Joseph L. Mankiewicz Quotes
I've been in on the beginning, the rise, peak, collapse and end of the talking picture.
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I think a strong dollar is the result of policies, but I don't think the strong dollar is in and of itself a policy.
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Do you force your kids to pay attention to what's going on, or do you let them live their lives outside of it? My hope is that my child is a strong activist. That would make me most proud.
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If we focus on our health, including our inner health, our self-esteem, and how we look at ourselves and our confidence level, we'll tend to be healthier people anyway, we'll tend to make better choices for our lives, for our bodies, we'll always be trying to learn more, and get better as time goes on.
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The highest compliment I could ever receive about my kids - and I can say that this does happen frequently - is when the in-flight crew say to me, 'Your children are wonderful. They are so well-behaved.' Every time I am told that, I could weep.
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I see Turkey's future as being in Europe, as one of many prosperous, tolerant, democratic countries.
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There is always the fear of failure, and if you struggle, you become nervous, and that's when the underdogs have an opportunity to create a surprise.
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I am also a drummer of sorts. I've got an electronic set sitting in my bedroom.
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Some of our best journalists take themselves even more seriously than the politicians they write about.
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I have never spoken to Eminem. I've never even spoken to him once.
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At every Christmas, I fail to remember the daughters' shoe sizes, and they are not growing, but grown. After ostensible hard thought about who needs what, I have failed to give good gifts; I have failed to receive good gifts.
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The great thing about a culture of givers is that's not a delusion - it's reality.
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My childhood was defined by my father's absence. His presence looms so large. Up until the age of 18, he was a superstar for me.
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Accept it or not, every star, actor, and director wants to work on larger-than-life films.
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To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.
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I have never had personal debt and never will.
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I always write with music. It takes me a while to figure out the right piece of music for what I'm working on. Once I figure it out, that's the only thing I'll play.
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You can't show up at the bedside and then turn on your skills. You have to keep your game sharp all the time.
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When the product is right, you don't have to be a great marketer.
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Fortunate people often have very favorable beginnings and very tragic endings. What matters isn't being applauded when you arrive - for that is common - but being missed when you leave.
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Growing up in Boston and dancing in the streets, you see a lot of things.
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A splendour of miscellaneous spirits.
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If the minority is able to successfully undo the Affordable Care Act by blackmail, it will be the undoing of the democratic nature of our government.
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I've been in on the beginning, the rise, peak, collapse and end of the talking picture.
