Alton Brown Quotes
The problem is I am both a procrastinator and a power junkie, so I am very frustrating to work with.
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I like to work all the time and really immerse myself in the project.
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In the back of my mind, I can never forget this could be gone tomorrow - and at this point I think the odds are against me... the chances of succeeding in this business are slim to none; there's only a handful of people that have long careers. You have to put in the work, you can never be satisfied, never take it for granted.
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People have got to get together and work together. I'm tired of the kind of oppression that white people have inflicted on us and are still trying to inflict.
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The Obama administration came into Utah and said, 'We're not going to listen to what the U.S. Supreme Court said. 'We, the federal government, are going to recognize marriages in the state of Utah and Utah state law explicitly does not recognize as marriage,' and that was really, in my view, an abuse of power.
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I live in Rome and five minutes from my flat is a church where you can walk in and see this beautiful Caravaggio. Just the way this man uses dark paint: dark to create dark to create dark, the layering of the darkness in his work. I just race home: I want to create!
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I work out, I go to pilates, I walk and I eat everything I can get my hands on.
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I want to play in as many theatres as possible, work with as many brilliant people as possible, but definitely do a new play.
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Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal.
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People have the problem of denial. This is one of the things I learned in Lebanon. Everybody who left Beirut when the war started, including my parents, said, 'Oh, its temporary.' It lasted 17 years! People tend to underestimate the gravity of these situations. That's how they work.
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Core strength and stability is very important to me. Tennis is all about rotation of the body and my ability to create power. I incorporate a lot of abdominal, back and glute exercises into my gym sessions.
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Right now I am trying to be in a place of calm, a place where I can chill out and then handle the chaos of life better. You don't just get it overnight; you have to work at it. It's a daily struggle.
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I work hard and support myself.
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Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.
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The plan is to make money, and we know the fans are going to ask for mixtapes, and those mixtapes are going to hit. So when we put a tape out, we have more money coming in, that's why we work hard at it.
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Cover the canvas at the first go, then work at it until you see nothing more to add.
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The actors that I love to work with, they're hard on me. They're pushing me.
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Fame is like the dessert that comes with your achievements - it's not an achievement in itself, but sometimes it can overpower the work.
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I'd watch my parents work and think, 'Yeah, I'm going to do that.' It wasn't even a thing. It's the only thing I know how to do.
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I think I'm genuinely sincere, and that's what hopefully makes it work. I take that very seriously when I'm writing.
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Have you seen the Broadway version of 'The Lion King?' Go and see it. That's where the future of musical is.
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Iggy Pop, or should I say Iggy's people, had reached out to me saying he was a True Blood fan, and if any opportunities come up, to please keep Iggy in mind. We sent Iggy the demo of 'LB&R'. He loved it and said, 'Sign me up.'
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Our biggest challenge is to eliminate the popular perception that economists don't have anything useful to say.
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I grew up in the Mission District in San Francisco, which was largely Hispanic at the time. I was raised in a household that was really welcoming to diversity and encouraging about different people's viewpoints and ideas and backgrounds.
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The problem is I am both a procrastinator and a power junkie, so I am very frustrating to work with.
