Michael Ovitz Quotes
It's not about money. The money will flow. It's about power and influence.
Michael Ovitz
Quotes to Explore
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There are so many moments and works that influence us in what we do. Movies, music, TV and, most importantly, the profound everydayness of our lives.
Barbara Kruger
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Australian genre films were a lot of fun because they were legitimate genre movies. They were real genre films, and they dealt, in a way like the Italians did, with the excess of genre, and that has been an influence on me.
Quentin Tarantino
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I influence anybody who is able to get through the chaos of my first impression.
Gary Vaynerchuk
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In Paris, I met a young American person who immediately became the primary inspiration which awakened my vision and the leading influence that had directed my forces. Throughout my career as an artist, I refer to this person by the word 'Woman.'
Gaston Lachaise
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Power is a tool, influence is a skill; one is a fist, the other a fingertip.
Nancy Gibbs
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Syrian influence has not ended yet. It is going to be a very long path.
Walid Jumblatt
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I, talking about my children, of course I wanted them to succeed in life, they have to choose whatever job or occupation that they want, I will not try to influence.
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
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I am inspired by show girls and Vegas. I was a cabaret performer, so that's where all that influence comes from.
Paloma Faith
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Comedy was why I got into acting the first place. Peter Sellers was a huge influence on my wanting to act. I grew up with him and found him hysterical. The Pink Panther films were an inspiration, from my earliest childhood days, when I was watching them with my brother and my dad.
Sally Hawkins
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From the very beginning, I always tried to make dialogue flow comfortably; I always did that to make it seem more authentic.
Eddie Murphy
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My grandfather had a particularly important influence on my life, even though I didn't visit him often, since he lived about three miles out of town and he died when I was six. He was remarkably curious about the world, and he read lots of books.
Umberto Eco
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There is a boundary to men's passions when they act from feelings; but none when they are under the influence of imagination.
Edmund Burke
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Growing up in Miami, I had all these great, strong influences. You know, being Cuban and the Latin influence, but also the strong hip-hop influence.
Kat Dahlia
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American influence is not what it used to be.
Fareed Zakaria
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I'm hesitant to ever take on the crest of the veteran. So I don't know who I am to warn the younger writer about the perils to come. I think maybe the most dangerous influence is to think you have all the answers and should be giving counsel.
Rachel Kushner
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No one disputes Iran's destabilizing influence in the Middle East or role in killing Americans.
Ted Deutch
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Diplomacy means all the wicked devices of the Old World, spheres of influence, balances of power, secret treaties, triple alliances, and, during the interim period, appeasement of Fascism.
Barbara Tuchman
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If you are uninterested in what I say, there's an end to it. If you like what I say, please try to understand which previous influences have made you like it. If you like some of the things I say, and dislike others, you could try to understand why. If you dislike all I say, why not try to find out what formed your attitude?
Idries Shah
