Baltasar Kormakur Quotes
I think my sweet spot is to make personal films on not-too-big budgets and also make other people's films, bringing productions to Iceland, upping the business here.

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You need a routine, to be able to spend some time with a person, and my lifestyle is constantly on the move.
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Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.
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Wine and women do not go with song. Alcohol is the worst enemy of the imagination.
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I would never date a celebrity. I would want someone with real skills. Doctor, nurse, electrician... tailor.
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Where I'm focused now is how I get more women leaders. We decided not to just look outside the company for great women to hire, but to help women rise up through the ranks internally.
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Anytime you do something in this arena, whether it's public records or ethics, it's not like throwing a stone in a quiet pond. It's like throwing a boulder.
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I never really address myself to any image anybody has of me. That's like fighting with ghosts.
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I like to get suggestions on what to read. I'll look at Twitter, people I like, people I admire... I'll go and research the book, download it on my phone and read it while I'm on the road.
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As governor, I'm spending my time focused in three areas: creating jobs, reducing the expense of government and schools.
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I'm not a babysitter.
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Few things parallel the bonding that occurs post-performance when congratulatory remarks are awarded, regrets are confessed, and gossip is exchanged.
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I like to keep fit, but I never lift very heavy weights.
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I'm not such a nuisance to the world, and the kick I get out of living can, I suppose, justify the impositions I make on it. But when life isn't so fun, well, then I start to wonder. What's the point of going on if it's just trouble for us both? My friends will miss me, I am told.
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Every man I meet is in some way my superior.
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I grew up with a pet iguana named Willy. We had a very contentious relationship. It turns out that iguanas are not meant to live in suburban homes.
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Going to hospital is rather like going to an alien planet.
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I don't know what other people are like, I haven't been able to crawl inside anybody else.
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If I present a boring personal life to my readers, it's going to be harder for them to think of my novels as thrilling.
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On Boxing Day, we always go for a walk in our wellies with the dogs, no matter where we are.
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Not many people get to the major leagues and succeed right away. There are some struggles. Everyone seems to struggle.
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Shopping seemed to take an entirely too important place in women's lives. You never saw men milling around in men's departments. They made quick work of it. I used to wonder if shopping was a form of escape for women who had no worthwhile interests.
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I've actually been compared to every female singer going from Britney, Christina, Mariah, Duffy, Amy Winehouse, everyone. And they are so different, so I think it's cool that people see me as so many different artistes but I think I'm a little different, yeah.
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There's a wide range of motivations that led folks to patrol the border, to be part of Arizona Border Recon.
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I think my sweet spot is to make personal films on not-too-big budgets and also make other people's films, bringing productions to Iceland, upping the business here.