Calin Rovinescu Quotes
What I measure the most is the fact that we are a much more durable, sustainable company that can bob and weave with whatever we meet. And that is the true measure of success for me in terms of leadership.
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As you get older, challenges arise that you aren't prepared for, but what got me through it was music.
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I didn't agree with what Joe McCarthy was trying to do, but I sure did admire his methods.
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This is something I've wanted to do my whole life is play baseball, and I think just the opportunity to put on a big-league uniform every day is just... you know, people dream of it, but not everybody gets to do it. I'm thankful every day I get to do it.
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When I graduated, I was director of my school's sketch comedy group, and I knew that I wanted to be writing and performing my own sketch comedy. It kind of made me want to do my own one-person sketch group.
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'Iggy' was my dog - he was named after Iggy Pop - and 'Azalea' is the street where I grew up; together, they have the right amount of syllables to make the perfect name.
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A lot of people have asked me whether I am a cynic or take a cynical view of politics and are often surprised when I say that I consider myself an optimist, but an optimist dressed in the robes of a realist.
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Whenever I have a bad day I just think of these people.
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I usually take a two-hour nap from one to four.
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What makes me happy is just curling up in with my mom in her bed and watching a marathon of 'CSI' and 'Grey's Anatomy' episodes with pints of ice cream.
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It's very hard not to let fame affect you because you are continually being told how good you are. After a while you begin to think there must be some truth in it because all those people can't be wrong.
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Performing doesn't turn me on. It's an egomaniac business, filled with prima donnas – including this one.
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My next book - each one while I'm working on it - dances in my mind and thrills me at every turn. If it didn't, why would I write it?
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Once you depart from the Ten Commandments as being the foundation of right and wrong, you are in a free fall.
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Football has been my life for as long as I can remember.
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I think several generations of my family had novels in the drawer. You know the montage in 'The Royal Tenenbaums' where each character has produced some sort of minor work? It was like having a magician in the household.
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In both the world of fashion and politics, what's required to succeed is passion, dedication, and vision.
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The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful, and then only for a short while.
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Three meals plus bedtime make four sure blessings a day.
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Let's remember, the CIA's job is to go out and create wars.
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A C.E.O.'s job is leadership, problem solving, and team building. I've done that my whole career.
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The real secret of success is enthusiasm. Yes, more than enthusiasm, I would say excitement. I like to see men get excited. When they get excited they make a success of their lives.
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A great song can come from anybody. A great performance can come from anybody. It doesn't matter who you are, and that's truly what I believe.
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What I measure the most is the fact that we are a much more durable, sustainable company that can bob and weave with whatever we meet. And that is the true measure of success for me in terms of leadership.
