William H. Whyte Quotes
We have been the most prodigal of people with land, and for years we wasted it with impunity. There was so much of it, and no matter how we fouled it, there was always more over the next hill, or so it seemed.
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I love morning television because it's the most vulnerable time of day, when you are at your rawest, and if I have the ability to make viewers smile, that's a gift from God.
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We're all basically made of the same stuff: generosity and selfishness, goodness and greed.
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I think it is more a cautiousness that protects me from enthusiasm about things. I tend not to get excited. People perceive it as a scowl, which is fair enough.
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You just have to re-wire your brain when you're shifting from the stage to the screen or the silver screen or the HD flat screen.
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It is a great delusion in those whose understanding has been darkened by self-love, to think that there is any obedience in the subject who tries to draw the superior to what he wishes.
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I famously had a huge television producer say to me one time, 'Can you please stop doing that to your face? It's very distracting and unattractive.' And I was like, 'You mean move it? Okay, sorry, I guess we're not going to work together.'
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Every season I try to top myself, and push it a little further.
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You think, 'You hired me because I'm a creative artist with a vision. Don't try and knock it out of me.'
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I've always been really, really aware of my insecurities - really, really aware. I never developed that thick skin that keeps you from letting things get to you.
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You know, real life doesn't just suddenly resolve itself. You have to keep working at it.
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My mom has every issue of 'Billboard' I've ever been in.
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Yeah, I like to have fun - I think that's a good way to live. I think you're better at your job if you like it.
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When you take of a man's time, you've taken a part of his life.
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The reform process began with the historic consensus on the Charter of National Action, in which the Bahraini people decided on a new chapter of their history.
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I want a big house with a moat and dragons and a fort to keep people out.
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English, as a subject, never really got over its upstart nature. It tries to bulk itself up with hopeless jargon and specious complexity, tries to imitate subjects it can never be.
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You have this enormous network and no one knows what's out there.
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For a long time, the for-profit world has told us in the not-for-profit sector to behave more like businesses.
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Surround yourself with people and things that inspire you. Learn everything you can.
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That's the most important thing for me in TV, telling the story to as many people as we can.
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I grew up going to a real small missionary baptist church. We would sing a lot of the old standards... the hymns and everything. Those songs are still my favorite and are pretty timeless.
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The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.
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I'm an escapist. I'm not a planner; I've never made a decision about anything in my life. The good thing about Africa is that you can escape forever. You can do what you want without someone looking over your shoulder.
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We have been the most prodigal of people with land, and for years we wasted it with impunity. There was so much of it, and no matter how we fouled it, there was always more over the next hill, or so it seemed.
