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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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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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've always imagined that one day the path of your life would unroll at your feet and carry you away from us. As it should, as it must. But I am glad that day is not today.
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I had a very short time on that film [The Possibilities Are Endless] and it was quite strange because the process was kind of like a documentary, which was different for me. The way everything was filmed was very casual.
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The only time that love is an easy game is when two other people are playing it.
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If you know the point of balance, You can settle the details. If you can settle the details, You can stop running around. Your mind will become calm. If your mind becomes calm, You can think in front of a tiger. If you can think in front of a tiger, You will surely succeed.
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People have different views of how you deal with different issues in literature, and, frankly, long may it last that there is a range of views.
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Your real boss is the one who walks around under your hat.
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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.
