John Paul White Quotes
This was the best - and the worst - decade of my life. I’m not sure I could relive it - but I’d like to believe it’s made me a better person, husband, and father. I’d also like to believe that the next decade will be better for having lived this one. Let’s find out.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm not completely at ease at rapping, I can't do it well yet.
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The shoes and the eyes are windows to a woman's spirit.
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Our heritage and ideals, our code and standards - the things we live by and teach our children - are preserved or diminished by how freely we exchange ideas and feelings.
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Everywhere in the world, whether manufacturing, trade or whatever, it is controlled by one apparatus and one policy perspective. Here we have one prime minister with good intentions, and six ministries running their own empires. This creates problems including the import culture.
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I figure no matter how old you are, it's always going to be your first marriage and no life experience is going to make you a better judge of who you should marry.
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I don't want to be liked. I want to be respected.
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I had an idea when I was 18 or 19 to start tutoring people, like the way that people get tutored in saxophone or guitar, but for production. I really enjoyed it, but I don't have time for that any more.
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Sometimes people think Y Combinator has big ideas about themes. But really, we just fund the best startups.
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Design is about point of view, and there should be some sort of woman or lifestyle or attitude in one's head as a designer.
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The idea of us telling a story where a character doesn't get everything he wants at the end is one of the relatable things - dealing with failures and missteps in life - and it's something that's so rarely dealt with in movies, especially kids' movies.
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I hate to be a failure. I hate and regret the failure of my marriages. I would gladly give all my millions for just one lasting marital success.
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In the military, a combatant command is the ultimate job. It's the pointy tip of the spear, overseeing the people carrying the rifles and flying the aircraft.
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I do like beauty, but an older woman can be beautiful and a clever woman is beautiful because that beauty shines through.
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I always compare human beings to animals. It's a nice way to figure out who they are.
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Even 'Gone With the Wind' had a shocking, cold-blooded murder.
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Ignorance is kind of bliss.
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Work is hard. Distractions are plentiful. And time is short.
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Don't believe your own publicity. You can't; you'll start thinking that you're better than you are.
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Animals are my friends... and I don't eat my friends.
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Fame for me is like a place, a country I'm taking a tour through.
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You have to knock on doors. You can't keep your dreams a secret. You have to put them out there on display and people can say whatever they want but keep on pointing your actions towards your dreams.
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This was the best - and the worst - decade of my life. I’m not sure I could relive it - but I’d like to believe it’s made me a better person, husband, and father. I’d also like to believe that the next decade will be better for having lived this one. Let’s find out.
