Heber J. Grant Quotes
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I want to entertain people, but with some substance.
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It's easy to make a film, but it's hard to make a career of being a filmmaker.
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If we were poor, we didn't know it 'cause I guess you don't miss what you never had. So, you know, we made do with whatever. We used to make our own toys, and we used to play with spinning tops and marbles. A pocket full of marbles, and you were rich - you didn't worry about no money.
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My business issues are just that - business - and I deal with them like they are business.
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The opportunity, number one, to work with Ang Lee is an amazing thing for me.
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My imagination is a twisted place.
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Every actor wants to, in our own sort of weird sort of way, we really want to push ourselves and test ourselves.
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Basically the school system sets you up with what it wants to set you up with. They're really good at it. I think they're too good. Problem is, what they're doing is conditioning kids to merely accept the culture at hand. But the rebels won't accept it.
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My accent was horrible. In Mexico, nobody says, 'You speak English with a good accent.' You either speak English, or you don't: As long as you can communicate, no one cares.
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As a trader you often walk on the blade. Be careful and don't step off.
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The bell. It was already time to part, to go to bed. The bell regulated everything. It gave me orders and I executed them blindly. I hated that bell. Whenever I happened to dream of a better world, I imagined a universe without a bell.
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I pretty much built a band out of the most incredible guys I could possibly find. I didn't really want a six-piece band, but it just ended up being a six-piece band because these guys are all awesome.
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I'm obsessed with old rotary phones.
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There is no such thing as a long piece of work, except one that you dare not start.
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I can only parody stuff I love.
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I walk away from jobs generally feeling good about it and that I've done a good job. And it's always slightly deflating when I see the film thing because it's still me up there.
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When I'm winning, winning, winning with a certain way why would I mess with that? When I realised there was lot to be gained from failing in some people's eyes, it made it all the more interesting!
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I've been motivated by overcoming challenge and overcoming the hurdles and obstacles that face me. There still is plenty out there to get motivated by.
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Through bitter experience I have learned that it is best to promise little and then to reward hard work with generosity.
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I like when you look at me like you can’t figure me out. You’re considering getting to know me, but you’re not sure I’m worth your time.
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I think Usher is a bonafide superstar because he's very honest in his songs, and people can relate to that, especially in the feelings and textures of his voice. He is one of the best.
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No obstacles are insurmountable when God commands and we obey.
