John Patrick Shanley Quotes

You have to live in order to have something to write about - you get caught up in moviemaking and celebrities and money, and it's very intoxicating, but it doesn't give you what you need as a writer. You have to do something else for that.

John Patrick Shanley

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When individual members of the team are highly disciplined, they can be trusted and, therefore, allowed to operate with very little oversight.

Jocko Willink

TeamIndividualLittleVeryMembers

I'm not a fan of baseball really.

Andrew Bogut

BaseballFanReally

I would like to remain an actress, but am very anxious to direct and produce.

Megan Gallagher

AnxiousActressWouldLikeDirect

Let's face it, I ain't ever gonna be the best singer in the world, or the best anything.

John Lydon

BestWorldFaceSingerAnything

The first Friday of every month is what we call Numbers Day - it's the day that the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the monthly jobs report. We have a ritual at the Labor Department - at 8 A.M., we gather around a table in my office, and the commissioner of labor statistics briefs me and the department's senior leadership on the numbers.

Tom Perez

LeadershipDayMeFridayStatistics

Freedom only for the members of the government, only for the members of the Party - though they are quite numerous - is no freedom at all.

Rosa Luxemburg

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I just like when a guy dresses for comfort, to be honest. If he takes longer to get ready than I do, that's a deal breaker.

Ronda Rousey

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Shakespeare's name, you may depend on it, stands absurdly too high and will go down.

Lord Byron

NameYouDownGoWillDepend

I've enjoyed being a part of something from the beginning, when we were still finding our footing.

Douglas Wilson

BeginningFindingBeingSomething

I think all males from Detroit have an obsession with cars.

Dax Shepard

CarThinkDetroitObsessionI Think

Compassion isn't morose; it's something replenishing and opening; that's why it makes us happy.

Sharon Salzberg

CompassionHappyWhyOpeningUs

I began my career creating art for an animated feature film, and it has been a life-long dream to tell some of the story of my own life - the story behind my art - through the medium of motion pictures.

Thomas Kinkade

LifeArtStoryCareerDreamMy Own

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