Michael Ovitz Quotes
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For most people, it is enough for the world to know that they aspire. The world does not ask what their aspirations are, trusting that those aspirations are for the best and greatest things. But with regard to the Negroes in America, there is a feeling that their aspirations in some way are not consistent with the great ideals.
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In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world.
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I'm not a big sports fan.
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I doubt God would want to touch America's tax code, since it is already located in the third rung of Hell.
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America will be far safer if we reduce the chances of a terrorist attack in one of our cities than if we diminish the civil liberties of our own people.
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The gift I have to give to my fellow countrymen and people around the world, the facts are the Muslim community are our gift. They are the fabric of what makes America great.
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The business of America is business.
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Our philosophy is you need to give nonprofit money for health, nutrition, education, culture, and sports.
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Nobody really doubted me playing football, making it to the NFL. I was like, 'I know I can do that.'
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Equality for men and women, across the world, not only in sports, is the goal. We obviously have a long way to go, but every little bit helps.
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The grandest thing has been the lifting up of the gates and the opening of the doors to the women of America, giving liberty to twenty-seven million women, thus opening to them a new and larger life and a higher ideal.
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My grandma always had two gods: Jesus Christ and the United States of America. I was no different, and neither was anyone else I knew.
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Poland is an ally of the United States of America. It was our duty to show that we are a reliable, loyal, and predictable ally. America needed our help, and we had to give it.
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There is a kind of desperate need for somebody to tell everyone what to do, which I find really peculiar in America. And then when you tell them, they're not interested, because it's also a country where everybody's opinion is their opinion, and they really don't give a damn what you think. So it's a very odd experience.
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The greatness of America is capitalism, free market capitalism. The exceptionalism of American business.
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I literally couldn't get anyone to hire me. Having a woman do sports was seen as too risky.
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I think a big part of our attraction to sport movies are the stories contained within the sports.
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When you think about the NASCAR brand, it resonates everywhere. They have the No. 1 sports brand.
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People should be blessed in life with friends who are both 'Mirrors and Shadows'! Mirrors don't lie and shadows never leave.
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The psychiatrists examine you and ask you about your life and work, and then they decide whether your film can be shown or not. It's a horrible experience.
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A world without newspapers or a world where the newspapers are purely electronic and you read them on a screen is not a very appealing world.
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Do unto yourself as your neighbors do unto themselves and look pleasant.
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Casper Wyo., population 18,000 when I was born, was large enough to hold the surprises of civilization, but small enough that the prairie was close by - for some in our town, right out the front door - stretching on forever, under the great curving sky.
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Football is the No. 1 sport in America.
