Les Wexner Quotes
In the '70s and '80s, the mentality of America was that everything was disposable. The notion of quality wasn't important.
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People idealize or reminisce about their 20s, but nobody tells you beforehand that it's hard and unglamorous and often very unpleasant.
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I'm a bit of a layman physics junkie. I don't really understand it, but I love trying to understand it.
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J has told me about his past. I know what happened and why. But he is the one person who made me believe in my talent and whatever happened in the past, he's been a wonderful manager to me.
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Anyone who thinks it's smart to cut immigration is sentencing Australia to poverty.
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I've always wanted to work with Warren Beatty.
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There's a big debate whether pentathlon or heptathlon is harder: five events in one day or seven in two.
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My parents are divorced, and seeing that was really painful for me. Really painful for me. But that's also a big part of why I'm intrigued by the dynamics between people – because I was close to something that fell apart.
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I've always thought of myself as a character actor, even though I've played some leading-man roles.
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I'm lucky in some ways in that I really don't need more than five or so hours of sleep.
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We have to tell people who need help that it's OK to ask for it.
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So it's joyful to me, in my 71st year, to be able to be in a play that is absolutely right for my age and my experience, and that is a popular success. What more could you ask as an actor?
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Opera was the cinema of its time, so to bring back that popular appeal, you just need to unleash its visceral immediacy and excitement. Most productions don't manage that - but when an opera does do it, you never forget it.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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A man's respect for law and order exists in precise relationship to the size of his paycheck.
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This solution may not appeal to our human pride, but the problem is that our human pride in itself is sinful.
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Wherever the bishop appears, there let the people be, even as wheresoever Christ Jesus is, there is the catholic church.
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Because my business life is so busy, my home is really my sanctuary. That is where I reflect and spend quality time with my girls.
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You needn't love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you are doing well enough.
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I was introduced to cinema by C-grade films that played in my village, Budhana, in UP. Only films by Dada Kondke, Mahendra Sandhu, and Kanti Shah were available.
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Culturally, politically, everywhere you look... Read the newspaper. Go online. Our world has gone to hell.
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If an idea's worth having once, it's worth having twice.
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We will continue to pursue anybody who violates our franchise covenants, trade agreements, or anything, for that matter, that is ours.
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It's a great thing to be underestimated because it puts off your rival or enemy - they're not on their full game if they underestimate you.
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In the '70s and '80s, the mentality of America was that everything was disposable. The notion of quality wasn't important.
