John Tiffany Quotes
I have a personal issue with Shakespeare. When I first encountered him, he made me feel thick. Well, not him, but the productions I saw.
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A professor must have a theory as a dog must have fleas.
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I am very lucky because when I come back home, I have a completely normal life. I can relax, playing golf, fishing - doing what I want. I know when I finish a tournament, I am going to relax at home.
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In my experience an appreciative letter from a fellow writer means a lot.
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Socialism is practical, in the best sense of the term; a living, vital force of inestimable value to society.
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My normal life is like being on holiday.
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It's hard not to play golf that's up to Jack Nicklaus standards when you are Jack Nicklaus.
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On a ship, everything is enclosed: the people are right on top of each other and can't get up and walk away.
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You reach a point in your career when the weeks turn into a month or more of the phone not ringing.
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We must come to the point where we realize the concept of race is a false one. There is only one race, the human race.
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Whence it is somewhat strange that any men from so mean and silly a practice should expect commendation, or that any should afford regard thereto; the which it is so far from meriting, that indeed contempt and abhorrence are due to it.
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Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep.
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In 13 years of doing my day job, I've learned a few things about motivating people. It's about setting a vision and, as long as everyone knows why they're doing what they're doing, you achieve that vision.
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If it's a good song, it doesn't really matter if it's trendy or not. It will hit.
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I don't have a typical filmmaker background. I didn't grow up with a super eight camera or a video camera. I didn't start cutting movies when I was four or five.
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For most developers, that kind of situation – a player figuring out how to do something that the designer didn't intend – to most developers, that's a bug. For me, that's a celebration.
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I would have liked to personally have prosecuted Scott Peterson.
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Although I've been a longtime Democrat (primarily because, unless there is some very compelling reason to be otherwise, I am always for 'the little guy'), my political orientation is not rigid. For instance, I supported John McCain's run for the presidency in 2000.
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In 1972, George Harrison invited me to accompany him on a trip to India.
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People think getting a new partner is like getting a new car.
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Lupus est homo homini, non homo, quom qualis sit non novit.
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Sail on silver girl Sail on by Your time has come to shine All your dreams are on their way See how they shine Oh, if you need a friend I'm sailing right behind.
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I've always had my ear peeled for interesting music. As a student, I regularly spent time hunting for interesting repertoire, looking through music bins, buying stacks and stacks of CDs, and discovering rarely played pieces by composers.
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Movie actors are just ordinary mixed-up people—with agents.
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I have a personal issue with Shakespeare. When I first encountered him, he made me feel thick. Well, not him, but the productions I saw.
