John C. Maxwell Quotes
To remain a credible leader, I must always work first, hardest, and longest on changing myself. This is neither easy nor natural, but it is essential.
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When I was a kid, all I ever wanted was to be famous.
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Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.
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I don't regret doing any of my films. All of them have been great learning experiences, and they have contributed to making me what I am today.
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Chinese consumption, particularly high-end consumption, is booming.
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You get to a point where it's like you can't really do anything right, and people will pick on you for whatever decisions you make, so I just try and take no notice and get on with my music.
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I watch 'Entourage.' I aspire the good life that they live and lead. Honestly, I am just trying to be me by trying to do good films, have fun at it and trying to work with good directors, and, of course, I am a bit of a silent party boy, also. I have my share of fun sometime, too.
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Just look at what is right in front of you. People don't do that. They see what they expect to see, what they want to see, what conventional wisdom tells them to see. They only hear the music and not the lyrics of human events.
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I would love to do a film with a lot of humor in it: a comedy with pain instead of a painful film with some comedy.
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I think about death most of the day, every day. We can't escape death, and choosing to ignore it only makes it more scary.
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I don't believe we have defined health care reform very well in this country.
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I'm really interested in how conflicts arise and how they reach points of no return. I'm no pacifist. Sometimes force is necessary. But war is a choice.
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Clinton has played a major role in giving companies like Cipla credibility, for which I will always be grateful.
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Comedy is a great weapon of attack. It's not a great weapon of support.
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Five sets is a kind of lottery. Anything can happen.
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Science is about unravelling nature.
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I am an observer, I like to watch people. I am into psychology and people - how they act and such.
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I write and rewrite and rewrite and write and like to turn in what I think is finished work.
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I struggled for many, many years following 'Music and Lyrics' - I mean really struggled.
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You always feel like a hack and a fraud when you're writing. It's just how it goes.
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Our only hope rests on the off-chance that God does exist.
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When I was a child and came with my elders to Galway for their salmon fishing in the river that rushes past the gaol, I used to look with awe at the window where men were hung, and the dark, closed gate.
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I've worked very hard in this book to keep the lines of communication open. I don't want to turn someone away from this information for partisan political reasons.
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If I sit in the same square room and work on something too long, I feel like you just go mad.
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To remain a credible leader, I must always work first, hardest, and longest on changing myself. This is neither easy nor natural, but it is essential.
