Michael Korda Quotes
The fastest way to succeed is to look as if you're playing by somebody else's rules, while quietly playing by your own.
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I try to make myself happy, no, because I know that if I'm not happy, my colleagues are not happy and my shareholders are not happy and my customers are not happy.
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The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye to read them, a book contains signs that produce no concepts; therefore it is dumb.
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I have as much artistic freedom in my television work as I have in my films.
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Those of us raised in modern cities tend to notice horizontal and vertical lines more quickly than lines at other orientations. In contrast, people raised in nomadic tribes do a better job noticing lines skewed at intermediate angles, since Mother Nature tends to work with a wider array of lines than most architects.
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History should belong to all of us, and it needs to include people from different cultural backgrounds. Otherwise, it risks becoming irrelevant to children, who could then become disenchanted with education.
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Commencement speeches were invented largely in the belief that outgoing college students should never be released into the world until they have been properly sedated.
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American voters have to pay closer attention to politics if they want to avoid four years of whining about the outcome.
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Going to the conventions, seeing the incredible amount of love that people put into their clothing, costumes, gadgetry, and art of all kinds, is a huge treat for me.
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Say something personal, not from a publicist.
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Free-diving is all about being lean, being super-flexible, and having a good breath hold.
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Producers want to put their music behind revivals but I don't think that's a good trend for the theater at all.
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It is not just for a few states to sit and veto global approvals.
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The Congress is a dysfunctional institution; it's broken. One of our three branches of government is broken.
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I had no idea 'The Dream Weaver' would be so successful. Everything just fell into place with that album. I pioneered a number of ideas with that album and subsequent tour. The all-keyboard approach with no guitars was a new one, and I was one of the first to use a drum machine in concert. It was an amazing time.
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The best way to solve problems and to fight against war is through dialogue.
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I've been a regular customer at CVS Pharmacy, the country's second-largest drugstore chain, for 20 years. I've spent a small fortune there over that span, visiting several times a week to pick up everything from milk to toothpaste to prescriptions.
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Shady's great; I love Shady Records.
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I believe God will make a way.
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I didn't like what we did. You can't leave one country and head off to another and spend more time on the plane than training or playing.
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From that moment on, the newspaper became a highly lucrative investment for those with a talent for making money or for publishers wanting to gain a fortune.
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The fastest way to succeed is to look as if you're playing by somebody else's rules, while quietly playing by your own.
