money out there and see if it's going to work. If the government did the same thing, fabulous.
