John Tiffany Quotes
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I write fast. But it takes me a while to get going. It's very important for me to see my whole plot. I have to see the end first because I like a surprise in the end. Which is why I let characters and plot gestate in my mind.
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Every member in Congress has a seat, and they deserve a seat at the table.
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Retiring for good wasn't difficult. I knew at the time it was right. I was no longer capable of achieving the standards I'd set myself and there was no light at the end of the tunnel.
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If one has curiosity, then one stands the chance of attain a high level of scientific inquiry.
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I went to this one in Ohio, and then I became a counselor there, and it was just the most fun thing. I was so depressed when I came home from camp.
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You need tremendous spirituality to stop yourself falling into the abyss.
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You know what, I'm a big coward and I'm really afraid of live audiences.
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My argument is simple, which is, that for several thousand years in Western civilization, marriage has been the union of one man and one woman. Research is overwhelming that children need mothers and fathers.
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I can make them voting machines sing Home Sweet Home.
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I don't even know what my favourite food is anymore, as they are all such bad foods!
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I came to the industry with wide eyes and an open heart thinking I was going to make a few films that really meant something that I could pour myself into.
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What's most important in animation is the emotions and the ideas being portrayed. I'm a great believer of energy and emotion.
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I'm not an easygoing guy as a director.
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I studied writing at university, and I actually majored in screenwriting. Then I went to work as a bookseller and then as a sales rep and publicist and then various editorial jobs until I ended up with HarperCollins in Australia.
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Majority rule only works if you're also considering individual rights. Because you can't have five wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for supper.
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I don't add any deliberate nuances to the way I sing. I've seen so much and been all over the world, but I'm glued to my roots, and that comes across.
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I had done chorus before in school, but I was only trying for an easy A. I was a bass going 'dum dum da doo wop.'
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As, not only as an entertainer but as a person who who cared a lot and I gave the best that I could and I tried to be the best role model that I possibly could and the best person I could I tried to help.
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Obviously for some people there is a big connection between music and the way you can create a space.
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Get yourself out of the way, and let joy have more space.
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I've worked in construction, in a factory sewing clothes. I also sold flowers and doughnuts - just odd jobs to try to make 10 pesos, which is equivalent to 20 cents.
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Only a few good leaders have paused to reflect seriously on being leaders.
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No space should be safe from theatre.
