John Ridley Quotes
Not only does Hollywood make money - it seems to make better movies during recessions. I'm sure a lot of studio executives wish we could have one every year.
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I'm absolutely a Ron Paul fan.
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I'm a paleoanthropologist, and my job is to define man's place in nature and explore what makes us human.
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That's the way I work and one day I won't have the energy to do it, so I think it's always good to make the most of your life and living as much as possible.
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You must be independent and able to do for yourself. Then you do not have to marry a rich man; you can marry a poor one. And if it is wrong, you can go.
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I'm such a fan of Shailene Woodley, so I'm super excited to see all her stuff. She's an awesome actress.
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'Drive' is a genre piece, and a lot of times we don't get really sophisticated genre films.
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The penalty of success is to be bored by people who used to snub you.
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I want to see one of my products being taken by people across the world. I want to see them improving and leading a better life. It's like playing God.
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There can be no defence like elaborate courtesy.
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Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees.
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It's Microsoft versus mankind, with Microsoft having only a slight lead.
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I became a clown when these docs came to the house in Berkeley and asked me to come cheer up kids. I'd just had my third spinal fusion and I was looking for something to take my mind off the pain I was in.
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The rules of evidence in the main are based on experience, logic, and common sense, less hampered by history than some parts of the substantive law.
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I was sick and tired of being an English actor who did a lot of American movies because I was cheap and good.
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I think there's no higher calling in terms of a career than public service, which is a chance to make a difference in people's lives and improve the world.
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Nocebos often cause a physical effect, but it's not a physically produced effect. What's the cause? In many cases, it's an unanswered question.
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I really didn't intend to be a musician when I left Japan.
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Interdependence is and ought to be as much the ideal of man as self-sufficiency. Man is a social being.
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Nobody knows 100% what affects the human body, mind or spirit.
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I've always told Will, 'You can do whatever you want as long as you can look at yourself in the mirror and be okay.' Because at the end of the day, Will is his own man. I'm here as his partner, but he is his own man. He has to decide who he wants to be, and that's not for me to do for him. Or vice versa.
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Good managements produce a good average market price, and bad managements produce bad market prices.
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I'm not that ambitious any more. I just like my privacy. I wish I really wasn't talked about at all.
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We are a mission-driven company. In order to do this, we have to build a great team. And in order to do that, you need people to know they can make a bunch of money. So we need a business model to make a lot of money.
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Not only does Hollywood make money - it seems to make better movies during recessions. I'm sure a lot of studio executives wish we could have one every year.
