Richard M. DeVos Quotes
A positive atmosphere nurtures a positive attitude, which is required to take positive action.
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If the 2016 election is any indication, every four years, millions more Americans will continue backing away from their own parties to choose a third party instead.
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Sometimes I don't know whether a movie has been shot on film or in digital when I watch it in the theatres.
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What can you say about a society that says that God is dead and Elvis is alive?
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People don't believe in me very much, but I have my teammates and my family that believe in me so much; they see how hard I work.
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I think one thing that's important to maintain is a sense of fear, always doubting yourself... a good dose of insecurity helps your work in some ways.
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Just as Wall Street needs to break the hold of the bonus culture, which drives risk-taking that is rational for individuals but damaging to the financial system, so science must break the tyranny of the luxury journals. The result will be better research that better serves science and society.
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I feel like I've exhausted guys and male friendships.
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I used to get a shiver if I thought about holding balloons, because I was scared of floating away.
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I've never been against women. That anti-feminist rap is bogus. I think men should be nice to women, buy them diamonds.
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We served on the editorial board of a literary monthly called Face in 1968 and 1969. He was a young writer, and I was also interested in broad cultural issues. We agreed on all major issues and became friends.
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I've been around the bend in corporations.
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I like spending time with my husband.
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To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts and deep sympathy. With the benefit of historical hindsight we can all see things which we would wish had been done differently or not at all.
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The idea of us telling a story where a character doesn't get everything he wants at the end is one of the relatable things - dealing with failures and missteps in life - and it's something that's so rarely dealt with in movies, especially kids' movies.
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The first important movie that I did, I shaved my head for the movie. When the hair grew back, I had white hair for the first time in my life.
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Wanting to take a light camera with me when I climb or do mountain runs has kept me using exclusively 35 mm.
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What I think improv is great for is making dialogue more natural.
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I love color, and I'm very inspired by curvy women and helping them feel good in their clothes.
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I want to be read, and I certainly want to sell, but I also see my father's eye from Heaven: 'Always write quality. It doesn't matter if you sell; if it's good, it's good - if you capture the complexity of life.'
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Although I would like the negative balanced with the positive, what really bothers me is if it's not real. You can add humanity to what might look like a negative role.
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I had to overcome bullies and other people who didn't like me and tormented me. I overcame those things with positive affirmations and setting goals. When I would set goals, I wouldn't let anything get in the way of me breaking them. As I found success, a lot of those things subsided and became less important.
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Well, if it can be thought, it can be done, a problem can be overcome.
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You take unacceptable risk, you have to be prepared to face the consequence.
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A positive atmosphere nurtures a positive attitude, which is required to take positive action.
