John Mitchell Quotes
Production is fun but it’s a means to an end in many ways. You’re assisting other people’s dreams. It’s a day job in many ways. Doing my own stuff is far more rewarding.
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When I was six, the Korean War broke out, and all the classrooms were destroyed by war. We studied under the trees or in whatever buildings were left.
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Leadership is hard to define and good leadership even harder. But if you can get people to follow you to the ends of the earth, you are a great leader.
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I have an obsession with fashion - it's another form of expression for me - and I have a growing collection of vintage clothes and jewelry. Being able to play dress-up for my career has been a gift.
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Ted Cruz ,when he was running for president, was a huge 'Princess Bride' fan. He would quote the lines and, you know, trying to win families and everything.
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I'm a sort of nuts-and-bolts guy. I'm into turning wrenches and swinging a hammer and wrenching on cars.
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The human soul needs actual beauty more than bread.
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You are about to have your first experience with a Greek lunch. I will kill you if you pretend to like it.
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If I were asked for a one-sentence sound bite on religion, I would say I was against it.
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The fantasy that appeals most to people is the kind that's rooted thoroughly in somebody looking around a corner and thinking, 'What if I wandered into this writer's people here?' If you've done your job and made your people and your settings well enough, that adds an extra dimension that you can't buy.
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I love any excuse to come to New York - when it's not February.
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I wanted to be a comedian, and this is what I'm doing. If I can keep this going, I'm happy.
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For a while I was suicidal and I tried to kill myself. I think I should have died about four times.
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I've never really identified with the way a typical alpha male views women. It's always an awkward forum for me to hang out with another guy and talk about girls, because I can't really find a way to fit in.
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We put so much pressure on kids to excel in school at such a young age.
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If we want girls to receive positive reinforcement for early acts of leadership, let's discourage bossy behavior along with banning bossy labels. That means teaching girls to engage in behaviors that earn admiration before they assert their authority.
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Music is a very powerful thing. If I'm angry, I can write a song about it, and it seems to make everything okay.
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Washington has incentivized the militarization of local police precincts by using federal dollars to help municipal governments build what are essentially small armies - where police departments compete to acquire military gear that goes far beyond what most of Americans think of as law enforcement.
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What reader wants to be told what attitude to strike?
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I face the world as it is and cannot stand idle in the face of threats to the American people. For make no mistake, evil does exist in the world.
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The problem is some of the populism on both the far left and the far right, it can make a Tweet but not make a policy. And, you know, when you are dealing with issues that are as important and serious as this, I understand why people search for simple solutions.
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In boxing, everybody has their favorites.
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Our dreams make us large.
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Production is fun but it’s a means to an end in many ways. You’re assisting other people’s dreams. It’s a day job in many ways. Doing my own stuff is far more rewarding.
