John Rocha Quotes
I don't want to be an elitist designer. It's no fun just catering for a small group of people. It's against my principles.
Quotes to Explore
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Everyone romanticizes somebody.
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I feel sorry for the man who marries you... because everyone thinks you're sweet and you're not.
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I'm an actress, not a pinup.
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Modesty means admitting the possibility of error, subsuming the self for the good of the whole, remaining open to surprise and the gifts that only failure can bring. There are many ways to practice it. Try taking up golf. Or making your own bagels. Or raising a teenager.
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If you write genre fiction, you follow the rules, and you have to follow them because readers expect that.
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When you lose, you're more motivated. When you win, you fail to see your mistakes and probably no one can tell you anything.
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If something pops in my mind and it's easy, I write it.
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I know the Russian political elite has got used to the Ukraine suffering from an inferiority complex, but I want this to disappear from our relationship.
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I think if one wants to be in a continual state of insanity one should stay married to that writing partner.
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I feel like I am doing a lot, but if someone asks me what exactly I have accomplished, I don't know... putting my son to sleep, feeding him, taking care of things in the house amount to a lot of work. But, yes, I haven't arrested 14 criminals in one day or saved the world or anything of that sort!
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I've been writing stories since I was a kid. I love writing stories.
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With experience, you improve. I'm a better player now, more complete than I was when I was player of the year.
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Spiritual practice should not be confused with grim duty. It is the laughter of the Dalai Lama and the wonder born with every child.
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Just because I do a few comedy bits about gay people, that does not mean I'm out there promoting some anti-gay cause.
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My grandparents used to bring me books every time they saw me.
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Essentially what photography is is life lit up.
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When women criticized men, I called it 'insight'... When men criticized women, I called it 'sexism' and 'backlash.'
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Actors should never be important. Only directors should have power and place.
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Theatre is a mirror, a sharp reflection of society. The greatest playwrights are moralists.
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The clothes that I design and everything I've done is about life and how people live and how they want to live and how they dream they'll live. That's what I do.
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There's an old saying amongst players in football talking about your general manger and coaches, they speak with a forked tongue.
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I've always wanted to work in America because of those brilliant east-coast political movies of the '70s and '80s - great scripts, wonderful performances, gritty urban parable.
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I think the most important key to quality communication and interaction is developing an interest in the person you`re talking with. Most women know the secret to a quality conversation is to ask quality questions and have a sincere interest in hearing the answers. In fact, the best communicators very often say the least. It`s not the extrovert who dominates the conversation that a client feels most connected with, but rather the individual who shows a real and sincere interest in knowing about the life of the person they`re talking with.
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I don't want to be an elitist designer. It's no fun just catering for a small group of people. It's against my principles.
