Gary Bettman Quotes
The fact is, I view part of what I do is, if necessary, on difficult issues, be the lightning rod.
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Philanthropy is natural. For a mother, taking care of her children is natural. If I am rich, I take care of the poor, like a mother would.
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I suppose it's easy to play a hypocritical politician with a smiling face; it's also quite gratifying to play.
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The best thing an actor can be is flexible, because all directors are different and all actors are different.
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Apparently 'The Office' plays in Brazil. Who would've thought that Brazilians would identify with a bunch of pasty white Scrantonians in a paper company? But the Brazilians I've met have really loved the show.
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My favorite makeup look was for my 'Eyes Wide Open' video done by Torsten Witte. It was so dramatic and definitely captured the magic of the video.
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I read about violent things. I think what I get out of that is entertainment by learning about different things, and reading the genre and getting an understanding of motivations. But at the end of the day, it's still a book, and I can walk away.
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Remember when Jay-Z wore a Che Guevara T-shirt? Nobody knew who Che was. Then Jay-Z wears it, and it's everywhere.
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The fact is that all of us have only one personality, and we wring it out like a dishtowel. You are what you are.
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The Canadian franchises and Canada as a market for NHL hockey has always been a priority for us.
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There was a girl who messaged me and said she was on the verge of taking her life, then 'Battles' came on just in the nick of time.
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It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.
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Understanding the importance of evolving is very important. Reinventing is very important. To break what you have already done is very important. That growth should never stop.
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Curtain! Fast music! Light! Ready for the last finale! Great! The show looks good, the show looks good!
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I am nearly the worst role model for a healthy person. To me, a healthy person is someone in balance. Sometimes you eat hamburgers, sometimes salad; sometimes you move, sometimes you don't. I eat more healthily than unhealthily, but I do sometimes eat unhealthy food.
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I was a pretty good fighter. But it was the writers who made me great.
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A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
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If people have bought something of mine, they know by now that I will decline writing it for the movies.
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Life certainly points it out to you - 'you can go this way or the other way.' You have to decide and it's a very strong decision because, would you sleep well knowing that you're living in the best place, but you're letting the place where you should live alone?
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To be loved, we have to love ourselves. Only when we love ourselves do we have enough love to give away. By giving love we then receive love.
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All children should have equal opportunities.
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The fact is, I view part of what I do is, if necessary, on difficult issues, be the lightning rod.
