Nick Ferguson Quotes
When I was in high school, my mom hated football. But then, the more I played, the more it grew on her. This game has done a lot for my family - not just from a financial standpoint, but it also helped bring my family together.
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The billable hours is a classic case of restricted autonomy. I mean, you're working on - I mean, sometimes on these six-minute increments. So you're not focused on doing a good job. You're focused on hitting your numbers. It's one reason why lawyers typically are so unhappy. And I want a world of happy lawyers.
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But behavior in the human being is sometimes a defense, a way of concealing motives and thoughts, as language can be a way of hiding your thoughts and preventing communication.
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A system that was originally designed to support the poorest in society is now trapping them in the very condition it was supposed to alleviate.
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It was never about winning medals or being famous.
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Investment in early education is not a Liberal or Conservative idea. Nor should it be decided along party lines.
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A good leader must be fair.
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The song 'Innocent' is a song that I wrote about something that really, really emotionally impacted me.
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I have turned down so many endorsements. My phone never stops ringing.
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People used to say I'm weak in comedy. But, with 'Mahesh Khaelja' and 'Dookudu,' I have proved that I am good at comedy.
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'The Fight Club' DVD is great. I like anything that has really good extras because as an actor, it's really great to see the behind-the-scenes stuff and see how different actors approach their particular project.
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I always knew I wanted to be a technologist, so I went to Duke and got a degree in computer science and electrical engineering. Really, I thought my goal in life was to be an inventor, a problem solver, so I thought I needed a Ph.D. to be good at inventions, but it turns out that you don't.
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Everything that I do to my own hair and makeup I learned from professionals.
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What I love about a play is that it's such an investment because only time can create a lot of what happens onstage.
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Like sex in Victorian England, the reality of Big Business today is our big dirty secret.
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How wonderful it was to sit on a set with Norman Mailer and get to know him.
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James Joyce was a synthesizer, trying to bring in as much as he could. I am an analyzer, trying to leave out as much as I can.
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We visited Ravi. We didn't study with him, as such.
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I love flexing theater muscles. Television has merits as well, but there's no substitute for live theater.
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I can't do the same movies all my life. I'm conscious of that. But it's a trade-off. 'Dear John' allowed me to do movies I've wanted to do. You learn to balance it out. I'm still learning. Only now am I getting to do the kinds of movies that I have wanted to do. So it's a steady climb. You don't jump into a Soderbergh film.
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It's a difficult business, creating a new, alternative civilization.
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Shooting stuff on horseback is more complicated and time consuming than anything else.
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The poor wish to be rich, the rich wish to be happy, the single wish to be married, and the married wish to be dead.
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When I was in high school, my mom hated football. But then, the more I played, the more it grew on her. This game has done a lot for my family - not just from a financial standpoint, but it also helped bring my family together.
