Amadeo Giannini Quotes
I have worked without thinking of myself. This is the largest factor in whatever success I have attained.
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No, I'm not a horse better. Every once in a while somebody will give me a sure thing and of course it's not.
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I'm interested not just in projects that I'll be starring in, but producing film and TV that's really quality and great for adults; and when I say 'great for adults,' it doesn't mean without humor, because I'm also interested in doing comedy.
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My biggest project right now is trying to be a really great mom and learning how to balance family and career. I'm just trying to spend as much time with my family as I can.
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I don't think there's a perfect time to have kids. I think first you have to find the perfect person.
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Whenever I come across an Arabic word mired in English text, I am momentarily shocked out of the narrative.
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In most movies there is a Prince Charming who rides up and saves the girl.
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Reason cannot calm the storm of emotion, and emotion usually wins, until it settles down and allows reason to rise again and apologize on behalf of it.
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I do not feel remorse. Everybody makes mistakes in war.
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I'm not musically inclined. It blows my mind that people can write music. I don't have that talent; I look up to the people that do.
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It's critical to have a sound foundation in free-market economics and the Constitution. A great many Republicans in Washington don't have that foundation.
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I use loads of moisturising products and make sure I cleanse, tone and moisturise every day. It's just so important to always keep your skin moisturised.
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My family had a business where they worked with gravestones, and I remember growing up and playing in cemeteries like it was a normal playground.
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Men and women are equally intelligent, but separate factors, such as the abilities to focus, be collaborative and take other people's views into account, allow you to be successful.
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They have all different names for music. I think the music I'm going to change the style with is going to be really, really big-years and years after I'm gone.
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I'm not terribly confrontational, but I've gotten better at holding my ground.
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I was at a book convention, in a cab. On one side of me was Arthur Schlesinger; on the other side was William Manchester - real heavyweights. All they were doing was asking me about Charles Manson. The only thing that enables me not to be bored is the people talking about it - they're so interested.
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I like a very sexy silhouette, and I like to feel like when you put something on, you zip yourself into it, and you're secure in there.
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I really like to please people, and I think it's a symptom of being an only child.
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For a long time I limited myself to one colour - as a form of discipline.
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The breath of flowers is far sweeter in the air than in the hand.
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Ooh, I'd love to be in a movie with Meryl Streep or Martin Scorsese. There are so many different things I want to do, maybe like a possessed child or an evil something... I don't know!
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Rarely do we find men who willingly engage in hard, solid thinking. There is an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked solutions. Nothing pains some people more than having to think.
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I don't think anyone really knows the purpose of their existence.
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I have worked without thinking of myself. This is the largest factor in whatever success I have attained.
