J. C. Chandor Quotes
When it feels scary to jump, that’s exactly when you jump. Otherwise you end up staying the same place your whole life. And that I can’t do.
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It is up to African leaders to show their will and political courage in order to assure that this new pan-African institution becomes an efficient instrument and not a place for endless discussions.
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When you're not under a 'series regular' contract, and other jobs come up, you try to juggle everything.
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Today's kids aren't taking up arms against their parents; they're too busy texting them.
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The Constitution remains brilliant in its overall design and sound with respect to the Bill of Rights and the separation of powers. But there are numerous archaic provisions that inhibit constructive change and adaptation. These constitutional bits affect the daily life of the republic and every citizen in it.
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The more people pointed at me in scorn the more stubborn I got and when they began calling me the Bad Girl of West Seattle High, I tried to live up to it.
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I'm half living my life between reality and fantasy at all times. It's best not to ask questions and just enjoy.
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My roots are in stand-up, and stand-up is very freeing. There's no script involved; you just fly.
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You gotta have life your way. If you ain't losing your mind, you ain't partying right.
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The variety of genes on the planet in viruses exceeds, or is likely to exceed, that in all of the rest of life combined.
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Capital is reckless of the health or length of life of the laborer, unless under compulsion from society.
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My life, my family and my friends are back in the U.K., so ideally I would love the kind of career that is split between London and New York.
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Even if you're happy with the life you've chosen, you're still curious about the other options.
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Being a father is the most important thing, if you ask me. It changed me as a person and gave me an all new life.
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I guess I was a mom so late in life, my daughter was the greatest thing since sliced bread.
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I get criticized for taking roles in films like 'Ghost Rider 2', but if you look at my resume, dude, I've mixed it up as much as I can.
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It's not the last one. Five's out, six is coming out in November, that's a single chapter, and then seven is the big horrifying one. And I think a couple after that to wrap the thing up.
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All my life, people have asked me what I was so mad about. 'Why you so mad?' And I was never mad. I'm not mad, I just look mad.
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There are two smells that I can recognize right away. The smell of the boxing ring and the smell of a garage. That's where I grew up. I can recognize these places with my eyes closed.
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I always want to go back and do stand-up; I like the freedom.
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I wouldn't call Loopt a failure. It didn't turn out like I wanted, for sure, but it was fun, I learned a lot, and I made enough money to start investing, which led me to my current job. I don't regret it at all.
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This is going to make me sound really weird and stalkery, but I've bought the aftershaves of all my ex-boyfriends. Sometimes I like to smell them and be like 'aah, that's Charlie... aah that's Dan'.
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People have the idea of missionaries as going out with the Bible and hitting natives with it. It's not really what they were doing. They were all doing something rather different.
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Most people are satisfied with the junk food being sold as music.
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When it feels scary to jump, that’s exactly when you jump. Otherwise you end up staying the same place your whole life. And that I can’t do.
