J. R. Moehringer Quotes
You think you choose the subjects of your books. But sometimes, in ways you don't know, the books choose you.
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I'm a big proponent of young women dressing appropriately in the workplace to get ahead. We need to demand respect as women, and part of that involves how we present ourselves.
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As far as an actor-director connection, I think those can develop, and when they do, they're really great, and you just cultivate it like you would any relationship or friendship. If you find that something special, it helps down the line when you want to do more projects with each other.
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Drink lots of water and stay hydrated.
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I believe that you should gravitate to people who are doing productive and positive things with their lives.
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Lest Arab governments be tempted out of sheer routine to rush into impulsive rejection, let me suggest that tragedy is not what men suffer but what they miss.
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You can't predict a show, that is the damndest thing, you can't predict if a show is going to work or not until it's on the air.
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Whatever good or bad is said by former cricketers is considered gospel. Our media should not blow out of proportion the opinion of former cricketers.
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I have my team. Like if you see everyone around me - I have my hair and makeup girl, my assistant. They're very calm, they're all about positive energy. There're no drama queens. Everyone wants everyone else to have a positive experience. There are no agendas. I think it creates a healthy environment and there are no boundaries to cross.
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I don't know what the future is, but you just do it whilst it's there, don't you?
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Ideas are elusive, slippery things. Best to keep a pad of paper and a pencil at your bedside, so you can stab them during the night before they get away.
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I've fought with everyone . And now I have become so headstrong that I only do what I want.
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I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life.
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I see myself as a story teller.
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We don't have as many managers as we should, but we would rather have too few than too many.
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No one likes to be criticized, of course, but if the things we successfully strive for do not make our future selves happy, or if the things we unsuccessfully avoid do, then it seems reasonable (if somewhat ungracious) for them to cast a disparaging glance backward and wonder what the hell we were thinking.
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When the Islamic revolution began in 1979 under the leadership of Ayatollah Khomeini, it aroused considerable admiration in the Arab street. It presented a model of organised popular action that deposed one of the region's most tyrannical regimes. The people of the region discerned in this revolution new hope for freedom and change.
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My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, 'I wish I could do that.'
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I'm part Cuban, so anything with a good beat like Rumberos de Cuba gets me going.
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I've stayed focused on the job at hand representing the people of the 5th district... a voice for everyone rich or poor or male or female.
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I did a crazy version of 'Romeo and Juliet' once, and I played Romeo.
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The Chinese are no slouches when it comes to capitalism.
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Great writing is great writing. It's as simple as all that.
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I bungee-jump, skydive, surf and snowboard.
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You think you choose the subjects of your books. But sometimes, in ways you don't know, the books choose you.
