Jon Oringer Quotes
I met with several public company CEOs to learn about their experiences of going public and listened to as many earnings calls as I possibly could.
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I was raised Catholic in Rockford, Illinois. But I'm not a practicing Catholic anymore. Oh God, no.
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I feel that everything I do in my life I can do in a shorter time than most men can. It's the quality, not the quantity.
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Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason.
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When my husband is away and I'm by myself, my neighbours will insist I eat with them every single night because they see it as unhealthy to eat by yourself.
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I took a job at a white-shoe NYC law firm, with an office, business cards, and a fat starter paycheck.
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Until he announced his immigration policy last week, Obama had the support of most Hispanic voters - but not the enthusiasm they had shown for him in 2008. That may be changing in part because of the decision not to deport young immigrants whose undocumented parents brought them here as children.
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I'm inspired every time I see a role I'd like to play, an actor turn in a well crafted performance, a story I'd like to tell, direct or produce.
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Man, 'Hill Street Blues' was on when I was 12, and I remember feeling I'd never seen anything like it. It was that far ahead of its time, with dark characters you loved. I remember Ed Marinaro, the football star.
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Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.
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When I was fifteen, I dreamed of living in the big city, as many a young person does if he is artistic and sensitive. By 'artistic and sensitive' I mean short, skinny, unkissed, bad at sports, and carrying a C average in high school.
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When you are rich, people try to take advantage of you.
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Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and wonder how I do these things. I can embarrass myself so badly that I literally get a hot prickle down the back of my neck.
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I've always defended Shania. She not only opened doors; she knocked several down.
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We all do stupid things.
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I wouldn't ever give myself the label bisexual, but bi-curious, yeah.
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Success in its highest and noblest form calls for peace of mind and enjoyment and happiness which come only to the man who has found the work that he likes best.
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I never meant to be but a dreamer.
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My own business always bores me to death. I prefer other people's.
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There's a fine line between character building and soul destroying.
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Superstitions and belief in magic are perennial in just the same way as religion, and something near to being universal among mankind; and why this is so may be interesting, but in most cases the beliefs themselves are devoid of interesting content, at least to me.
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Style is the most valuable asset of the modern artist. That's probably why so many styles are reported lost or stolen each year.
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Most of my writer friends are women, and they're all extremely talented, so of course I think the state of contemporary fiction for women is pretty great. Which is to say there is a ton of amazing work out there. These women are writing hard. There's much to be said. We're on it, chief.
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In editing, it's amazing how you choose the in and out points. What you cut on is everything for creating tension. It's amazing how expanding a shot by five seconds can just ruin the tension.
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I met with several public company CEOs to learn about their experiences of going public and listened to as many earnings calls as I possibly could.
