John Skipper Quotes
Sports occupies a central place in our society, and, as such, it is unavoidably cultural in nature and often engaged in societal issues.
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If I was a bajillionaire, I would spend a lot of time at Barneys just buying all kinds of great things all the time. I would have so many black cashmeres it would be out of control. I like the way nice things feel very much.
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Even with my wife, I find sharing soup is hard.
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We make assumptions: nurses should be nice, teachers should be good. But everyone has a dark side, some darker than others.
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The only way of knowing a person is to love them without hope.
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The man who promises everything is sure to fulfil nothing, and everyone who promises too much is in danger of using evil means in order to carry out his promises, and is already on the road to perdition.
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I feel that 'Tokoyo Drift' blew people away because not many people had high expectations for it.
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During the long process of history, by relying on our own diligence, courage and wisdom, Chinese people have opened up a good and beautiful home where all ethnic groups live in harmony and fostered an excellent culture that never fades.
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My motto is more, 'If you want to find something new, look for something new!' There is a certain amount of risk in this attitude, as even the slightest failure tends to be resounding, but you are so happy when you succeed that it is worth taking the risk.
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I love working with women.
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I'm happy in Lululemon, with a glass of red wine, watching HGTV.
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I turned Compaq from a small company with troubles into a computer powerhouse. We can do the same at Intershop.
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The only time I've been arrested was in opposing the Marble Hill nuclear power plant in Indiana. That was in 1979.
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It's the way the human brain works: when enough events occur in a pattern, we stop thinking and go into macro mode.
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I'm too obsessed that the people who say critical things about me are right, even though I'm getting to do something I love.
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When I wrote my first book, 'Koolaids,' I felt rejected and not wanted.
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For everything I do, I think about a 6-year-old girl and her mom that I saw at my concert last night. I think about what those two individuals would think if I were at a club last night. I never want to be arrested, and I never want to get a DUI, those are my moral values.
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I always look for interesting, complex characters. You know, interesting, well-written material.
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That professionalism comes from what I've watched people do on the set. I'm just trying to be as respectful to the environment, as they have been. I think I still act like a kid. I just try to be as professional as I can.
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Our life may look glamorous, but we scream at the kids, and I have to tell Jamie to tidy up if we have guests coming over.
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I drink tons of water. It always sounds like the lamest thing, but there's a reason you keep hearing this over and over again. It really works.
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I'm a pretty low-key North Carolina boy. I like to go fishing and hang out with my friends.
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Sports occupies a central place in our society, and, as such, it is unavoidably cultural in nature and often engaged in societal issues.
