Amy Chua Quotes

Some people don't need parental commitment, they will still come out great, but for others, parents can be critical in providing moral and academic guidance.

Amy Chua

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GreatCommitmentParentsPeopleWill

Readings are more like weaving a tapestry. Possibly people are getting a cathartic release - but music is physical. Music pummels you. It's got a beat; it's loud. Whereas this is more cerebral.

John Darnielle

MusicPeopleYouMoreReleaseBeat

Sometimes I regret that the wonderful children's stories that have been made into movies were - people no longer read 'The Wizard of Oz'; they think they know the story. They don't know anything about all the bits and pieces they had to leave out.

Robin Hobb

ChildrenPeopleRegretStoryThink

Most people in business and within their personal lives move towards complexity. More To Dos. More projects. More products. More meetings. More possessions. More goals. The best - I suggest to you - move in the opposite direction.

Robin S. Sharma

GoalsBusinessBestPeopleDirection

Any time that we have time to take off, we love being home.

Mary-Kate Olsen

LoveHomeTimeTakeBeingOff

It's great to be British, really. If anything happens, I'm back to my country. At least I have a country.

Mo Farah

GreatBackCountryAnythingBritish

I love romantic comedies. I like to watch them and I like to be in them. It's something that's increasingly difficult to find that spark of originality that makes if different than the ones that come before.

Julia Roberts

LoveRomanticSparkFindDifficult

The personal Michael is indescribable. He's magnanimous. He truly is in every way. Had it not been for all the media stuff, I would have stayed married to him forever unless he finally got tired of me.

Debbie Rowe

TiredMeMediaPersonalWayHim

I don't read anything about my movies before or after I do films, or any part of show business. I think that keeps me in a kind of place where I can do the work that I need to do.

Christopher Guest

WorkBusinessMeThinkI CanPlace

After Yale Law School, I was proud to try to live up to my parents' example and began my career working for The Urban Justice Center in the streets of Newark, organizing residents to fight for better housing conditions.

Cory Booker

LiveJusticeFightSchoolParents

I think that sometimes people don't understand that a costume that has to be worn every day and doesn't change the whole movie becomes iconic. It's very important because it requires a different design process, since you have to make something that people aren't going to get tired of looking at.

Colleen Atwood

ChangeDayTiredPeopleLookingYou

Originally, I didn't play any New Order when I deejayed. I suppose it comes from being a little embarrassed or humble or whatever. But people were coming to see me because of New Order, so in the end, I had to realize that if they were using my name on the poster, then maybe I should play some of the music.

Peter Hook

MusicHumblePeopleMeNameEnd

I'll try anything. What are they gonna do, kick me out of show business?

Penny Marshall

BusinessMeTryOutAnythingKick

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