John Negroponte Quotes

I think people took Grenada for what it turned out to be, which was a very specific incident and from which one couldn't necessarily make a lot of generalizations.

John Negroponte

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PeopleThinkOutGeneralizations

I don't think I should ask my kids to inherit my business, because they can't start where I did: I was from the street. I'm a very different make of person. I've been a fighter all my life.

Jimmy Lai

LifeBusinessStartThinkMy Life

In overseeing both Disney and Pixar Animation, each studio has a unique culture.

John Lasseter

CultureUniqueAnimationStudioBoth

To an Ohio boy, it represented world-weary Gallic shrugs and Gauloises cigarettes, existentialist thinkers in berets and Catherine Deneuve in nothing at all - French was the language of intellectual power and effortless sex appeal.

Michael Dirda

PowerLanguageSexIntellectualBoy

One of the strongest characteristics of genius is the power of lighting its own fire.

John W. Foster

PowerFireGeniusOwnLighting

All of us are made up of the stories that we listen to, the ones we disagree with and the ones that we agree with.

Stanley Crouch

ListenDisagreeUpUsAgreeMade

Once you do have a child, you want to talk about every detail of it. And it is really boring to all your friends, and it should be. I was really worried about even going there at all.

Matt Berninger

ChildDetailFriendsYouBoring

The whole thing about making films in an organic film on location is that it's not all about characters, relationships and themes, it's also about place and the poetry of place. It's about the spirit of what you find, the accidents of what you stumble across.

Mike Leigh

PoetryYouFindPlaceRelationships

What's great is that I keep hearing from people who are discovering 'Friday Night Lights' because of streaming and Netflix and Hulu and all of these things. Somehow... things don't get old as fast as they used to. They stay vibrant.

Jason Katims

GreatPeopleNightFridayNetflix

I took tap classes growing up.

Jon M. Chu

Growing UpGrowingUpTapTook

I was in the band when I was a kid, I played the trumpet.

Drew Carey

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Many times I've sat with a camera and another actor and seen all their fears and insecurities and struggles. You want to support them and help them as much as you can.

Christopher Eccleston

SupportHelpCameraYouWantActor

I really believe that being flexible and grateful contributes a lot to your happiness, which contributes to your health and contributes to your look.

Christie Brinkley

HappinessHealthGratefulBelieve

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