Dan Gilbert Quotes
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Neither can the wave that has passed by be recalled, nor the hour which has passed return again.
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For 'Regulate,' I was at home, and I came up with it. I was listening to Michael McDonald's 'I Keep Forgettin'.' It was a record that I always loved, from being a kid and my parents playing it when they had their company of friends over. It was a record that just stuck in my head, and it just felt good.
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It takes vision and courage to create - it takes faith and courage to prove.
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I don't think auditioning will ever faze me again after the 'Grease' TV experience. It was fierce. There were thousands of people auditioning in four cities. I flew from home in Minneapolis to audition in L.A. I waited in line all day. I arrived at 7 A.M. and wasn't seen until 6 P.M.
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Books are not like albums, where you can simply download and enjoy your favorite chapter and ignore the rest.
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Feeling really safe as an actor is not a great thing because you're not learning or growing.
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To develop drugs for people, we basically dismantle the system. In the lab, we look at things the size of a cell or two. We dismantle life into very small models.
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I'm just someone who marvels at God.
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I've performed Schoenberg's 'Pierrot lunaire' many times.
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I constantly remind people that crime isn't solved by technology; it's solved by people.
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I wanted to be Beetlejuice. I watched nonstop 'Beetlejuice' and 'The Princess Bride' growing up.
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I have no writing habit. I work when I feel like it, and I work when I have to - mostly the latter.
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I'm really an honorary Jew, you know; all the best people are. I really do feel Jewish, even though I'm a Catholic. The way the Church has been behaving, I'm happy to be Jewish.
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Health care is the No. 1 concern of small businesses and the status quo is untenable.
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I used to go down every year for the remembrance of Elvis' birthday. Memphis State College invited me to sit in the auditorium and speak to the people for one of those Elvis days.
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A lot of movies are made to make us dream.
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Thankfully, it became clear to me that when I compete, I lose my connection to the passion I have for my work.
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Teachability and trust always leads to total obedience.
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You always really have to remain consistent in your beliefs and philosophy.
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I think the blues will always be around. People need it.
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People should not just look at people who are on top. They should go and study how they got there and the challenges they had to face as they while climbing the ladder.
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If I could do theater during the hiatus and then do '30 Rock' in the winter, that would be my ideal job.
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With every project you do, you bring out a part of yourself, and it seems to be quite a good way of expanding a person.
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People are more optimistic about Detroit outside of Detroit.
