John W. Thompson Quotes
I'm an intensely competitive guy who is driven by the idea that accepting mediocrity or accepting defeat is not the way you succeed in life.John W. Thompson
Quotes to Explore
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The cultural decoding that many American writers require has become an even harder task in the age of globalisation. The experience they describe has grown more private; its essential background, the busy larger world, has receded.
Pankaj Mishra -
In common with all Protestant or Jewish cultures, America was developed on the idea that your word is your bond. Otherwise, the frontier could never have been opened, 'cause it was lawless. A man's word had to mean something.
Orson Welles -
My husband and I have season tickets to the Giants games, and we go there as fans to enjoy it.
Nancy Pelosi -
I have decided to fight for my country, because we have build a success story in Guanajuato, with real results and more yet to come in the next two years.
Vicente Fox -
Beauty is in the heart of the beholder.
H. G. Wells -
I was the family alien. Both my parents are quite creative, but I was... appalling... always putting on little shows. I was rather a shy child, not a natural performer, but there was a performative edge to everything I did.
Laura Wade
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I'm honestly not the kind of person who wants to step up to a podium, test the microphone and be like, 'Hey, I'm homosexual and this is who I am, hear me roar.' That's not who I am.
Abby Wambach -
I'm an actor. That's what I'm gifted at. It's what makes me breathe.
Samantha Morton -
I've always been really, really aware of my insecurities - really, really aware. I never developed that thick skin that keeps you from letting things get to you.
Taylor Swift -
I want medical experiments on animals stopped. They don't do anything, and they don't work.
Sam Simon -
Humor is always more interesting when it comes from someone who's had more than, like, five experiences.
Mallory Ortberg -
I am so lazy and sometimes will go as late as 9 A.M. to shoot.
Ram Charan
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There is no black-and-white situation. It's all part of life. Highs, lows, middles.
Van Morrison -
People read more mysteries than they do political pamphlets.
Maj Sjowall -
I find the world pretty overwhelming, so I'm getting into meditation and doing lots of yoga. And I love my garden, and I love nature, and I feel like that grounds me and keeps my mind clear.
Bat for Lashes -
There is a certain aesthetic pleasure in trying to imagine the unimaginable and failing, if you are a reader.
A. S. Byatt -
Not only are a voteless people a hopeless people. A non-producing people are hopeless also.
Ralph Abernathy -
My ego is really good. I don't need to watch myself on TV, like some others.
Randy Jackson Breakfast Club
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I see the most change in my body through exercise. They say diet determines your weight, and exercise determines your shape - I find that to be a pretty true statement. When I'm doing a lot of boxing, my hamstrings are really strong and my biceps. When I'm doing a lot of Pilates, I find that my core is really lean and my inner thighs.
Hannah Bronfman -
The Apollo Theatre was a difficult audience, and if they didn't like you, they would let you know. Luckily, they liked me.
Neil Sedaka -
I've had some very strong female role models, so I think that's an important thing.
Leah Busque -
[When I ordered 30,000 more troops into Afghanistan] that was the first time in which I looked out at a crowd of West Point graduates and knew that some of those might not come back because of that decision.
Barack Obama -
I always believe the rule by king or official leader is outdated. Now we must catch up with the modern world.
Dalai Lama -
I'm an intensely competitive guy who is driven by the idea that accepting mediocrity or accepting defeat is not the way you succeed in life.
John W. Thompson