J. P. Morgan Quotes
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I read as much poetry as time allows and circumstance dictates: No heartache can pass without a little Dorothy Parker, no thunderstorm without W. H. Auden, no sleepless night without W. B. Yeats.
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I love being a part of country music. I love going out and... doing things for the first time for country music. I always enjoy that.
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Salesmen always need something to sell.
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I am not a name-dropper. I can't help it if everybody I know is famous.
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In a movie, you have to be mindful that no budget is going to be able to deal with running around the globe at every whim of the writer.
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If there's a will, prosperity can't be far behind.
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Ugh - I wish I could just sit back and watch TV sometimes.
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I have a garden, and I collect different heirloom seeds from different neighbors.
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I can tell you Kristen Hager is one of my all time favorite people to work with ever and one of the greatest scene partners, and I'm such a lucky guy.
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I gratefully look forward to oblivion, but I must be sure of it.
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I got a big mouth.
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What is this world? A mere curl of smoke for the wind to scatter.
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Writing is always a restorative process. It's like paddling a kayak. When you're writing, you can't do anything else. You're in the space you're in. So, in that way, it's enormously centering and restorative.
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No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.
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I grew up in Decatur, Georgia. We had three boys in the household; actually, it felt like four of us. My pops sort of raised my uncle, too. So, it was four boys and, later, a younger sister.
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If I were to pray in Arabic, I'd pray to Allah. If I were to pray in English, I'd pray to God.
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When you lead change, sometimes you get arrows in your back. I mean, that's just the way the real world is.
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Art is art, and journalism is journalism.
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All I want to do is be the best attorney general that I can be.
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Intellectualism came very late to America. That's why Americans are so proud of it. I found very few real intellectuals in America. But there are so many pseudo-intellectuals.
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Many people dream about being an entrepreneur, starting their own business, working for themselves, and living the good life. Very few, however, will actually take the plunge and put everything they've got into being their own boss.
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I probably bring four dresses on the road and rotate those. I always wear something light when I go onstage because I move around a whole lot. It's a sweaty business.
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Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is great for keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Great things come from out luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup of soup, and a good idea or two. No martinis.
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I'll do business with anyone, but I'll only go sailing with gentlemen.
