Jon Favreau Quotes
I love 'Star Wars,' you know, and I can't remember the last story meeting I've been in where 'Star Wars' wasn't referenced. It's so perfect in so many ways.
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Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.
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The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.
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Everyone has a crazy old lady in their family like 'Mama.' No one ever comes up to me and says 'Mama' is just like them, so no one is ever offended by her. Even young people like to laugh at her. I think she helps kids appreciate their own grandmothers more.
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I think the interesting thing about the word 'posh' is that it is so relative; it's quite a provocative title because people have strong feelings about that word.
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I had no choice in the decision to make myself available. I was not always doing things I wanted to do.
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Just getting to wake up and play somebody else for an entire day is just an amazing thing.
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Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability.
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I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
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Republicans have never been good at public relations.
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Women are the strong people in this world, not men. I think TV is finally catching up with that reality, and thank God.
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I didn't have any friends, and I never went to the class parties.
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Rich countries have been sending aid to poor countries for the last 60 years. And, by and large, this has failed.
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I don't want to sound disingenuous here - controversy is obviously good for business, especially if your business is satire. And it does amplify the discussion - in my view, a good thing.
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Cinematic icons of the police detective are more male role models than female.
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White folks hear the blues come out, but they don't know how it got there.
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Habit is a great deadener.
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Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.
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The South of France is one of my favorite places in the world.
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Foreign universities have two aspects - content and brand. If we focus on the brand, we could lose out on the content. The idea is to focus on the content.
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It is a very nice world-that is, if you remember that while morals are all-important between the Lord and His creatures, what counts between one creature and another is good manners.
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There's nothing so comfortable as a small bankroll. A big one is always in danger.
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If any chef ever tells you they're not inspired equally by the truck-stop barbecue as they are by the four-star Michelin restaurant they are lying.
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He [Earl Scruggs] was really cool because he was very quiet, and he wouldn't say much, but then he would come out with a quip that was like so perfect and so brilliant, very smart.
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I love 'Star Wars,' you know, and I can't remember the last story meeting I've been in where 'Star Wars' wasn't referenced. It's so perfect in so many ways.
