Mike McCarthy Quotes
You build a program; culture is what makes it go. You have to invest in that culture every single day, and that's my big-picture focus.
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When your conscience says law is immoral, don't follow it.
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My desire to be an artist really came out of being broke and unemployed and incapable of holding a job down. That's what it was driven by for sure.
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I actually buy the paper version of The New York Times maybe once or twice a week.
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The world does not look to us in the Arab world out of a healthy desire for knowledge.
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Comic book readers tend to be pretty secular and anti-authoritarian; nothing is above satire in their eyes.
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In argument, truth always prevails finally; in politics, falsehood always.
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If you think the system - not you - but if your viewers think that the current political system is working well and serving the interest of our country, then what we're doing will not be attractive.
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In business, you're the Chief Salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.
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You never know what movie I will be in next, but let's just hope it's sells (for my sake at least)!
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Career-driven millennials are strategic about working obsessively while they are single and earning enough money to afford advanced education. Most are patient enough to wait until 30 or later to develop their dream.
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The U.S., especially Hollywood, is so strong for film production.
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My life is studded with a series of coincidences.
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This crisis of long-term unemployment is having a profoundly damaging impact on the lives of those bearing the brunt of it. We know this thanks to a series of careful studies of the problem conducted in the depths of the 1930s Great Depression.
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I feel like after acting, the other half of why I love this business is the opportunity to work with and meet people who inspire you. That it pays my rent is a good bonus.
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I am guilty of asking the Senate for pork and proud of the Senate for giving it to me.
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I reveled in the most basic rules and techniques that are the foundation of professional cooking. For example, it is essential to use a sharp knife: the sharper the knife, the more fluid and precise your work and the less likely you are to get hurt. Dull knives are a danger - they slip far more often.
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I initially wanted to work in the music industry more on the A&R side. While I was in school, I began working in the New Business department of an advertising firm, and very quickly I was responsible for roughly 70% of their business, so you could say I had a natural knack for the advertising world.
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For me, 30 days, it's already pretty good for ribeye or sirloin on the bone. I like my meat grass-fed and juicy. The French never age their meat more than two or three weeks.
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I just want to make sure that I'm taking roles that are positive, real, honest reflections of African-Americans because I do think the media can put African-American women in the background. Then, unfortunately, what happens is, subconsciously, our culture begins to assess that as reality.
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It is useless to contend with the irresistible power of Time, which goes on continually creating by a process of constant destruction.
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When you're involved in those big-budget movies, there's a lot of hype: 'Oh this is gonna be a big hit!' And 'A Christmas Story' wasn't. It came and went and was a big disappointment at the box office.
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I'm sure at some point I will get back into coaching, but right now I need to focus completely on my kids.
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You build a program; culture is what makes it go. You have to invest in that culture every single day, and that's my big-picture focus.
