John Travolta Quotes
I learned early on that there are certain things you can control in the press, and things you cannot.
Quotes to Explore
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If there's an opportunity for me to compete at something, I'm there.
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If women would today would rise en masse and demand their emancipation, the men would be compelled to grant it.
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Remember when Jay-Z wore a Che Guevara T-shirt? Nobody knew who Che was. Then Jay-Z wears it, and it's everywhere.
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I tell my students based on my experiences in Hollywood, sure, you can always move to L.A. and try to work with the system, and people do that, but chances are if you want your story in film with characters of color, you will have to make that movie yourself. Find a way to make it yourself. Not just screenwriters, but also producers.
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The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath.
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The end of secrecy would be the end of the novel - especially the English novel. The English novel requires social secrecy, personal secrecy.
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A man's motive in the small actions of daily life, like resting a moment on his pitchfork in the sun and listening intently, may be the most important thing about that man.
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Kids are learning to play. That's why we're seeing an emergence. That's why we're seeing the Under-17s and Under-20s doing better in international football.
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I've learned the importance of loving what you do. I have also learned more patience due to the nature of the music business.
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The thing about being a mystery writer, what marks a mystery writer out from a chick lit author or historical fiction writer, is that you always find a mystery in every situation.
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I don't consider myself a musician. I'm an artist.
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Do not quit! Hundreds of times I have watched people throw in the towel at the one-yard line while someone else comes along and makes a fortune by just going that extra yard.
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Actually, I bought one share of Warren Buffett's stock, probably 35 years ago, in order to read his letters.
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In some weird, warped way, I'm actually convinced that if I got mugged, I could probably take out the guy.
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In terms of script, Bollywood should learn from South Indian scripts. Not talking about the fights and action, I am talking about the drama bit.
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If you use tact you can say anything, then make it funny.
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Most ballets are more interesting than most men.
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I used to love dogs until I discovered cats.
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I guess I was always an outsider and some kind of anarchist.
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But on second thought, after I decreed the state of emergency, I came to the conclusion that that was impossible to achieve without bloodshed because the street protesters were full of anger and nearly out of control. This is why I thought we needed to find another way out.
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When you conduct opera, you control the stage. But with a film, the film controls you.
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When I'm writing, I don't read much crime at all - you don't want to get distracted by other people's plots.
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When I took over the family business, it had already been a publicly traded company for 20 years. During one of the first annual meetings I attended, one shareholder stood up and advised me and everyone in attendance that I should resign.
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I learned early on that there are certain things you can control in the press, and things you cannot.
