Richard Pryor Quotes
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Back in 1999 and 2000, a few of us... a very few of us... Douglas Clegg, Seth Godin and I... offered free electronic copies of our books in an effort to reach an audience we otherwise wouldn't have reached and to test out a new marketing concept for books. Despite the industry screaming we were crazy, it worked.
M. J. Rose -
This applies to many film jobs, not just editing: half the job is doing the job, and the other half is finding ways to get along with people and tuning yourself in to the delicacy of the situation.
Walter Murch -
What is Oracle? A bunch of people. And all of our products were just ideas in the heads of those people - ideas that people typed into a computer, tested, and that turned out to be the best idea for a database or for a programming language.
Larry Ellison -
Let me be the first to say I can't remember ever having a conversation about the definition of consent when I was a kid. I knew that 'no' meant 'no,' but that's it.
Nate Parker -
Criminals are never very amusing. It's because they're failures. Those who make real money aren't counted as criminals. This is a class distinction, not an ethical problem.
Orson Welles -
Rap is the only interesting music left - it's the only genre that's still pushing itself, and experimenting in a way that I find exciting.
Harmony Korine
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Truthfully, the person with whom I identified most in Heinlein's early works was Rhysling in 'The Green Hills of Earth.'
Pamela Dean -
George W. Bush will have to come to the UN and admit that he was wrong.
Bianca Jagger -
To be honest, I don't know how comedy works.
Bill Hader -
In terms of role modelling for younger kids, I never really censor myself.
Grace Martine Tandon -
We need discernment in what we see and what we hear and what we believe.
Charles R. Swindoll -
I've had the same, full-time assistant and typist for eight or nine years now. She's read everything I've written, she types everything and does a good job, translates it and makes comments.
Kevin J. Anderson
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I always accessorize with jewelry. I am a bit of a magpie; I love sparkles, and so wearing jewelry makes me feel more exciting and confident, too!
Amber Le Bon -
It's great to have a lot of support; people recognizing what you're doing out there and identifying with you in whatever way they see fit is a great fit, I think, and for me it's neat, for people to want to come to the golf course and watch me play golf.
Jason Dufner -
Caricatures created by politics never fit comfortably into the Oval Office.
David K. Shipler -
It's not unusual for someone running for Senate in Illinois to come see me.
Christie Hefner -
I write, but I also act.
Eric Bogosian -
I'm always having to be told to brush my hair.
Lena Dunham
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Especially when you talk about the power of documentary filmmaking, you can't really have a slant; financially, you can't have a slant on the end goals.
Amy J. Berg -
Any business that is looking for new customers needs to understand the Internet and how to market their goods or services through it.
Eric Lefkofsky -
Business is so much lower a thing than learning that a man used to the last cannot easily bring his stomach down to the first.
E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax -
It's always fun to visit multiple locations on one trip, but I think it also really depends on the ages of those on holiday. As a child, I loved spending time in one vacation spot, getting attached to the location, becoming comfortable, and feeling as though I were at home. This is something I would like for my children to experience.
Margherita Missoni -
I know my life is nearing its end and I accept that.
Pat Burns -
I love show business. I wake up every morning and kiss it.
Richard Pryor