Richard Rogers Quotes
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The majority of work I do is in independent films, where you're lucky if you have five takes.
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I love sitcoms, and I grew up on sitcoms. That's my tasty junk food.
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In the West, if a city faces financial difficulties, it'll go bankrupt. But in China, cities will be subsidised by the Ministry of Finance. So some small- and medium-sized cities aren't worried about going bankrupt. They figure the central government will help them out.
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I am not a party person.
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Failing to engage in conflict is a terrible decision, one that puts our temporary comfort and the avoidance of discomfort ahead of the ultimate goal of our organization.
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I had seen a Pfizer's pilot plant in 1965 and decided that, 'I'll build a Pfizer.' If not Pfizer, I have built Dr Reddy's, which is no less respectable.
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I got a job when I was 15 because my allowance was about $20 a week which in New York was impossible. So I used to waitress across the street from where I grew up.
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I've never turned into a bee - I've never been chased by a mummy or met a ghost. But many of the ideas in my books are suggested by real life.
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I've been singing since I was born. It's something I do everywhere I go. In the shower, walking down the street. I don't need any impetus to do it. I just sing.
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America is about choices, including those to live certain lifestyles.
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And most of my early pictures failed but about one in a 100 somehow looked better than what I saw.
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Rape is an outrage that cannot be tolerated in a civilized society. Yet feminism, which has waged a crusade for rape to be taken more seriously, has put young women in danger by hiding the truth about sex from them.
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Co-sponsoring a bill is fairly easy, like a group project which you work on with others.
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If you think the products don't match what you want from a product, don't buy it.
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I had no fashion sense when I started out.
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When you try to build a team, you need a mix of talent.
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Two new workers are being added to the population for every one job that is created.
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I've always been happy playing in Kansas City.
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What I'm doing with my body and with my golf game, I'm trying to extend the longevity of my career.
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No greater evil can a man endure Than a bad wife, nor find a greater good Than one both good and wise; and each man speaks As judging by the experience of his life.
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My children range in age from 5 to 31. We adopted the 5-year-old, but people are often impressed with my wife before knowing that.
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Motion at low Reynolds number is very majestic, slow, and regular.
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My mother was very family-oriented. And I do love being with my children.
