John Gerzema Quotes

The worst thing you can do is try to manipulate or control perceptions. It's impossible, and when you are found out the result is disastrous. Better to be transparent and play well with others so that when bad things happen you have a reservoir of good will to bank on.

John Gerzema

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GoodControlImpossibleBetterYou

I've had mentors who were kind of the troubadour singer-songwriters, like Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan and Neil Young, and that's just what I've always liked - people who would talk real honestly about their lives and their circumstance.

Jewel

PeopleYoungKindMentorsTalkReal

I just kind of understood it, and I threw my love for others and love for life into the character, and was having a blast. I loved playing Dharma. I loved it!

Jenna Elfman

LifeLoveCharacterLovedKindJust

It doesn't help to fight crime to put people in prison who are innocent.

Stephen Breyer

FightPeoplePrisonHelpInnocent

We need to bring music to the people, even to those who normally do not listen to classical music.

Simon Rattle

MusicPeopleListenNeedBringEven

We humans have always looked to the sky as a sounding board for asking big questions about ourselves: Who are we? Where did we come from? Where are we going?

Trevor Paglen

SkyQuestionsAlwaysBigAskingWho

Courage is managing fear to accomplish what you want to accomplish. And it's a great demonstration of love. It's really what love is. It's finding areas in which other people are more important than you.

Rudy Giuliani

LoveFearCourageGreatLove IsYou

This is the way federal land management should work. Cooperation, not confrontation, should be the hallmark of conservation efforts.

Dirk Kempthorne

WorkManagementCooperationWayLand

For us to maintain our way of living, we must tell lies to each other and especially to ourselves. The lies are necessary because, without them, many deplorable acts would become impossibilities.

Derrick Jensen

LivingWayBecomeWithoutTellUs

I'm interested in the kind of anti-establishment ethos that goes with making an independent movie. I like to bring that to studio films - usually to the consternation of the studios.

Doug Liman

KindIndependentBringInterested

I grew up with a lot of Muslim friends, and the whole idea of revelation has been a lifelong interest of mine.

Deepak Chopra

FriendsUpRevelationInterestBeen

I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.

Bob Uecker

BaseballPictureCareerOverOut

When you get close to race day, there's that anticipation and excitement - it's the same whatever level you're running at because the marathon is like a festival.

Paula Radcliffe

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