Joshua Ostrander Quotes
I think 'Bittersweet' is one of the best songs ever written. The idea of it just really spoke to me.
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Patience was not something that came naturally to me, but in cooking it is the quintessential skill.
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I made a lot of money, and I want to give something back to my country.
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Re-examining our reasoning is not something that has come naturally to American statesmen.
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My answer to those who oppose my appointment as CEO is that this is really a decision of the YWCA. They want to strengthen their grassroots to advocate on behalf of women's and children's empowerment and ending racism.
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If we don't end war, war will end us.
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Not to speak disparagingly of Justin Bieber or Rihanna, but they're not so hands-on with their image or their sound. They don't write the music. They have people doing things for them.
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Directing is so interesting. You know, it just sort of encompasses everything that you see, that you know, that you've felt, that you have observed.
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Politics has got too personal, too nasty, in Britain, as it has in America.
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I learned that instead of relying on and imitating American music, there is a better chance for an Asian artist to succeed if he or she follows his or her own culture.
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I'm less crazy and unhappy when I'm writing.
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Dogs got personality. Personality goes a long way.
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I used to be someone that needed nine hours of sleep; otherwise, I didn't think I was going to sound good when I sang, and I was very disciplined and anal about my preparation. When you become a parent, there just isn't that time, you know?
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One of the most important tools we have at the Small Business Administration (SBA) to reach high growth entrepreneurs is the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program.
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You know what a champion is? A champion is someone who's ready when the gong rings - not just before, not just after - but when it rings.
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The only difference between a good writer who publishes a book and a good writer who doesn't is that the writer who publishes actually finished her book.
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I'm a mother of a three-year-old, but when I started 'California,' my son wasn't even a twinkle in my eye. Because the book took as long as it did, I wrote it before I was pregnant, while I was pregnant, and as a new mother - so I enjoyed a diversity of experiences while creating this world.
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In all honesty, titles are an embarrassment to me.
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I watched a lot of old television growing up - a lot of Nick at Nite. I watched 'Rhoda', 'Mary Tyler Moore', and 'I Love Lucy.' Growing up, I loved 'My So Called Life' and was devastated when that went off the air.
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Since first starting my career, I've grown accustomed to working with actors older than me. I'm always the youngest.
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Great eloquence we cannot get, except from human genius.
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Baseball, in my opinion, would be a lot better if you could just make the same salary as everybody else in the world, and you don't deal with any of the other stuff. But that's not how it is. The main thing is I want to pitch against the best players in the world, and you can't do that playing in a pickup baseball league in your town.
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The level of dynamism is a matter of how fertile the country is in coming up with innovative ideas having prospects of profitability, how adept it is at identifying and nourishing the ideas with the best prospects, and how prepared it is in evaluating and trying out the new products and methods that are launched onto the market.
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I think 'Bittersweet' is one of the best songs ever written. The idea of it just really spoke to me.
