Michael Caine Quotes
Hollywood is a cross between a health farm, a recreation center and an insane asylum. It's a company town, and I happen to like the company!
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If you're going to maintain true authorities over a subordinate organization, you have to have some control over policy formulation of that organization and also the resources that are applied to it.
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When you are young, hone your craft and write shorter pieces instead of novels, because it's really hard to finish a novel.
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I live in a Mobile Home - I've never had a house, except once; I rented a log cabin.
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I definitely look up to Veronica Roth, Suzanne Collins, and J.K. Rowling.
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Certainly there are great men whose age circumscribes them so completely that we lose interest.
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I am happy everywhere except in places where I see glitz and rich farts. I am happiest in Brooklyn, where the concentration of rich farts is minimal.
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Writing is a solitary profession; you are really alone when you write. Then the emotions become well shaped and distinct. But their transition into words must be done deliberately and with rigid artistry.
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Other people pull off amazing festivals and events and things like that. I think ours is a little bit different, and that's what makes us distinct.
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When you concentrate on agriculture and industry and are frugal in expenditures, Heaven cannot impoverish your state.
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On television, I tried to absolutely hew to the middle of the road and not show any prejudice or bias in any way.
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I read all the time that people think I'm arrogant. They say I am cocky, a bad character. I had that from a young age. But when they meet me, they say, 'That image doesn't fit you.'
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All the music that I play today, I actually heard either at home or in my neighborhood when I was growing up in the '40s and '50s.
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I have always fought for concrete facts, for justice.
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I'm originally from Dallas, Texas, where Bonnie and Clyde were from, so when I was a little kid, my grandfather used to drive me past the Barrow Filling Station. At my elementary school, there was a barn outside that they used to say was a Bonnie and Clyde hangout.
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Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.
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Dinosaurs replace their teeth throughout their life. And T. rex replaced all of their teeth every year.
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The Internet's proven to be a pretty big deal for global society, and Bitcoin could basically be thought of as the Internet, applied to money.
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A leader's most important decisions are about people. Who do you put in which jobs? How long do you leave them in a job?
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Despite the disreputable company it keeps, bismuth is harmless. In fact, it's medicinal: Doctors prescribe it to soothe ulcers, and it's the 'bis' in hot-pink Pepto-Bismol. Overall, it seems like the most out-of-place element on the periodic table, a gentleman among scoundrels.
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There is no denying that downsizing can happen when a company receives private equity funding. It is unfortunate and hard on everyone who is affected.
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Make a total commitment to your company, your job, and your career. Uncommitted people have no future.
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I should clarify that anyone that goes onstage and makes strangers laugh is insane. So I am insane.
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Hollywood is a cross between a health farm, a recreation center and an insane asylum. It's a company town, and I happen to like the company!
