George Stillman Hillard Quotes
Ambition is not a weakness unless it be disproportioned to the capacity. To have more ambition than ability is to be at once weak and unhappy.
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Doctors cannot afford to provide care at the rate of reimbursement that Medicare insists that they accept.
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The publishing industry is an archaic and inefficient industry.
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I think we can launch - successfully, high quality - around 20 original scripted shows a year, which means every 2 1/2 to three weeks you're launching a new season or a new show on Netflix meant to be for really diverse tastes all around the world.
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The next time you feel unworthy, inadequate or inferior, remember that these experiences have nothing to do with humbleness, any more than lowering yourself to connect with another individual has to do with humbleness. There are no lower or higher individuals in the perception of a humble person. There are only souls. There is only love.
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Back when I was restoring art and antiques, finding ivory was very difficult because it's illegal, and the only difference between bone and ivory is that bone is free and not illegal.
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We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can - namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us.
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I've dressed thousands of actors, actresses and animals, but whenever I am asked which star is my personal favorite, I answer, 'Grace Kelly.' She is a charming lady, a most gifted actress and, to me, a valued friend.
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I used to find great difficulty in drawing feet.
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I try something new every night. It's an hour show; if it works I maybe try it a few more times and then move that off and try something new. It's a great workshop for me.
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People had this image of the Jacksons as the perfect American family and I destroyed that image. But what people have to understand is writing that book was very healing for me.
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Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.
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People in my novels always have terrible problems. If they are not terrible, I make them more terrible.
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I believe the accepted model of capitalism that demands endless growth deserves the blame for the destruction of nature, and it should be displaced. Failing that, I try to work with those companies and help them change the way they think about our resources.
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Expertise and judgment in the art of lending for novel ventures must be reacquired.
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Puerto Rico is a powerful island.
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I like to believe that if you pay close attention to the sentences as they unfold, they will draw you in rather than pushing you away.
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Make it simple. Make it memorable. Make it inviting to look at. Make it fun to read.
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I do not want to pour out my heart to the world. I am cautious of what I say and to whom.
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I don't believe in charmed lives. I think that tragedy is part of the lesson you learn to lift yourself up, to pick yourself up and to move on.
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When it comes time to make the scenes concrete and shoot them, I want the freedom for it to exist which means adding, subtracting or modifying.
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The man who avoids debt doesn't have to worry about avoiding his creditors.
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Ambition is not a weakness unless it be disproportioned to the capacity. To have more ambition than ability is to be at once weak and unhappy.
