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Quotes by American Authors
"But I'm not as bad as Al Pacino - he doesn't even know what month it is half the time when he's working."
"The art of communication is the language of leadership."
"A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success."
"Life is not a spectator sport. If you're going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you're wasting your life."
"Scientists have found the gene for shyness. They would have found it years ago, but it was hiding behind a couple of other genes."
"All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt."
"We see our customers as invited guests to a party, and we are the hosts. It's our job every day to make every important aspect of the customer experience a little bit better."
"Women say they have sexual thoughts too. They have no idea. It's the difference between shooting a bullet and throwing it. If they knew what we were really thinking, they'd never stop slapping us."
"A thing that you see in my pictures is that I was not afraid to fall in love with these people."
"My mother taught me to love my work. I learned everything about business from her."
"There is a light at the end of the tunnel... hopefully its not a freight train!"
"Never surrender opportunity for security."
"Last summer a second unit production crew went to France and shot scenes for several of this season's episodes. They shot costumed actors in and around real castles and landmarks, we couldn't possibly have duplicated here in Hollywood."
"Joy, rather than happiness, is the goal of life, for joy is the emotion which accompanies our fulfilling our natures as human beings. It is based on the experience of one's identity as a being of worth and dignity."
"Back in the thirties we were told we must collectivize the nation because the people were so poor. Now we are told we must collectivize the nation because the people are so rich."
"A man is what he thinks about all day long."
"Just because your pain is understandable, doesn't mean your behavior is acceptable."
"I know people who go back and check themselves, but it drives me crazy. Everybody wants to look in the mirror and see Cary Grant looking back at them, but that's just not the case."
"Design must seduce, shape, and perhaps more importantly, evoke an emotional response."
"The fans have been great to me. I don't think it's asking too much to have me sign something for them."
"Innovation comes from saying no to 1,000 things."
"They stayed by my side the whole time - my teammates, family and all the fans."
"My buildings will be my legacy... they will speak for me long after I'm gone."
"The world does not speak. Only we do. The world can, once we have programmed ourselves with a language, cause us to hold beliefs. But it cannot propose a language for us to speak. Only other human beings can do that."
"The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help."
"This is our lance. See, you're making me laugh about this now, because there have been a few jokes on the set about what they actually look like. But, see, I personally think they'd be a great toy. So... just batteries aren't included."
"Acting is not about being someone different. It's finding the similarity in what is apparently different, then finding myself in there."
"I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it."
"We must face honestly the toll that anger and bitterness take on our lives. They are our enemies! The Bible says, “An angry person stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered one commits many sins."
"Woman, no less than man, can qualify herself for the more onerous occupations of life."
"Everybody wants to do something to help, but nobody wants to be first."
"When that shutter clicks, anything else that can be done afterward is not worth consideration."
"I was terrified. My first week, walking around in a teeny bikini, I kept crossing my arms over my chest because I was afraid I was going to fall out of the top of the suit. And I didn't know anything about technique or lighting."
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