James Surowiecki Quotes

Pop music thrives on repetition. You know a song's a hit when you've heard it so often that you'll be happy never to hear it again.

James Surowiecki

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MusicHappyBe HappySongYouKnow

I remember being, like, 5 years old, and my dad took me to a Yankees-Mets game. My dad had me on his shoulders and taught me one of the most important lessons about sports. He said, 'Jesse, just remember one thing, the Mets suck.'

Jesse McCartney

SportsMeGameRememberImportant

I was raised watching sitcoms, and I love long-form comedy.

Jermaine Fowler

LoveComedyWatchingI Was Raised

There are a lot of subtle things that are harder to stamp out of a culture in terms of male entrepreneurs being mentored more than female entrepreneurs... male entrepreneurs getting several strikes against them before they're kind of let go, whereas female entrepreneurs, it's kind of one strike and you're out.

Jennifer Hyman

CultureYouGoStrikeKindMore

I think fiction is a very serious thing, that while it is fiction, it is also a revelation of truth, or facts.

John McGahern

TruthThinkFactsSeriousFiction

I've always been really ambitious, whatever I do. At school, I always wanted to be the best in the class - no, it wasn't enough to be the best in the class, I'd want to be the best in the country.

Sophia Myles

BestSchoolEnoughCountryWant

I am a big fan of Meryl Streep.

Sridevi

I AmBigBig FanFanMeryl Streep

Film provides an opportunity to marry the power of ideas with the power of images.

Steven Bochco

OpportunityPowerIdeasFilmMarry

There will be a big tax cut for the middle class. But any tax cuts we have for the upper class will be offset by less deductions that will pay for it.

Steve Mnuchin

TaxWillClassPayBigMiddle

Coho or silver salmon are very common and easy to get for a good price.

Tom Douglas

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The cool thing about 'Transparent' is that the show is funny but not like a sitcom is funny. It all comes down to the writing... The writers on that show are so good that you don't have to worry about anything. There are so many things that can go wrong making a TV show or a movie, but if the writing's good, that's, like, 95 percent of it.

Rob Huebel

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I think the secret to what Jim Henson did, ultimately, is that he understood how to cut through to the... I know this sounds corny... but the child inside of you.

Mary Steenburgen

ChildThinkYouKnowInsideSecret

Harnessing the power of the present means having your full awareness on the task at hand and having access to the possibilities, the opportunities, and the support that exists right now.

Debbie Ford

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