Jon Huntsman, Sr. Quotes
In my way of thinking, the world was my oyster, and there were thousands of products that could be developed.
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We were both in love with him. I fell out of love with him, but he didn't.
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People speak of the fear of the blank canvas as though it is a temporary hesitation, a trembling moment of self-doubt. For me it was more like being abducted from my bed by a clown, thrust into a circus arena with a wicker chair, and told to tame a pissed-off lion in front of an expectant crowd.
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I was a kid who had asthma and bifocals and wore sweater vests.
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If I do something caring for a friend, I have no doubt in my mind they would do it for me.
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My mind boggles at the amount of violence inflicted upon children in today's society.
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You can be lonely when you have a guy living with you.
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Acting is great therapy - you get to do things you'd normally get arrested for.
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When the CEO makes a decision, people don't come back on it.
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People who drive Jeeps are people who like to do outdoor activities.
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Fifteen- to 30-year-olds are interested in all kinds of intelligent movies - it doesn't have to be a broad comedy or an action adventure for them to go see it.
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I retreat to my cave in a very male fashion.
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We say that our objective is to conquer complete independence, to install a people's power, to construct a new society without exploitation, for the benefit of all those who feel themselves to be Mozambicans.
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Having been subjected to the pigeonholing of Hollywood myself, I realized that once you become a studio-approved director, your chances of ever making your own film again are zero. You make the films that the studio wants you to make.
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I'm also pretty resilient and fearless, and when I want something I go for it.
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One time I got dressed in all black, Rambo-style, and took a massive pair of bolt-cutters and nicked a military bike.
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Frankly, right is right and wrong is wrong, particularly when a parent is talking to a child. A bright line around moral responsibility is very important.
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Watergate was unique because it allowed the public to play its democratic role in expressing its outrage at the presidency. And as a result, for the first time in history a president resigned.
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There are two languages: one as things seem to us and the other of knowledge.
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It's tragic how few people ever 'possess their souls' before they die. 'Nothing is more rare in any man', says Emerson, 'than an act of his own.' It is quite true. Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their life is a mimicry, their passions a quotation.
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'Vanity Fair' caught me at a very exciting time in my life filled with night clubs, international fashion shows, celebrities and lots of cash to go around. Sometimes things just fall into place. 'Vanity Fair' was one of those things.
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It has become impossible to give up the enterprise of disarmament without abandoning the whole great adventure of building up a collective peace system.
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I think that sense of unreality inspired me to write the story within the book that [August] Brill tells himself, one of the stories he tells himself.
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I don’t want to be like her, like Vivian. I don’t want to hurt anyone. Am I going to hurt people?” “No one can make you do that, child. You are caught between two worlds, much like my own Lend. You will want the fire, you will want to be filled. It is your nature. I hope you do not fall, but she is much stronger than you are.” She smiled at me, reaching out as though she would wipe away my tears. “Cling to what is good in your life. Be good to my son.
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In my way of thinking, the world was my oyster, and there were thousands of products that could be developed.
