Gary Johnson Quotes
I have had the good fortune to be able to climb the highest mountain on each of the seven continents. I have enjoyed the freedom I had gained from building a successful business from scratch, making some money, and creating the lifestyle I wanted.
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I know I'm in the exceptional position of having money, but I didn't have it for many decades. I'm always trying to get shows put on for 25 per cent less production costs.
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My parents came to see me in a play at Eton when I was 16. And then, when I said I wanted to try for drama school, they knew there was enough passion there for them to be brave and back me.
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A person, who no matter how desperate the situation, gives others hope, is a true leader.
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To be honest, I think, for me, the power is always with art. The art world clearly couldn't happen without art.
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I often get mistaken for Dumbledore. One wizard is very much like another.
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In North Germany, a troublesome ghost is bagged, and the bag emptied in some lone spot or in the garden of a neighbour against whom a grudge is entertained.
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I search for surprise in my architecture. A work of art should cause the emotion of newness.
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I have never spoken to Eminem. I've never even spoken to him once.
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We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.
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What makes Mom the best is that she never put any expectations too high on the kids. She just wanted us to be doing the things that made us happy, as long as we were working hard, but we never had to live up to something.
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Love yourself instead of abusing yourself.
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I actually like getting out of my comfort zone. It shakes me up.
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I can't deal with someone flashy. That's so not me.
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Children like being a little scared, but they don't want to be disturbed.
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Music has a tremendous effect on me. When it's playing, I can't think or do anything other than listen. But I can write to it.
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To keep your job, you fire others or bench them or trade them. You have to do the thinking for 25 guys, and you can't be too close to any of them.
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I can tell more about my weaknesses than my strengths.
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At its core, banking is not simply about profit, but about personal relationships.
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Character actors aren't a brand in the same way that high-profile leading men are.
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The first time I got paid as an actor was for 'Man of La Mancha.' So 'Don Quixote' has always been a thing for me.
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When you've dealt with real-life issues, dealing with business issues is not that hard.
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Instead of spending the time and the money and the manpower on the front end, when children first transgress - and when they can be helped and guided and set straight - we are waiting and waiting and doing nothing, until it is too late, and they commit crimes so serious that all society wants to do is punish instead of rehabilitate.
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I have had the good fortune to be able to climb the highest mountain on each of the seven continents. I have enjoyed the freedom I had gained from building a successful business from scratch, making some money, and creating the lifestyle I wanted.
