John Grierson Quotes

For three hundred years we have had our focus on the individual. We have distinguished him from the objective world as the Middle Ages did not think of doing. We have given him the world and the universe as a playground for exploration and discovery.

John Grierson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: director
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: April 26, 1898 - February 19, 1972

Topics

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Too often, the music business allowed third-party companies to innovate for us - and that simply does not work anymore.

Jimmy Iovine

WorkBusinessMusicMusic Business

The idea that you would not only exercise but that you would enjoy it is very difficult for me to understand. I just hate it.

Jimmy Kimmel

HateMeEnjoyExerciseYouJust

I used to wear sneakers with those nice suits because I wanted Victor Sifuentes to have a bounce in the courtroom.

Jimmy Smits

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I've learned from doing my own show with Fox that people are not your partners if they're signing the checks. Whoever signs your paycheck is the boss - no matter what they tell you.

Joan Rivers

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I live in Mexico in the wintertime, and I live off the grid down there.

Jesse Ventura

LiveDownMexicoOffGrid

I would love to be part of a community.

John Grant

LoveCommunityWouldPart

My detractors would be mistaken to believe that the allegations against me that had no basis and were all lies would distract me. I continue to do my job.

Jejomar Binay

JobMeBelieveAgainstWouldLies

In business, the market gives you feedback in real time. Your sales figures tell you what's working, what isn't, and how you need to change. If you don't listen to the feedback, you go belly up. In philanthropy, there is no market.

Jeff Raikes

ChangeBusinessTimeFeedbackYou

Some women are great, and you wouldn't have been able to get to where you are without them, and others are doing what they can to undermine you.

Amy Heckerling

WomenGreatDoingYouOthersGet

Writing a book is such a full-time job. If you're away for a few days, you have to start again.

Stephen Collins

JobWritingStartBookYouDays

Every single day, agents of certain foreign governments are relentlessly and methodically trying to hack into our corporations' computer networks and steal blueprints for next-generation equipment and products from some of America's largest exporters.

Mike Pompeo

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I started off in a small theatre performance company and worked my way into commercials.

Devon Sawa

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