Adena Friedman Quotes
Nobody gets through life without experiencing some form of rejection, which is why everybody knows how awful it feels.
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I feel like I'm going backwards, actually, as I get older. I'm regressing. I feel more and more like a kid, which is kind of a fun feeling.
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I always loved cars. I don't know why, I can't explain it to you. It has always been with me.
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It's always fun teasing the person. When they ask if I'm gay, I say, 'Oh, I don't know.'
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I've been accused of having very long ingredient lists, and I guess there's some truth in that.
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Wild fish are under threat of extinction because they're hunted to feed us. Yet land animals that we farm are under no threat of extinction. Shifting from hunting fish to farming fish - where the farmers have the incentive to keep their stocks healthy - could do a tremendous amount of good for wild fish.
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I cannot go to Montreal without going to Beauty's, my favorite place for breakfast, where I have the Mish-Mash omelet with hot dogs, salami, eggs, green peppers, and onions, and the best banana bread in the world. It's legendary!
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You've really got to start hitting the books because it's no joke out here.
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One's own religion is after all a matter between oneself and one's Maker and no one else's.
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I was a big fan of Indiana Jones; then I realized he was kind of a fake hero. The real heroes are the people who work hard and do their stuff right, like firefighters and policemen.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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Here's what I have at my advantage: I've never been a personality. I've always been a character actor.
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When I first wrote 'Papa Hemingway,' there were too many people still alive, and the lawyers for Random House didn't want to OK it. But now all that's been filtered away by the passage of all these people. And having the fortune of surviving, I now feel that I am the custodian of what Ernest wanted the world to know about him and these women.
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Women empowerment does not mean you create complex among men. Then it will take 20 more years to empower men. It is all about evolving as a soul, as a human being. It does not mean that you become a sexist.
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The future ain't what it used to be.
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I love charity thrift stores. Amazing one-of-a-kind pieces at terrific prices, and all the money you spend goes to a good cause.
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Antimatter is not a source of energy for us, it's a method of storing energy, compact but inefficient.
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I'm not nervous standing with anyone.
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I think it's difficult to do fashion for men, because either you become very over-homosexual fashion or very boring fashion. You don't want a boy who looks 15 in a little pair of shorts with some strange art... But to see just a jacket and tie is boring.
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Part of me wonders what it would have been like to have had my first experience of India in a normal way, rather than through the eyes of a film.
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When I grew up, my father taught us the value of hard work. He wanted us to enjoy ourselves, but he also wanted to know what it took to be successful. He coached a lot of our sports teams growing up. We weren't very good, but we learned about hard work and enjoying life and your teammates.
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I did the Broadway album unfortunately in a year when there were no hits.
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I happen to consider myself a Highlander even before a Scot; I am proud to be British yet feel comfortable as a European citizen.
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I think the Social Office is really the office where East meets West. For those that don't know, the East side is typically the First Lady's side of the house. The West side is typically the President's side of the house.
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Nobody gets through life without experiencing some form of rejection, which is why everybody knows how awful it feels.
