John Slattery Quotes
I think the ongoing discussion of the world of advertising is, 'Where is the soul in advertising?'
Quotes to Explore
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I'm a choreographer and I love watching 'The Bachelorette.'
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When I took over the ministry for science and technology, our weather systems were in shambles. Nobody believed in the IMD. Nothing was in digital mode. I changed all that. We got automatic rain gauges, automatic weather stations, Doppler radars.
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When I was in the running for the role of Elphaba, I knew it was important to research and study as much background information as I could, so I got my head stuck into 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West' by Gregory Maguire, and I believe I lost many days, weeks, and months reading it - I was captivated!
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All fashion brands are about looking good. Being Human is also about doing good. And you can do good by the simple act of slipping into a t-shirt or a pair of jeans.
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I think there are ways to get so caught up in your career and being so heavy and dramatic, and everyone wants to be a tortured genius.
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Barberries, or zereshk, are tiny dried red fruit with a tremendously sharp flavour. They come from Iran, where they're used to add freshness to rice and chicken dishes.
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I recently went to New York for the first time, and honey, I'm in love with that place. I'm obsessed with its sausages.
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Many people think fairy tales and retellings of fairy tales are only for children, but I'm not the only writer to take an old tale and retell it for a sophisticated adult audience.
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For most of us, wisdom is acquired in the thicket of experience and usually meets us somewhere along the way if we live long enough. But sooner is better than later.
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This country has far more problems than it deserves and far more solutions than it applies.
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I don't study cricket too much. Whatever I have learned or experienced is through cricket I've played on the field, and whatever little I have watched.
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I'm like all parents who try to shelter their children.
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You're always going to have people that are naysayers, that don't believe in your talent, that don't believe that you have any kind of longevity.
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I was halfway through a rough draft of 'The Sisters Brothers' when it came time to start the 'Terri' adaptation.
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I like being active and riding a bike around my neighborhood and exercising when I can.
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Stories are the common ground that allow people to connect, despite all our defences and all our differences.
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It's good to have a title that's not just one word. If you're gonna title it, you might as well try and say something.
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Spencer's god was Evolution, sometimes also called Progress.
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I simply value Arthur Capel friendship. And even so, he knows very little about me.
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We are in a time when the Peace Corps mission is more vital than ever, and the organization is at a 30-year high in the number of volunteers in the field. The Peace Corps is currently in 69 posts and serving 75 countries across the globe.
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I think we are going to see exciting cricket all the way. We are watching the two best teams in the world-and I think England will eventually go on to pip Australia by a single Test.
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The world was conquered through the understanding of dogs; the world exists through the understanding of dogs.
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I need scarcely observe that a poem deserves its title only inasmuch as it excites, by elevating the soul. The value of the poem is in the ratio of this elevating excitement. But all excitements are, through a psychal necessity, transient.
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I think the ongoing discussion of the world of advertising is, 'Where is the soul in advertising?'
