Douglas Tompkins Quotes

I just feel lucky that I somehow escaped from the confines of the business class... I feel so fortunate that somehow I managed to break out of that world and get to do something that really had more meaning.

Douglas Tompkins

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: businessman
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 20, 1943 - December 8, 2015

Topics

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Working in a restaurant means being part of a family, albeit usually a slightly dysfunctional one. Nothing is accomplished independently.

Joe Bastianich

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The intoxication of anger, like that of the grape, shows us to others, but hides us from ourselves.

John Dryden

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I think any kind of hiatus one takes in an artistic journey is going to make a huge difference. The pause will inform the choices that you make.

Mel Gibson

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A lot of Americans take to my sound.

Stefflon Don

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Political conservatives need to recognize that multicultural politics is converging with leftist politics, and not only on 'social issues' like same-sex marriage. Our Constitution is also on the chopping block, and if you don't see that, you haven't been paying attention.

Tom Tancredo

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The real thing young people should fear is missing out on those few, true, long-term friendships that make for a richer, happier life.

Robin Marantz Henig

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If you get a pant that fits the woman, as all women know, you get a loyal customer for life.

Mickey Drexler

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I try and create for the audience something that relates to real-life experience.

Mike Leigh

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In 2005, MTV Networks considered buying Facebook for seventy-five million dollars. Yahoo! and Microsoft soon offered much more. Zuckerberg turned them all down.

Jose Antonio Vargas

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I was always the guy who made jokes and ribbed people at parties. After I went to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts I got sidetracked into clubs and started doing comedy.

Don Rickles

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I have a huge costume section in my closet - wigs, mustaches, the whole thing. Halloween's my favorite holiday, so I have a lot of weird stuff.

Clark Duke

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I love what I do. And in the true sense, from my training, I try to create a character each time. It is something I do. But I don't want that term to limit what I can do. I prefer people to say to me, 'You're one of my favorite actors,' rather than 'You're one of my favorite character actors.' It sounds like a slam.

William Forsythe

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