Michael Trevino Quotes
Live in the moment and be present in all that you do. Don't worry yourself with what happened yesterday or what's going to happen tomorrow. Stay focused with what's in front of you.
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I think it's flattering when people say I'm a role model, but I don't think I am. It depends on your outlook on the word 'role model.' I'm not perfect or anything. I just consider it a great compliment.
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The higher your station, the less your liberty.
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Now, whenever I need to go online, I confine myself to a tight circle: Gmail, MLB.com, NYTimes.com, Slate and maybe Facebook.
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Back in 1999 and 2000, a few of us... a very few of us... Douglas Clegg, Seth Godin and I... offered free electronic copies of our books in an effort to reach an audience we otherwise wouldn't have reached and to test out a new marketing concept for books. Despite the industry screaming we were crazy, it worked.
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Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded.
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I have always believed that when you're feeling sorry for yourself, the best thing to do is help someone else.
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I don't really care about gossip. I care about building great businesses.
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I learned my French through school. I was lucky in that the tutor on 'The Wonder Years' set spoke fluent French.
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If you are socially isolated, you are more vulnerable to stereotypes and myths; you won't have the opportunity to have conversations with someone who has a different social background than you.
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I'm uncomfortable with the limelight. I'm not the type to go to the places where I know I'll be seen. I'd rather keep a low profile.
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I thoroughly enjoy working with kids, whether it's The First Tee or the lesson tee with my grandkids.
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Money is power. Power is an aphrodisiac.
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The shelf life of the average trade book is somewhere between milk and yogurt.
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I work with directors who haven't had the experience of being on sets as much as I have. I feel like, in a way, if it's an independent movie, I can teach the crew to kind of relax, or create a vibe. It really is about a vibe.
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Athletes don't like to get up early, but it never bothered me.
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Many novice writers try to avoid using 'said' by substituting synonyms: 'he uttered,' 'she murmured,' 'he questioned.' It's true that any word repeated too often becomes monotonous, but substitutions for 'said' can be worse than its repetition.
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I've got two small kids. I want to make sure they grow up to be good people. Do they treat people well? Are they kind?
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For me, it was more a dramatic shift to go from the stage to the screen.
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The world is changing. Networks without a specific branding strategy will be killed. I envision a world of highly niched services and tightly run companies without room for all the overhead the established networks carry.
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Live in the moment and be present in all that you do. Don't worry yourself with what happened yesterday or what's going to happen tomorrow. Stay focused with what's in front of you.
