Nick Morgan (Nicholas H. Morgan) Quotes
First ask why, and decide whether something is worth doing. Only after that should you set about doing it as well as you can.
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Dramas make me laugh. The other day, I saw 'The Place Beyond the Pines,' and I was giggling the whole time. I laugh when I'm uncomfortable.
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I know there are a lot of people out there who have the best intentions but not the voice, so it's about people like me to give them a voice and hear their ideas.
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Live performances always feel like such a moment with all of the costumes and theatrics.
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Among the reasons Donald Trump is president is that he read the nation and the world better than his rivals.
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I don't buy art to put away somewhere. I buy art to appreciate, enjoy, and live with. It's supposed to add to your life.
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I've only twice in my life come across someone with both high IQ and high EQ naturally; and that was because their parents were super high EQ, and the parents just EQ'd the hell out of them. They're inevitably very successful because now you've got someone who's sharper than the average person and well-rounded, too.
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In 1953, Mom and Dad, living in Toronto, discovered, to their shock, that Mom was expecting. I was born in June 1954. My parents, thrilled, showered me with love.
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Weakness is something we don't like to admit we have. We hold it against people, until we experience it, and then we feel more compassion for it.
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It is unsafe to take your reader for more of a fool than he is.
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Leaders know the importance of having someone in their lives who will unfailingly and fearlessly tell them the truth.
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Some men think that if you're empowered and sure of yourself then you're a man-hater, but it's like, 'No, I'm just the same as you are, but maybe just a tiny bit more confident.'
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The things that have really gotten confusing to me is how you balance the desires of your publishers to produce things on a schedule, and people are always sort of giving you ideas on what you should follow up with or how you should proceed next and things like that.
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It was total naivety that got me to Hollywood. I thought it was going to happen straight away. I told myself 'give it 5 years, there's no way I'll be here after that if it doesn't happen'. Cut to ten years later!
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Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
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I grew up in the South and went to church a lot.
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I am an avid reader! As for writing, I might - someday. But we'll have to wait and see.
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I'm the diva from the future. The next gig's on the moon. Catch me while you can.
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There are days when I literally have to eat 17 plates of food - it's intense. It's about moderation. You just need a few bites to get the gist of a dish.
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The potential for regional conflict in the absence of an internationally active America is real.
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I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.
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From the employees' standpoint, in 1935, Social Security was a big gamble. Employees would be required to participate in the program, contributing a percentage of their income for their entire adult working life.
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It's unacceptable to just sit on the couch and say I'm not doing anything. You've got to get out and do everything you can.
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In 2010, I was doing pretty well. I was going to go to graduate school.
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First ask why, and decide whether something is worth doing. Only after that should you set about doing it as well as you can.
