Clive Davis Quotes
You don't have favorites among your offspring, and you don't among the artists you're involved with, but clearly among my most favorite was Patti Smith.
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I didn't agree with what Joe McCarthy was trying to do, but I sure did admire his methods.
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It was kind of good that I wasn't doing the Hollywood high life and stuff like that when I was 18, 19, 20, 21.
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Work hard. Laugh when you feel like crying. Keep an open mind, open eyes and an open spirit.
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I've never chased the dollar, I've always chased the reader's heart. I love having more readers. The more people who read it, the more thrilled I am.
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Show me a sane man and I will cure him for you.
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Banks are concerned the central bank is imposing too many regulations. If the trend continues, we'll swing to heavy regulation. We need to have balanced regulation to encourage the economy.
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There are a lot of female directors in documentary, very talented. But it's always lower budget.
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I hope young athletes can imitate my good side only, not the bad side.
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I still owe a duty of loyalty to my clients and former clients, so I cannot specify which clients I did not especially find congenial, but the cause was the same.
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I try to have fun with the fans, try to have fun.
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I have a view that if you build something that's good, and you keep making it better, it lasts.
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My wife is unusually kind and generous, but she's no fool. You don't mess with her.
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Everybody will make mistakes, and for some that mistake will rise to the level of being a crime.
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The importance of certain problems concerning the facts will be inherent in the structure of the system.
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I see a New York where there is no barrier to the God-given potential of every New Yorker. I see a New York where everyone who wants a good job can find one. I see a New York where the people can believe in a grounded government again.
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If you imagine your friend is recommending you content on a topic they're an expert on, they can do a really good job of that. They know what you're interested in, they know your personality, they know if you have a scientific type of mind-set or not.
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That was one of the things that interested me about the character. He doesn't want to be a hero, and has no real desire to save the earth or discover aliens. He's sniffing around looking to see what will fall in his lap.
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Even when you are right, there are costs and taxes associated with being tactical. When you are wrong, there are opportunity costs.
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Our babies are like penguins; penguin babies can't exist unless more than one person is taking care of them. They just can't keep going.
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I don't keep any copy of my books around... they would embarass me. When I finish writing my books, I kick them in the belly, and have done with them.
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I think about people and events in terms of archetypes a lot.
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If my goal is to become a movie star, me working at a pizza shop won't help me. I have to make the stars align.
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It's all about balance and, I think, being in the moment.
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You don't have favorites among your offspring, and you don't among the artists you're involved with, but clearly among my most favorite was Patti Smith.
