Steve Jobs Quotes
It's the disease of thinking that a having a great idea is really 90% of the work. And if you just tell people, 'here's this great idea,' then of course they can go off and make it happen. The problem with that is that there's a tremendous amount of craftsmanship between a having a great idea and having a great product.
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I found that not having a public profile was not hurting the work, and it freed me up to be the satirist I wanted to be.
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With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half.
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The idea of a news broadcast once was to find someone with information and broadcast it. The idea now is to find someone with ignorance and spread it around.
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What I love about the sci-fi community is that it's the most nonjudgmental, inclusive, diverse environment in the country. There's no group of people that is more diverse and inclusive.
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I like beautiful clothing. I love Bergdorfs.
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There is nothing which at once affects a man so much and so little as his own death.
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And I'm not an actress. I don't think I am an actress. I think I've created a brand and a business.
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I was doing things that weren't good for me. So I checked into the Churchill Priory clinic. It was the best thing I've done for ages.
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I really enjoy helping people out, and I enjoy time spent with kids.
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I always try to start my weekend by running on the beach, which is great fun here in Barcelona.
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Everybody hates you when you're the best, and everybody hates you when you're the worst.
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I think what probably happens when you put two awkward/clunky people together is that their awkward/clunky world seems like a normal world.
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The thing that grounds you, and the thing that really gives you a sense of wholeness, is your family, friends and your community. Those are the things that can mirror back to you what you're experiencing, and can affirm to you that the stories you are telling are true.
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I guess I don't take my stardom too seriously. I think I am one of the guys.
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I can't remember my dreams more than a couple of seconds after I wake up. It's frustrating because sometimes I dream that I'm watching a really good movie.
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Make as much money as you can. It really does help. I don't know why it's terrible to say, but it's true.
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I've tried to go out of my comfort zone to experiment with comedy onscreen.
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Sportspersons have to reinvent themselves every day. It helps them improve.
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I was an English major in college who concentrated in African-American literature and culture. So I read quite a few slave narratives and stories of escape, and I grew up in Ohio, which was a common stop on the Underground Railroad.
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I love doing impersonations of people.
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Because we moved so much, I was always having to adapt and work out the lay of the land. So I felt envious of those who did not have to try.
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In the end, the most important thing is to be true to yourself and those you love and work hard. I mean, work like there's no tomorrow. Train. Strive. I mean, really train and cultivate your talent to the highest degree. Be the best at what you do. Get to know more about your field than anybody alive. Use the tools of your trade, if it's books or a floor to dance on or a body of water to swim in. Whatever it is, it's yours.
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It's the disease of thinking that a having a great idea is really 90% of the work. And if you just tell people, 'here's this great idea,' then of course they can go off and make it happen. The problem with that is that there's a tremendous amount of craftsmanship between a having a great idea and having a great product.
