John Schneider Quotes
When you boil it down, most movies are message movies. And I think careers are made in message movies.
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It's just about keeping people who are close to me, near. It's important to have people around who love themselves, are true to themselves, who have their own hobbies and their world doesn't revolve around Hollywood.
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Instead of yelling and spanking, which don't work anyway, I believe in finding creative ways to keep their attention - turning things into a game, for instance. And, when they do something good, positive reinforcement and praise.
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As far as 'Windup Girl' becoming a hit - none of us expected that. 'Night Shade' was just hoping not to lose their shirts, and I had grown up hearing from everyone that science fiction didn't sell, so all of our expectations were very low.
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The cat, it is well to remember, remains the friend of man because it pleases him to do so and not because he must.
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People still text me to say that there is something about me in the paper, and what really annoys me is that if it's nasty, I then have to go and have a look, even though actually I don't want to know.
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It drives me crazy when your parents try to read your mind. It's even worse when they try to read your mail.
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When I listen to President Obama speak to and about women, he sometimes sounds too paternalistic for my taste.
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I think the success of democracy is not really police security; it's the presence of a broad middle class. The stronger the middle class of a people is, the less you have to worry about one group coming in and exploiting the democratic process for its own ends.
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I'm very good friends with my former coaches. We speak on the phone a lot.
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The hour of the liberal interventionists like Hillary Clinton in Libya, like the neocons' hour of power in the GOP, is over.
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Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.
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A day with my kids is the best day.
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Believe it or not, I'm a big fan of patchouli oil. I know it's not a universally liked fragrance. I usually combine it with other essential oils - I have many mixtures I like.
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When someone doesn't react to changes, the changes turn against him.
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I know how long it takes me to draw a page, how long it takes me to complete a project, how long I can work before my hand gives out, that sort of thing.
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In the days of Caesar, kings had fools and jesters. Now network presidents have anchormen.
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I completely admire my mother for raising a child with cerebral palsy at home.
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While we may argue about the size of government, the Republican Party has not been a party that says, 'I want to destroy government.'
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It's not enough to be a woman. You have to care about women's issues. And women's issues here in Iowa are that we have a strong economy. We have jobs that our sons and daughters can go off to someday. We have a great educational system. And women want strong national defense. We want to know that our families are going to be safe.
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I create offbeat advice; I don't follow it. I rarely take third-party advice on my investments.
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The imagined beings have their insides on the outside; they are visible souls. And man as a whole, Man pitted against the universe, have we seen him at all till we see that he is like a hero in a fairy tale?
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Remember that "Help us grow this grass" is a far more effective sign than "Keep off the grass".
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Achievement happens when we pursue and attain what we want. Success comes when we are in clear pursuit of Why we want it.
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When you boil it down, most movies are message movies. And I think careers are made in message movies.
